Word · Frequency #6212
licks
舔；一舔
licks is the plural of lick.
The act of licking or a stroke of the tongue
- 1.
The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
舔的动作；舌头的一次舔
- 2.
An instance or opportunity to earn money fast, usually by illegal means, thus a heist, drug deal etc. or its victim; mostly used in phrasal verbs: hit a lick, hit licks
快速赚钱的机会,通常通过非法手段,如抢劫、毒品交易等,或其受害者；多用于短语动词:hit a lick, hit licks
- 3.
The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
一舔所得的(物质)量。
- 4.
A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
快速且随意的涂抹,就像用舌头舔一样
- 5.
A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
动物舔食矿物质的地方。
- 6.
A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.
小水道或短暂的溪流,介于小溪和溪流之间
- 7.
A short motif.
短小的乐句；动机。
一舔之量；少量；一层（油漆等）；少量；短乐句；即兴乐句；盐渍地；动物舔盐处；捞一票；非法牟利机会
In use
The dog gave my hand a friendly lick.
She took a lick of the ice cream cone.
One lick of the spoon told me the soup was too salty.
a lick of sth
常用于否定句，表示‘丝毫’
He didn't have a lick of sense.
他一点理智都没有。
give sth a lick
The cat gave the milk a lick.
猫舔了一下牛奶。
at a lick
非正式，意为‘迅速地’
She finished the book at a lick.
她一溜烟读完了那本书。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- a lick of paint
- 少量油漆；随便刷的一层漆
- The old table just needs a lick of paint to look new.这张旧桌子只需刷一点油漆就会焕然一新。
- a quick lick
- 快速舔一下
- The dog gave my face a quick lick.那只狗在我的脸上快速地舔了一下。
- salt lick
- 盐渍地（动物舔食盐分的地方）
- The deer gathered at the natural salt lick.鹿群聚集在天然的盐渍地上。
- guitar lick
- 吉他乐句（短小的即兴片段）
- He played a catchy guitar lick in the middle of the song.他在歌曲中间弹了一段悦耳动听的吉他乐句。
- hit a lick
- 快速捞一笔（常指用非法手段）
- The two men planned to hit a lick and split the money.这两个人打算迅速捞一笔然后分钱。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 lick 首字母 l 想成伸出的舌头，舌尖一碰就是‘舔’的动作。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、烹饪、动物行为 名词义项中以“舔的动作”最为常用，通常为中性，适用于日常对话和一般描述，常见于烹饪、动物行为等场景。该词还有其他口语或俚语义项（如 hit a lick），使用时需注意语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All the listed words rhyme with lick, sharing the final sound /ɪk/ and the spelling -ick. Be careful: like (/laɪk/) looks similar but has a different vowel sound and does not rhyme, and leak (/liːk/) also differs in vowel length and quality.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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