早安英文 第259期:告诉你lick的花式用法

英语学习笔记：

lick¹ v. 舔；击败

lick the habit 戒掉坏习惯

not a lick of something 几乎没有

give something a lick and a promise 很快很随意的打扫/很快速不仔细地做某个工作

James put down the chicken and licked² his fingers.

James放下了炸鸡，舔了舔手指。

Can I have a lick of your ice cream?

我能舔一口你的冰激凌吗？

You could lick this guy with one hand!

你一只手就能击败这家伙！

But this time I'm going to lick the habit even if it kills me!

这次不管怎样我都要戒了这个坏习惯！

Those kids don't have a lick of common sense.

那些小孩没有一丁点常识。

We didn't have time to do much clearing up in the yard, just gave the grass a lick and a promise.

我们没时间打扫院子了，就把草坪随便弄弄吧。

1 lick   

vt.舔（吃），打败，轻拍，吞卷；n.舔，少许

参考例句：

• I think we could lick the best teams there.我想我们能打败那儿最好的队。
• The house would look better with a lick of paint.这房子稍加颜色就好看了。

2 licked   

舔( lick的过去式和过去分词 )； 打败； （波浪）轻拍； （火焰）吞卷

参考例句：

• He licked his fingers. 他舔了一下自己的手指。
• The flames of the fire licked the sides of the fireplace. 火焰卷烧着壁炉的边缘。