licking

• n. 舔；舔一舔；鞭打
• adv. 猛烈地
• v. 舔（lick的ing形式）

来自lick,舔，比喻用法，舔脚，大败。

licking (n.)

"an act of licking or lapping," late 14c., from present participle of lick (v.1); meaning "a beating" is 1756, from lick (v.2).

1. We swallowed the chocolates in one gulp, licking our lips.

我们一口吞下了巧克力，满意地咂着嘴。

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2. He has an endearing habit of licking his lips when he'snervous.

他有个一紧张就舔嘴唇的可爱习惯。

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3. She folded up her letter, licking the envelope flap with relish.

她把信折好，用力舔了舔信封的折口。

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4. They gave us a hell of a licking.

他们把我们打得落花流水。

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5. The steak is so delicious that he's licking his lips.

牛排这么香,使得他垂涎欲滴了.

来自《简明英汉词典》