lick /lik/ I. vt. 1.舔，舔吃：lick (up) the cream 舔掉了奶油 2.打败，克服： Our team licked theirs easily. 我们队轻易地把他们队打败了。 3. (波浪)轻拍，(火焰)吞卷： The flames licked up a row of  buildings in a second. 火焰很快就吞没了一排建筑物。 ‖II. n.［c］ 舔： give the ice-cream a big lick 舔了一大口冰淇淋