licking的意思|licking的解释-里氏词典

licking ['likiŋ]

n. 舔, 挫折, 鞭打

licking

[ noun ]

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

<noun.event>

it was a narrow defeat

the army's only defeat

they suffered a convincing licking

the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

<noun.act>

Lick \Lick\ (l[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Licked} (l[i^]kt); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Licking}.] [AS. liccian; akin to OS. likk[=o]n,
D. likken, OHG. lecch[=o]n, G. lecken, Goth. bi-laig[=o]n,
Russ. lizate, L. lingere, Gr. lei`chein, Skr. lih, rih.
[root]121. Cf. {Lecher}, {Relish}.]
1. To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his
master's hand. --Addison.

2. To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks
milk. --Shak.

{To lick the dust}, to be slain; to fall in battle. ``His
enemies shall lick the dust.'' --Ps. lxxii. 9.

{To lick into shape}, to give proper form to; -- from a
notion that the bear's cubs are born shapeless and
subsequently formed by licking. --Hudibras.

{To lick the spittle of}, to fawn upon. --South.

{To lick up}, to take all of by licking; to devour; to
consume entirely. --Shak. --Num. xxii. 4.

Licking \Lick"ing\, n.
1. A lapping with the tongue.

2. A flogging or castigation. [Colloq. or Low]

Market participants say investors are not only licking their wounds following the turbulence last week, but they have also been made nervous by two events in West Germany.
Meanwhile, the prospect of Ragu wasting $20 million to establish a brand that may soon be pulled off the shelves has Campbell licking its lips.
West Germans are "licking their wounds" and aren't eager to buy U.S. stocks, says Dieter Wermuth, a vice president for Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. in Frankfurt.
They never went hungry, but they went one or two days without water. "We were so thirsty we were licking the sides of the containers," he said.
They were licking their wounds from a bruising battle over electing future leaders for the group that saw Althaus the loser of an unprecedented party-lines vote.
But after licking the brush and acting up, Ruby gets down to business, concentrating on the canvas, applying paints then curling her trunk high above her head when she is finished with a color.
Off-duty soldiers stroll by in the sun, licking ice-cream cones.
The nation's first plastic stamp _ one that takes no licking to keep it sticking _ went on sale Saturday through automated teller machines at banks.
The new stamps, which cost an extra 3 cents each, are guaranteed to stick without licking.
The banks might be trying to shake things up." The sharp decline in UAL stock left some traders licking their wounds.
They are licking their wounds.
One can imagine the moguls licking their lips.
France Bed Co. is signaled by licking the inside of the wrist, a gesture meant to be suggestive of bedroom play.
Years ago, entry into direct mail was almost as easy as licking a stamp.
"The market is still licking its wounds," Chandross said, referring to the steep decline that has sent some 30-year bond prices down by about 3 points over the past seven sessions.
However, he did not waste time licking his wounds.
Dogs are fighting, dogs are howling, dogs are licking everything that moves.
This lack of understanding has investors licking their chops on two fronts.
A few minutes later, the tank collapsed, but the flames continued licking another charred tank next to it.
Grain traders in Chicago's futures pits are licking their wounds from a recent plunge in prices.
Some U.S. Navy officers believe the Iranians are licking their wounds and deciding what went wrong before making the next move.
One reason is that biotechnology and health-care stocks, the hottest part of the IPO market last year, have taken a licking this year.
I definitely think we would give him a very good licking," he said.

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