柯林斯詞典licking /?l?k??/ (lickings) 1. N-COUNT A licking is a severe defeat by someone in a fight, battle, or competition. 慘敗[usu sing] They gave us a hell of a licking. 他們把我們打得落花流水。 返回 licking劍橋詞典 licking noun [S] (DEFEAT) informal a defeat in a competition 敗，輸 The home team were given a good licking. 主隊輸?shù)煤軕K。 licking noun [S] (PUNISHMENT) old-fashioned informal the punishment of being hit 鞭笞，躰罸 返回 licking