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li cen ti ate /lai'senjiet/ noun (technical
7 iff) a person with official permission to work in a particular profession
licentious /lai'senjas/
adj. {formal, disapproving) behaving in a way that is considered
sexually immoral i§Sl#J ► licen-flousness noun [U]
lichee = lychee
li
chen /'laikan;
'litJan/ noun [U, C] a very small grey or yellow plant that spreads over
the surface of rocks, walls and trees and does not have any flowers ft;fc —
compare moss lich-gate o lychgate
licit /'lisrt/
adj. (formal) allowed or legal /fift-tft; ^?£(ft EEQ illicit ► licit-ly adv. lick /lik/ verb, noun
m verb 1 to move your tongue
over the surface of sth in order to eat it, make it wet or clean it M :
[VN] He licked his fingers. ft Si 7 —T § B1$ 7
Ja „ 0 I’m tired of licking envelopes. ^ fg ft
# M ffl 7o 0 The cat sat licking its paws. SPRJSXIf Si/[li7 0 [VN-ADJ] She licked the spoon clean. 2[VN +adv./
prep.] to
eat or drink sth by licking it ; Si |r n|§: The cat licked up the
milk. 0 She licked
the honey off the spoon. ftSM7i)llt±[ft^:llo 3 (of flames Rjjg) to touch sth lightly JIM; (
kfr ) SPJ’: [VN] Flames were soon licking the curtains.
ITI^o
O [V] The flames were now licking at their
feet. ikftkMJEfeftfnPTII&L
4 [VN] (informal) to easily defeat sb or deal with sth $£ tk It; : We
thought we had them licked. j[]
Hi % E ftJEftfr] ftftMiTo O It was a tricky problem but I think we’ve
licked it.
JEtit?#i7o ITSTgn lick sb’s 'boots (also taboo, slang lick sb’s 'arse) (disapproving) to show too much
respect for sb in authority because you want to please them PrT 033 crawl lick your‘wounds to spend time trying
to get your strength or confidence back after a defeat or disappointment (
Is ) M&MWi — more at lip, shape n.
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noun 1 [C] an act of
licking sth with the tongue jjp: Can I have a lick of your ice cream? 3%
ft ^ —\P ft 1$ ^t@r? 2 [sing.] a ~ of paint (informal) a small amount of
paint, used to make a place look better — fl ( ft
ft ) : What this room needs is a lick of paint. 0]Ff
ffir^^JilL&JLftfto 3 [C] (informal) a short piece of music which is
part of a song and is played on a GUITAR ( n’ftMilftSfc® ) /hMH: a guitar/blues
lick im a lick and a
promise (informal) the
act of performing a task quickly and carelessly, especially of washing or
cleaning sth
quickly mmmn ( )
at a (fair) 'lick (informal)
fast; at a high speed
mm
lickety-split /.likati
'split/ adv. (NAmE, old-fashioned, informal) very quickly; immediately
;) TlSP lick ing /'likirj/ noun
[sing.] (informal) a severe defeat in a
battle, game, etc. ( £it) fe,
-R&ft ft 0321 thrashing
lickspit tle
/'likspitl/
noun (disapproving, old-fashioned) a person who tries to gain the
approval of an important person ig$i%
lic-orice noun [U] (especially NAmE) =
liquorice lid 0-w /lid./ noun
1
a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning it or lifting
it ( Wfift ) H, H7: a dustbin lid lit 0 I can’t
get the lid off this jar. M417b ff Mr* P III, — picture c> packaging,
piano 2 = eyelid keep a/the lid on
sth 1
to keep sth secret or hidden <7 p #n
$[; H Jt;
Hi
2 to keep sth under control ft •••]$$!] ft; ft ft!] ft: The government
is keeping the lid on inflation. iJ&lftiEft 1$
$>] ii o lift the lid on sth | take/blow the
lid off sth to tell people
unpleasant or shocking facts about sth MiS • ■ • 4S: Her article lifts the lid on child
prostitution. TJLIilWlMo put the
(tin) 'lid on sth/things (BrE, informal)
to be the final act
or event that spoils
your plans or hopes ft • • -ft Ml £KJ — more at flip v.
SYNONYMS R&IMMf
lid
top ♦ cork ♦ cap ♦ plug ♦ stopper
These
are all words for a cover for a container. !U±# ifc
lid a cover over a
container that can be removed or opened by turning or lifting it M7:
a jar with a
tight-fitting lid p
top
a
thing that you put over the end of sth such as a pen or bottle in order to
close it , HSU, KSH cork a small round object made of cork or
plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles ft
MftJfSg
cap (often in compounds) a
top for a pen or a protective cover for sth such as the lens of a camera
(Mie, m
plug a round piece of
material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat round rubber or
plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water
from flowing out ftJiH, /Jc
a bath plug In American
English,
the word plug is also used to mean a
stopper. plug a bottle
with a glass plug if]ftp'll 7 AllM7 stopper an object that fits into the top of a bottle to close
it ftJjSH: a bottle with a glass
stopper
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
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an airtight
lid/top/cap/plug/stopper
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a tight-fitting
lid/top/cap
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a screw
top/cap
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a pen
lid/top
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a bottle
top/stopper
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to put
on/screw on/take off/unscrew the lid/top/ cap
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to pull
out the
cork/plug/stopper
lid-ded /'lidid/ adj.
[usually before noun] 1 (of containers W#i) having a lid 7 M (ft 2 (literary)
used to describe a person’s expression when their eyelids appear large or their eyes are almost closed
HDM&l£(ft; Ir BH (ft:
heavily-lidded eyes Hi4l£(ftHKIi o his
lidded gaze ft
lido /'liidau; NAmE -dou/ noun
(pi. -os)
(BrE) a public outdoor
swimming pool or part of a beach used by the public for swimming, water sports,
etc. ft M ^ W W.
ft;
lido-caine /'hdakem; BrE also -dauk-/ (also
lig-no-caine)
noun [U] a substance
used as a local anaesthetic, for
example to stop people feeling pain when teeth are removed )
lie1 /lai/ verb, noun — see also lie2 ■ verb
(lies,
lying, lay /lei/, lain /lem/) 1 (of a person
or an animal )£$0j$)) to be or put yourself
in a flat or horizontal position so that you are not standing or sitting 1$; ft ;
77[N : [V + adv./prep.] to lie
on your back/ side/front f[J / fi] / o [V-ADJ] The cat was lying fast
asleep by the fire. 2
(of a thing
pp) to be or remain in a flat position on a
surface -7 : [V
+
adv./prep.] Clothes were lying all over the
floor. 0 [V-ADJ] The book lay
open on his desk. TF^C^ftS^^I-fco 3 to be,
remain or be kept in a
particular state ft7, ft®, ft 1# ( ) : [V-ADJ] Snow was lying thick on the
ground. 0 These machines have
lain idle since the
factory closed.
0
[V +adv./prep.] a ship lying at anchor IS ft W Ip 0 I’d rather use my money than
leave it lying in