我們的一位長輩阻止了他，說我們負擔不起提要求，更別說惹麻煩了，因為‘她一點醫療保險都沒有。’”“Her older son was especially alarmed by how quickly she’d declined,” Watts continues. “He wanted the doctors to come into her room so they could explain what had happened. But one of our older relatives stopped him, saying that we couldn’t afford to make demands, let alone trouble, because ‘she don’t have a lick of health insurance.’”
verb
verb: lick; 3rd person present: licks; past tense: licked; past participle: licked; gerund or present participle: licking
1.
pass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it.
"he licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelope"
(of a flame, wave, or breeze) move
lightly and quickly like a tongue.
"the flames licked around the wood"
2.
informal
"all right Mary, I know when I'm licked"
beat or thrash (someone).
"she stands tall and could lick any man in the place"
West Indian English
cut or knock someone or something down.
"the boy was quiet, but if you cross he path, he lick you down"
noun
noun: lick; plural noun: licks
1.
an act of licking something with the tongue.
"Sammy gave his fingers a lick"
a quick movement of flame, water, etc.
"a tiny lick of flame flickered round the mouth of the flamethrower"
2.
informal
a light coating or quick application of something, especially paint.
"she needed to give the kitchen a lick of paint"
US English
an extremely small amount of something abstract.
"there's not a lick of suspense in the entire plot"
3.
informal
a short phrase or solo in jazz or popular music.
4.
informal
a smart blow.
"his mother gave him several licks for daring to blaspheme"
punishment, criticism, or heavy defeat.
"you rejoice when you win and take your licks when you lose"
Phrases
at a lickat a fast pace. "the hearse was going at a fair lick for that normally sedate vehicle" a lick and a promisean act of cleaning or washing something in a hasty manner. "she would give a lick and a promise to her parlour, and sit down to await the American gentleman" lick one's lipslook forward to something with eager anticipation. "I'd be licking my lips at the thought of working with a coach like that" lick one's woundsretire to recover one's strength or confidence after a humiliating experience. "the party was licking its wounds after electoral defeat" Origin
Old English liccian, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch likken and German lecken, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek leikhein and Latin lingere .
informal
at a fast pace.
"the hearse was going at a fair lick for that normally sedate vehicle"
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