Give a lick and a promise
马虎了事,敷衍从事
🧩 词语组成解析
give
[ɡɪv]
vt.& vi. 给予;赠送;作出;
vt. 供给;产生;举办;（为购买某物或做某事而）支付;
vi. （物体）塌下;让步;
n. 伸展性，弹性;
lick
[lɪk]
vt. 舔;<口>打败;
vt.& vi. 轻轻拍打;战胜;
n. 舔;一舐的量，少量;
and
[ənd, ən,ænd]
conj. 和，与;而且;于是，然后;因此;
promise
['prɑmɪs]
vt. 允诺，许诺;给人以…的指望或希望;
vi. 许诺;有指望，有前途;
n. 许诺;希望，指望;允诺的东西;
pro前面+mise送，放出→在做事前送出的话→允诺
🗣️ 情景例句
Unless in uniform, he doesn't look like a policeman.
除非穿上制服，要不他看起来不像警察。
I can see the brown wall of dust coming toward us with the wind.
风卷起褐色的墙壁似的滚滚黄沙，向这里袭来。
He asked if Mr.Gilbert's operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been.
他问吉尔伯特先生的手术中否成功，医生告诉他手术很成功。