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
are going to spend a second honeymoon at the Watermill Inn.
将到Watermill Inn去度第二次蜜月。
If it doesn't rain tomorrow, will you do a favor for me?
如果明天不下雨的话，你会帮我忙吗？
The guests had, of course, realized this from the moment Bessie opened the door for them and, long before the final catastrophe, had had a difficult time trying to conceal their amusement.
客人们自然从贝西为他们开门那一刻起就看出来了，在好长一段时间里，即最后这个乱子发生前，他们努力克制才没笑出声来。