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
Hello, Richard. I found your bag!
哈啰，Richard， 我找到你的旅行袋。
Shall I come by early to help you get ready?
我提早一点来，帮忙准备宴会好吗？
In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away protection money was paid to them.
和平时期，当生意萧条时，霍克伍德便带领士兵进入某个城邦，纵火烧毁一两个农场，然后提出，如向他们缴纳保护金，他们便主动撤离。