每日一词学英语(25): lick

这个词可作动词，也可作名词。别的意思不论，今天集中学习这个意思(from Wiktionary)：
(colloquial) To overcome. 这是口语里的用法，写正式文章一般不用，除非是引用别人说的话(from The Timesonline)：

“We all want to lick this problem — there's been a burst of confidence over the last few months, but really it's not based on any news. A lot of people think this recession is coming to an end. But I'm not so sure. A resurgence in confidence may not translate into new jobs. We are still in uncertain times.”
我们都想尽快战胜这场金融危机，虽然目前还不确定衰退是否结束。

下次讲英语时可以试试用“lick”替代你想说的“overcome”。