lap up

英[læpʌp] 美[læpʌp]
  • 欣然接受
  • lap n.膝部;(衣服的)下摆;控制范围n.重叠部分;(跑道的)一圈n.舐;(波浪)拍打声v.包围;(使)重叠;领先一圈v.舔食;轻拍
  • up adv.向上;起来;上升;往上prep.向上adj.向上的;上行的n.上升v.上升;增加
Verb:
  1. take up with the tongue;

    "The cat lapped up the milk"
    "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"

    1. She flatters John all the time and John just laps it up.
      她一直向约翰献媚,而约翰亦欣然接受。
    2. They're happy to lap up the hospitality of their rescuers.
      他们欣然接受了那些救助者的好意。