English Dictionary

lick one's wounds

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat; to recuperate.

日本語の意味

敗北後に一時的に撤退し、体や心の回復、修養に努めること。 / 敗北のショックから立ち直るため、自らを労わり、休息や再整備の期間を取ること。

When a candidate loses a close race, one often chooses to lick one's wounds before speaking to the press.

候補者が接戦で敗れたとき、記者会見をする前にしばらく身を引いて敗北から立ち直ることを選ぶことが多い。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat; to recuperate.

Prevented by internal and external influences, this ideal of placing the sovereignty in the hands of the people was not carried out immediately after the establishment of the Republic of China. With the changes of time, particularly with the relocation of the ROC government to Taiwan, we have gradually carried it out at last, but only after having licked our wounds and built our strength for forty years.

licks one's wounds （ present singular third-person ）

licking one's wounds （ participle present ）

licked one's wounds （ participle past ）

licked one's wounds （ past ）