kiss

verb

1. 亲吻；接吻
   to touch sb with your lips as a sign of love, affection, sexual desire, etc., or when saying hello or goodbye
   1. They stood in a doorway kissing (= kissing each other) .
      他们站在门口亲吻。
   2. Do people in Britain kiss when they meet?
      英国人见面时亲吻吗？
   3. Go and kiss your mother goodnight.
      去亲亲你母亲祝她晚安。
   4. She kissed him on both cheeks.
      她吻了吻他的双颊。
   5. He lifted the trophy up and kissed it.
      他举起奖杯吻了一下。
2. 轻拂；轻触
   to gently move or touch sth
   1. The sunlight kissed the warm stones.
      阳光洒落在温暖的石块上。

noun

1. 吻
   the act of kissing sb/sth
   1. Come here and give me a kiss !
      过来亲亲我吧！
   2. a kiss on the cheek
      在面颊上的一吻
   3. We were greeted with hugs and kisses .
      我们受到欢迎，又是拥抱，又是亲吻。

1. V-RECIP 吻；亲吻
   If you kiss someone, you touch them with your lips to show affection or sexual desire, or to greet them or say goodbye.
   1. She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek...
      她倾身向前亲吻了他的面颊。
   2. She kissed me hard on the mouth...
      她深深地吻了我的嘴。
   3. Her parents kissed her goodbye as she set off from their home...
      她动身离开父母家时父母和她吻别。
   4. They kissed for almost half a minute...
      他们吻了将近半分钟。
   5. We kissed goodbye.
      我们吻别了。
   6. Kiss is also a noun.
      
   7. I put my arms around her and gave her a kiss...
      我抱着她吻了她一下。
   8. We gave each other hugs and kisses every morning.
      我们每天早晨都拥抱亲吻对方。
2. VERB 轻吻（以示尊敬）
   If you kiss something, you touch it lightly with your lips, usually as a sign of respect.
   1. The men stepped forward to kiss the hand of their mentor...
      这些男子走上前去轻吻他们导师的手。
   2. She bowed her head and kissed the Archbishop's ring.
      她低下头轻吻大主教的戒指。
3. VERB 轻拂；轻触
   If you say that something kisses another thing, you mean that it touches that thing very gently.
   1. The wheels of the aircraft kissed the runway.
      飞机的轮子轻触跑道。
4. PHRASE 飞吻
   If you blow someone a kiss or blow a kiss, you touch the palm of your hand lightly with your lips, and then blow across your hand towards the person, in order to show them your affection.
   1. Maria blew him a kiss...
      玛丽亚给了他一个飞吻。
   2. Amy blew a kiss from the door.
      埃米在门口做了个飞吻的动作。
5. PHRASE 任其失去；放弃；承认对…无能为力
   If you say that you kiss something goodbye or kiss goodbye to something, you accept the fact that you are going to lose it, although you do not want to.
   1. I felt sure I'd have to kiss my dancing career goodbye.
      我明确感觉到我将不得不与我的舞蹈生涯说再见了。

1. He gave her a brief, brotherly kiss.
   他像兄长般轻吻了她一下。
2. In The Dictionary of Quotations, there are no fewer than one and a half columns devoted to 'kiss'.
   在《引语词典》中，“亲吻”这一条目不下一栏半。
3. They used to kiss and cuddle in front of everyone.
   他们过去经常在人前搂抱亲吻。
4. Macaulay Culkin receives his first screen kiss from cutesy 11-year-old Anna Chlumsky.
   麦考利·卡尔金的银幕初吻来自于忸怩作态的11岁童星安娜·克鲁姆斯基。
5. The first kiss is dynamite.
   初吻令人心潮澎湃。
6. He tried to kiss her and fondle her.
   他想要亲吻她，抚摸她。
7. She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek
   她倾身向前亲吻了他的面颊。
8. She kissed me hard on the mouth
   她深深地吻了我的嘴。
9. Her parents kissed her goodbye as she set off from their home
   她动身离开父母家时父母和她吻别。
10. They kissed for almost half a minute
    他们吻了将近半分钟。
11. We kissed goodbye.
    我们吻别了。
12. The men stepped forward to kiss the hand of their mentor
    这些男子走上前去轻吻他们导师的手。
13. She bowed her head and kissed the Archbishop's ring.
    她低下头轻吻大主教的戒指。
14. The wheels of the aircraft kissed the runway.
    飞机的轮子轻触跑道。
15. Maria blew him a kiss
    玛丽亚给了他一个飞吻。
16. Amy blew a kiss from the door.
    埃米在门口做了个飞吻的动作。
17. I felt sure I'd have to kiss my dancing career goodbye.
    我明确感觉到我将不得不与我的舞蹈生涯说再见了。
18. Trying to please an audience is the kiss of death for an artist.
    试图取悦观众对艺术家来说无疑是自取灭亡。
19. Julia was given the kiss of life but she could not be revived.
    虽然对朱莉娅施行了人工呼吸，但她没能苏醒过来。
20. She planted a kiss on each of his leathery cheeks.
    她在他粗糙的面颊上左右各吻了一下。
21. Bernadette gave him a shy, sisterly kiss.
    贝尔纳黛特像妹妹一样羞怯地吻了他一下。
22. She tilted her face to kiss me quickly on the chin.
    她侧过脸飞快地在我下巴上亲了一下。
23. He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her forehead
    他弯身向前，在她额头上轻轻一吻。
24. Well, what are you waiting for? Do I have to ask you for a kiss?
    那你还等什么呢？难道要我求你吻我吗？
25. She waved her handkerchief and threw him a kiss.
    她挥动手帕，给他一个飞吻。
26. Kiss the children good night.
    向孩子们接吻道晚安。
27. To his amazement the girl did kiss her hand and stretch it out.
    使他惊奇的是，那姑娘果真吻了吻自己的手，把它伸了出来。
28. You can kiss that promotion goodbye, after the way you talked to her.
    你既然跟她这么谈了，你提升的事就别再想了。
29. Mother inclined her cheek and her little daughter gave it a kiss.
    母亲俯下身来，她的小女儿在她的脸颊上亲了一口。

kiss sth↔away

1. 以吻消除（某人的悲伤或怒气）
   to stop sb feeling sad or angry by kissing them
   1. They stood in a doorway kissing (= kissing each other) .
      他们站在门口亲吻。
   2. Do people in Britain kiss when they meet?
      英国人见面时亲吻吗？
   3. Go and kiss your mother goodnight.
      去亲亲你母亲祝她晚安。
   4. She kissed him on both cheeks.
      她吻了吻他的双颊。
   5. He lifted the trophy up and kissed it.
      他举起奖杯吻了一下。

v.

kiss and tell

• （通常为了获利）泄露与名人的私情
  a way of referring to sb talking publicly, usually for money, about a past sexual relationship with sb famous

kiss sb's arse

• 谄媚巴结某人；拍某人马屁；奉承某人
  to be very nice to sb in order to persuade them to help you or to give you sth

kiss sth better

• 以吻消除疼痛；亲一亲就不痛了
  to take away the pain of an injury by kissing it
  1. Come here and let me kiss it better.
     过来让我亲一亲就不疼了。

kiss sth goodbye

kiss goodbye to sth

• 任其失去；放弃某事物；承认对某事无能为力
  to accept that you will lose sth or be unable to do sth
  1. Well, you can kiss goodbye to your chances of promotion.
     嗳，你就甭想晋升了。

n.

the kiss of death

• 貌似有利却肯定会在别处导致失利的事物；表面有利实则有害的事物
  an event that seems good, but is certain to make sth else fail

the kiss of life

• 人工呼吸（口对口）
  a method of helping sb who has stopped breathing to breathe again by placing your mouth on theirs and forcing air into their lungs

steal a kiss (from sb)

• 突然吻一下；偷吻
  to kiss sb suddenly or secretly

noun

1. a light glancing touch
   1. there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing

2. the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

   Synonym:    bussosculation

3. any of several bite-sized candies

   Synonym:    candy kiss

4. a cookie made of egg whites and sugar

verb

1. touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
   1. The newly married couple kissed
   2. She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room

   Synonym:    snogbussosculate

2. touch lightly or gently
   1. the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain