lip

英 [lɪp] 美 [lɪp]

n.  嘴唇; 嘴唇…的; (容器或凹陷地方的)边,边沿

复数:lips过去分词:lipped

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牛津词典

noun

  1. 嘴唇
    either of the two soft edges at the opening to the mouth
    1. The assistant pursed her lips.
      那女助手噘起了嘴。
    2. your upper/lower/top/bottom lip
      你的上 / 下嘴唇
    3. She kissed him on the lips .
      她吻了他的嘴唇。
    4. Not a drop of alcohol passed my lips (= I didn't drink any) .
      我滴酒未沾。
  2. 嘴唇…的
    having the type of lips mentioned
    1. thin-lipped
      嘴唇薄的
    2. thick-lipped
      嘴唇厚的
  3. (容器或凹陷地方的)边,边沿
    the edge of a container or a hollow place in the ground
    1. He ran his finger around the lip of the cup.
      他用手指沿杯口抹了一下。
    2. Lava bubbled a few feet below the lip of the crater.
      熔岩在火山口下几英尺处沸腾。
  4. 粗鲁无礼的话
    words spoken to sb that are rude and show a lack of respect for that person
    1. Don't let him give you any lip !
      不要让他对你说粗鲁无礼的话!

柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 嘴唇;口;嘴
    Your lips are the two outer parts of the edge of your mouth.
    1. Wade stuck the cigarette between his lips.
      韦德把香烟叼在嘴里。
  2. N-COUNT 唇状物;边缘;(容器等的)嘴
    The lip of something such as a container or a high area of land is its edge.
    1. ...the lip of the jug.
      壶嘴
    2. ...the lip of Mount Etna's smouldering crater.
      埃特纳火山冒着烟的火山口
  3. PHRASE 咬嘴唇(以按下怒气或抑制痛苦等)
    If you bite your lip, you try very hard not to show the anger or distress that you are feeling.
    1. She bit her lip as she recalled the words he'd thrown at her.
      回想起他甩给她的那些话,她咬了咬唇。
  4. PHRASE 大家都说的;大家都在谈论的
    If you say that something is on everyone's lips, you mean that a lot of people seem to be interested in it and are talking about it.
    1. A reporter asks the president the question on everyone's lips: 'Do you anticipate being re-appointed?'...
      一名记者向总裁提了大家都想问的问题:“您觉得自己会再获任命吗?”
    2. He is the guy whose name is on everyone's lips at the moment.
      他就是那个现在大家都在谈论的人。
  5. PHRASE (在想到美好的事物或尝到好东西时)舔嘴唇
    If you lick your lips, you move your tongue across your lips as you think about or taste something pleasant.
    1. They licked their lips in anticipation...
      他们舔舔嘴唇,满怀期待。
    2. We swallowed the chocolates in one gulp, licking our lips.
      我们一口吞下了巧克力,满意地咂着嘴。
  6. PHRASE 把嘴封住;绝口不提
    If you tell someone that your lips are sealed, you are promising them that you will keep a secret that they have told you.
    1. As for anything told to me in confidence, well, my lips are sealed.
      至于私底下告诉我的任何事情,我会守口如瓶的。
  7. 坚定沉着;感情不外露
    If you say that someone is keeping a stiff upper lip, you mean that they are not showing any emotion even though it is difficult for them not to.

    双语例句

    1. I must learn to bite my lip
      我必须学会不乱说话。
    2. She had quite severe bruising and a cut lip.
      她身上有严重的淤伤,嘴唇也破了。
    3. He chewed his lower lip nervously.
      他紧张地咬着下嘴唇。
    4. He curled his upper lip in a show of scepticism
      他撇嘴表示怀疑。
    5. Blood from his cut lip trickled over his chin.
      血从他划伤的嘴唇涌出顺着下巴往下流。
    6. With a lip pencil, outline lips and fill them in.
      用唇线笔勾出双唇的轮廓,然后涂上唇膏。
    7. The man's heavy moustache hid his upper lip completely
      那个男人浓密的髭须完全遮住了他的上唇。
    8. A jagged scar runs through his lower lip.
      一道歪歪扭扭的伤疤横贯他的下嘴唇。
    9. She bit her lip to keep from crying
      她咬住嘴唇不哭。
    10. Wade stuck the cigarette between his lips.
      韦德把香烟叼在嘴里。
    11. She bit her lip as she recalled the words he'd thrown at her.
      回想起他甩给她的那些话,她咬了咬唇。
    12. A reporter asks the president the question on everyone's lips: 'Do you anticipate being re-appointed?'
      一名记者向总裁提了大家都想问的问题:“您觉得自己会再获任命吗?”
    13. He is the guy whose name is on everyone's lips at the moment.
      他就是那个现在大家都在谈论的人。
    14. They licked their lips in anticipation
      他们舔舔嘴唇,满怀期待。
    15. We swallowed the chocolates in one gulp, licking our lips.
      我们一口吞下了巧克力,满意地咂着嘴。
    16. As for anything told to me in confidence, well, my lips are sealed.
      至于私底下告诉我的任何事情,我会守口如瓶的。
    17. Unhappily, he had done no more than pay lip service to their views.
      不幸的是,他对他们观点的支持只是口惠而实不至。
    18. She bit her lower lip.
      她咬了咬下唇。
    19. Mary suggests using a neutral lip pencil.
      玛丽建议用浅色唇线笔。
    20. Her bottom lip quivered and big tears rolled down her cheeks.
      她的下唇颤抖着,豆大的泪珠顺着面颊滚落下来。
    21. He had a split lip and an eye that wouldn't open properly.
      他长着兔唇,一只眼睛无法正常睁开。
    22. The beginnings of a moustache showed on his upper lip.
      他的上唇部位开始长胡子了。
    23. His upper lip was flat, but the lower one sagged.
      他上唇扁平,下唇耷拉。
    24. He was merely paying lip service.
      他那番话不过是表面文章。
    25. None of your lip!
      不许你顶嘴!
    26. She laughed continually; her laugh was satirical, and so was the habitual expression of her arched and haughty lip.
      她不断地笑,她的笑是讥笑,而讥笑也是她那弯弯的,高傲的嘴唇的习惯表情。
    27. His top teeth worked across the lower lip.
      他的上齿使劲咬着下唇。
    28. What's the point of simply paying lip service? or high-sounding words are no use.
      光说得漂亮有什么用?
    29. Bobby was born with a cleft lip and a cleft palate.
      鲍比天生是兔唇和裂腭。
    30. I have a lip.
      我有一片嘴唇。

    习惯用语

    n.

      lick/smack your lips

    • (尤指在吃好东西前)舔嘴唇
      to move your tongue over your lips , especially before eating sth good
      1. 迫不及待;渴望
        to show that you are excited about sth and want it to happen soon
        1. They were licking their lips at the thought of clinching the deal.
          他们一想到马上要做成这笔交易就显得急不可待了。
      2. my lips are sealed

      3. (表示不会说出某人的秘密)我把嘴封住,我绝口不提
        used to say that you will not repeat sb's secret to other people
        1. on everyone's lips

        2. 大家都在谈论
          if sth is on everyone's lips , they are all talking about it
          1. bite your lip

          2. 忍住话;抑制情感的流露
            to stop yourself from saying sth or from showing an emotion
            1. not pass your lips

              not pass your lips

              read my lips

            2. 请听清楚;请注意听
              used to tell sb to listen carefully to what you are saying
              1. Read my lips: no new taxes (= I promise there will be no new taxes) .
                注意听我说:不会征新税。
            3. there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip

            4. 到嘴的鸭子也会飞走(指没有十拿九稳的事)
              nothing is completely certain until it really happens because things can easily go wrong
              1. (keep) a stiff upper lip

              2. (面对痛苦或困境)不动声色,沉着而不外露
                to keep calm and hide your feelings when you are in pain or in a difficult situation

                英英释义

                noun

                1. either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell

                  1. the top edge of a vessel or other container

                      Synonym:    brimrim

                    1. either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

                      1. an impudent or insolent rejoinder
                        1. don't give me any of your sass

                        Synonym:    sasssassingbacktalkback talkmouth

                      2. (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx