lip

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lip /lɪp/ S3 W2 noun

1 [countableC]HBH one of the two soft parts around your mouth where your skin is redder or darker 嘴唇

upper/lower/top/bottom lip

His bottom lip was swollen.

他的下唇肿起来了。

She had big eyes and full lips (=large and round lips).

她眼睛大大的，嘴唇很丰满。

Matt opened the door with a smile on his lips.

马特开了门，嘴角挂着微笑。

Marty kissed me right on the lips!

马蒂一下吻在我的嘴唇上！

thin-lipped/thick-lipped/full-lipped (=having lips that are thin, or large and round) 薄嘴唇的/厚嘴唇的/嘴唇丰满的

Stephen pursed his lips with distaste (=brought them together tightly into a small circle).

斯蒂芬厌恶地噘起嘴唇。

→ tight-lipped

2 [countableC]DN the edge of a hollow or deep place in the land 〔凹陷地方的〕边缘

lip of

the old road that ran along the lip of the gorge

沿着峡谷边缘的一条古道

3. [countableC usually singular]DFU the edge of something you use to hold or pour liquid 〔容器的〕边缘 SYN rim

4 [uncountableU] informalRUDE/IMPOLITE talk that is not polite or respectful – used especially by adults to children 无礼的话〔尤为大人对小孩说话时使用〕 SYN cheek

Don’t give me any of your lip!

不许对我无礼！

5. my lips are sealed spokenSECRET used to say that you will not tell anyone about a secret 我会守口如瓶，我会保密

Examples from the Corpus

my lips are sealed• Fear not my lips are sealed.

6 on everyone’s lips FAMOUSbeing talked about by everyone 大家都在谈论的

an actress whose name is on everyone’s lips

名字挂在大家嘴边的一个女演员

Examples from the Corpus

on everyone’s lips• News of the divorce seems to be on everyone's lips.

→ bite your lip at bite1(1), → lick your lips at lick1(5), → not pass somebody’s lips at pass1(24), → read somebody’s lips at read1(18), → smack your lips at smack1(3), → a stiff upper lip at stiff1(11)

Examples from the Corpus

lip• You're fined sixpence for lip.• Sometimes her lips moved and she muttered something in a low tone.• He had his eyes shut and his lips moved devoutly.• He licks his lips nervously, but he doesn't move.• Her lower lip was red and swollen.• He was sitting on the wooden lip of the hot tub.

upper/lower/top/bottom lip• Holding his bundle of papers with both hands, he stared at Langford accusingly, lower lip pushed out.• His teeth closed lightly on her bottom lip.• He was biting his lower lip.• He stroked his bottom lip with his tongue.• Her long upper lip is drawn down taut.• The stiff upper lip is a barrier against the trembling which could lead to tears.• With hands in sleeves, the old man looked extremely Oriental, long moustaches curving down from the upper lip.• He gnawed at his thick lower lip or blew smoke in my direction.

lip of• the lip of the canyon

give ... lip• That they were now even giving lip service to these ideas is significant.• I gave lip going to the gym, or really getting any exercise-except running for a plane.• But Fong did riot give Lip the search.• They gave money; they gave lip service.• But the 49ers, while they give lip service to making the team younger, are more interested in short-term results.• Now Ribicoff and the others were giving him lip, and he was telling them where they could go.

Origin lip

Old English lippa

lip noun

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