صيغ مركبة:
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| bottom lip n | informal (lower external part of mouth) | الشفة السفلى |
button your mouth,
button your lip v expr | dated, figurative, slang (do not talk) | اخرس، اسكت |
| | Button your mouth--I don't want to hear about it any more. |
| cleft lip n | (split in upper lip) | شفة مشقوقة |
| | The baby underwent surgery to correct his cleft lip. |
| curl your lip v expr | (show contempt) (امتعاضًا أو اشمئزازًا) | يلوي فمه |
| fat lip n | informal (swollen lip) | شفة متورِّمة |
| | John's fat lip was clear evidence that he had been fighting again. |
| give [sb] lip vtr + n | figurative, slang (be cheeky to) | يتكلم بوقاحة مع شخص |
| | Fred fired his employee for giving him lip. |
hold your tongue,
bite your tongue,
bite your lip v expr | idiom (refrain from expressing yourself) | يكتم السر، لا يفتح فمه |
| | You must hold your tongue and not tell your mother-in-law what you really think of her cooking. |
| keep a stiff upper lip v expr | figurative (remain stoic) | يحافظ على هدوئه، يحافظ على رباطة جأشه |
lip balm,
lip salve n | (moisturizer for lips) | مرطّب للشفة، مرهم للشفة |
| | I applied lip balm to protect my lips from the sun. |
| | During the winter use lip salve to stop your lips getting chapped and dry. |
lip gloss,
lipgloss n | (product that adds shine to lips) | ملمِّع شفاه |
| | I don't wear much makeup, just concealer and lip gloss. |
| | Jenny put some fresh gloss on her lips. |
| lip liner n | (cosmetic for lips) | قلم شفاه |
| | Lip liner can make your lips look bigger. |
| lip piercing n | (small hole made in lip for jewellery) | ثقب الشفة |
| lip service n | figurative (superficial attention) | وعود فارغة |
| | Her policies to help poorer families are more than just lip service. |
lip sync,
lip-sync,
lip synch vi | informal (mime singing) (في الغناء) | يزامن الشفتين، يحرّك الشفتين فقط |
| | The performances on this TV show are never live; the singers always lip synch. |
lip sync to [sth],
lip-sync to [sth],
lip synch to [sth] vi + prep | informal (mime to a song) | يزامن شفتيه على شيء، يحرّك شفتيه فقط على شيء |
| | I was very disappointed to see that the singer was only lip-synching to a recording. |
lip-read,
also US: lipread vi | (interpret by looking at [sb]'s mouth) | يقرأ الشفاه |
| | The film didn't have subtitles, so my deaf aunt had to lip-read. |
lip-read [sth],
also US: lipread [sth]⇒ vtr | (interpret by watching [sb] speak) | يقرأ شيئًا من حركات الشفاه |
| | The students lip-read the teacher's instructions. |
| lip-smacking adj | informal, figurative (tasty, mouth-watering) | شهيّ، لذيذ، يسيل له اللعاب |
lipreader,
lip-reader n | ([sb] who interprets mouth movements) | قارئ شفاه |
lipreading,
lip-reading,
lip-reading n | (interpreting mouth movements) | قراءة الشفاه |
| lip salve n | (ointment for lips) | مرهم للشفاه |
| lower lip n | (lower external part of mouth) | الشفة السفلى |
pay lip service to [sth/sb],
pay [sth/sb] lip service v expr | figurative (give superficial attention) | يولي اهتماماً ظاهرياً فقط |
| | Obama paid lip service to closing Guantanamo, but he hasn't taken action yet. |
| | لقد أبدى أوباما اهتماماً ظاهرياً فقط بمعتقلات جوانتنامو، لكنه لم يفعل أي شئ. |
| stiff upper lip n | figurative (stoicism, restraint) | حفاظ على رباطة الجأش |
| | The British are famous for their stiff upper lip. |
| stiff upper lip n | figurative (reserve, self-restraint) | تحفظ، اعتدال |
| upper lip n | (upper external part of mouth) | الشفة العليا |
zip it,
zip your lip v expr | figurative, slang (maintain secrecy) | لا تفتح فمك، لا تنبس بكلمة |
| | Zip it - I don't want everyone knowing our business. |