复合形式: lip | lipping |
bottom lip n | informal (lower external part of mouth) | SCSimplified Chinese 下唇 xià chún |
button your mouth, button your lip v expr | dated, figurative, slang (do not talk) | SCSimplified Chinese 闭上嘴 |
| Button your mouth--I don't want to hear about it any more. |
cleft lip n | (split in upper lip) | SCSimplified Chinese 兔唇 tù chún |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 唇裂 tù chún,chún liè |
| The baby underwent surgery to correct his cleft lip. |
curl your lip v expr | (show contempt) (表蔑视) | SCSimplified Chinese 撇嘴 |
fat lip n | informal (swollen lip) | SCSimplified Chinese 被打肿的嘴唇 |
| John's fat lip was clear evidence that he had been fighting again. |
give [sb] lip vtr + n | figurative, slang (be cheeky to) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 顶嘴 dǐng zuǐ |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 出言不逊 dǐng zuǐ,chū yán bú xùn |
| Fred fired his employee for giving him lip. |
hold your tongue, bite your tongue, bite your lip v expr | idiom (refrain from expressing yourself) (习语) | SCSimplified Chinese 保密 bǎo mì |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 闭嘴 bǎo mì,bì zuǐ |
| 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) (指态度严肃) | SCSimplified Chinese 抿着嘴 |
lip balm, lip salve n | (moisturizer for lips) | SCSimplified Chinese 润唇膏 rùn chún gāo TCTraditional Chinese 護唇膏 |
| 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) | SCSimplified Chinese 唇彩 chún cǎi |
| 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) | SCSimplified Chinese 唇线笔 |
| Lip liner can make your lips look bigger. |
lip piercing n | (small hole made in lip for jewellery) | SCSimplified Chinese 唇环 |
lip service n | figurative (superficial attention) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 空口白话,口惠 kōng kǒu bái huà,kǒu huì |
| Her policies to help poorer families are more than just lip service. |
lip sync, lip-sync, lip synch vi | informal (mime singing) | SCSimplified Chinese 对口型,假唱 |
| 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) | SCSimplified Chinese 跟着…对口型,跟着…假唱 |
| 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) | SCSimplified Chinese 看嘴唇动作理解意思 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 读唇语 dú chún yǔ |
| The film didn't have subtitles, so my deaf aunt had to lip-read. |
| 这本电影没有字幕,所以我耳聋的舅母不得不读唇语来理解。 |
lip-read [sth], also US: lipread [sth]⇒ vtr | (interpret by watching [sb] speak) | SCSimplified Chinese 读唇语 dú chún yǔ |
| The students lip-read the teacher's instructions. |
| 该学生通过读唇语来理解老师的指示。 |
lip-smacking adj | informal, figurative (tasty, mouth-watering) | SCSimplified Chinese 可口的,回味无穷的 kě kǒu de |
lipreader, lip-reader n | ([sb] who interprets mouth movements) | SCSimplified Chinese 读唇语的人 dú chún yǔ de rén |
lipreading, lip-reading, lip-reading n | (interpreting mouth movements) | SCSimplified Chinese 读唇 |
lip salve n | (ointment for lips) | SCSimplified Chinese 唇膏,润唇膏 chún gāo ,rùn chún gāo TCTraditional Chinese 護唇膏 |
lower lip n | (lower external part of mouth) | SCSimplified Chinese 下唇 xià chún |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 下嘴唇 |
pay lip service to [sth/sb], pay [sth/sb] lip service v expr | figurative (give superficial attention) | SCSimplified Chinese 口惠而实不至 kǒu huì ér shí bú zhì |
| Obama paid lip service to closing Guantanamo, but he hasn't taken action yet. |
stiff upper lip n | figurative (stoicism, restraint) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 坚忍,坚定 jiān rěn,jiān dìng TCTraditional Chinese 堅定 |
| The British are famous for their stiff upper lip. |
stiff upper lip n | figurative (reserve, self-restraint) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 节制,隐忍 jié zhì,yǐn rěn TCTraditional Chinese 節制 |
upper lip n | (upper external part of mouth) | SCSimplified Chinese 上唇 |
zip it, zip your lip v expr | figurative, slang (maintain secrecy) | SCSimplified Chinese 别说出去 TCTraditional Chinese 別說出去 |
| Zip it - I don't want everyone knowing our business. |