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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习惯用语

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
迫不及待；渴望
to show that you are excited about sth and want it to happen soon
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。

my lips are sealed

（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

on everyone's lips

大家都在谈论
if sth is on everyone's lips , they are all talking about it

bite your lip

忍住话；抑制情感的流露
to stop yourself from saying sth or from showing an emotion

not pass your lips

read my lips

请听清楚；请注意听
used to tell sb to listen carefully to what you are saying
Read my lips: no new taxes (= I promise there will be no new taxes) .
注意听我说：不会征新税。

there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip

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

(keep) a stiff upper lip

（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

牛津词典

noun

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。
嘴唇…的
having the type of lips mentioned
1. thin-lipped
  嘴唇薄的
2. thick-lipped
  嘴唇厚的
（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。
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

N-COUNT 嘴唇；口；嘴
Yourlipsare 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。
N-COUNT 唇状物；边缘；（容器等的）嘴
Thelipof 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
PHRASE 咬嘴唇（以按下怒气或抑制痛苦等）
If youbite 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。
PHRASE 大家都说的；大家都在谈论的
If you say that something ison 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。
PHRASE （在想到美好的事物或尝到好东西时）舔嘴唇
If youlickyourlips, 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。
PHRASE 把嘴封住；绝口不提
If you tell someone that yourlips 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。
坚定沉着；感情不外露
If you say that someone is keeping astiff upper lip, you mean that they are not showing any emotion even though it is difficult for them not to.

英英释义

noun

either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell
the top edge of a vessel or other container
Synonym:brimrim
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
an impudent or insolent rejoinder
1. don't give me any of your sass
Synonym:sasssassingbacktalkback talkmouth
(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx

双语例句

She bit her lip to keep from crying
她咬住嘴唇不哭。
None of your lip!
不许你顶嘴！
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。
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。
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。
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。
I must learn to bite my lip
我必须学会不乱说话。
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。
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？
His upper lip was flat, but the lower one sagged.
他上唇扁平，下唇耷拉。