lip
n. 嘴唇; (杯,壶等的)口,边缘; 〈俚〉无理的回答; 〈美〉律师
Your lips are the two outer parts of the edge of your mouth.
Wade stuck the cigarette between his lips.
韦德把香烟叼在嘴里。
The lip of something such as a container or a high area of land is its edge.
...the lip of the jug.
壶嘴
...the lip of Mount Etna's smouldering crater.
埃特纳火山冒着烟的火山口
If you bite your lip, you try very hard not to show the anger or distress that you are feeling.
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。
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.
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?”
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。
If you lick your lips, you move your tongue across your lips as you think about or taste something pleasant.
They licked their lips in anticipation...
他们舔舔嘴唇,满怀期待。
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。
If you tell someone that your lips are sealed, you are promising them that you will keep a secret that they have told you.
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。
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.
1. fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth
2. an impudent or insolent rejoinder;
3. the top edge of a vessel
bite one's lip
咬紧嘴唇;压抑感情;抑制笑容;忍住不说
curl one's lip
(表示轻蔑的)撇嘴
lick (或 smack) one's lips
舐嘴唇(表示满意和渴望)
my (或 his 等) lips are sealed
pass one's lips
吃进去;喝下去;说出口
pay lip service to
口惠而实不至
They came to the lip of a dead crater.
他们来到了一个死火山口.
The cop told him to button his lip.
警察叫他闭嘴.
There's many a slip between the cup and the lip ! Who knows what may happen?
事情往往 功败垂成,谁知道会发生什么?
Just do as what I say — and don't give me any of your lip.
按我说的去干——不要给我丢脸.
The machinists only pay lip service to the safety regulations and one day soon there is going to be a nasty accident.
机械师们对安全条例只是口头上表示遵守,总有一天要出大事故的.