Definition of lip in English:

lip

nounPlural lips lɪplɪp

1Either of the two fleshy parts which form the upper and lower edges of the opening of the mouth.
嘴唇
he kissed her on the lips
他吻了她的唇。
Example sentencesExamples
- I saw my mother's upper lip twitching, generally signaling that she was going to break down any second.
- During the early stages of pregnancy, the upper lip and palate develop from tissues lying on either side of the tongue.
- On its face, the upper lip, mandible, and tip of the muzzle are silvery white to yellowish.
- I think that it is important to see the facial dimensions and the size and shape of the lips to truly gauge a result.
- They also have large vibrissae, stiff whisker-like hairs above the upper lip and at the corners of the mouth.
- She spoke up thoughtfully, chewing a pink lower lip.
- Also, there are many minor salivary glands, present throughout the mouth within the lips, cheeks, tongue, and palate.
- A cleft lip is a condition that creates an opening in the upper lip between the mouth and nose.
- She caught her lip between her teeth, torn between grief and guilt.
- She licked her full, pink lips and nonchalantly flipped her blond hair over her shoulder.
- The eyelids, lips, ears, nose, cheeks and all the fleshy parts have an appearance approaching their natural state.
- The mouth consists of the lips, teeth, tongue, and soft and hard palates.
- Cancer of the lip and oral cavity is a disease in which cancer cells are found in the tissues of the lip or mouth.
- A low ridge crosses the posterior surface of the blade from its medial edge to the dorsal lip of the glenoid cavity.
- Traces of the eyes, lips, retractor muscles or other head structures are not discernible.
- He sank back down, closed his mouth and puckered out his thin lower lip in a trademark sulky expression.
- His voice was shaking slightly as he spoke and his lower lip trembled.
- He smiled, before leaning in and pressing his parted lips to my neck.
- He nodded and smiled, his thin pink lips curling up and exposing his white teeth.
- He bit his lip in anticipation, his grey eyes studying her face.
1. 1.1lips Used to refer to a person's speech or to current topics of conversation.
  言谈；话题
  downsizing is on everyone's lips at the moment
  现在人人都在谈论减员。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They are on the cover of every magazine and on the lips of every gossip columnist..
  Still, it was almost comforting to know that it wasn't going to be the topic on everybody's lips.
  So close that you caused a scandal that raced through every gossipmonger's lips in the room.
  He brought laughs to the lips of millions, and he will be sorely missed.
  The use of the yoke is a natural figure of speech on the lips of a carpenter-turned-teacher.
  Certainly when I worked there, decentralisation was a topic on everyone's lips and not a lot of people wanted to move.
  Change is the topic on everyone's lips in tourism these days.
  The hot topic on everyone's lips right now is good versus bad manners.
2. 1.2
  another term for labium (sense 1,
2The edge of a hollow container or an opening.
（容器的）边缘，开口
the lip of the cup
Example sentencesExamples
- Press it around the edge or lip of a container, and it forms a spill-proof seal.
- The olla has a body diameter of 20.5 cm, a short, evened neck, and a rounded lip.
- They have expanding necks, rounded to flat lips, and rounded to flat bases.
- Next, cut a notch in the container and using some dirt, build a ramp from the pond to the lip of the container.
- By placing the lip of the cup under the stem of the fruit, a simple push upward breaks the fruit free.
- It lingered on the lip of the cup for fully two seconds as Woods and his caddie Steve Williams froze in their tracks, bent over as if praying.
- It is very unlikely that the medication can be poured into the container on the sterile field without touching the lip of the container.
- Use glue gun to affix embroidery mesh to inside lip of frame.
- But it hangs on, catches the left lip of the cup, slides along the edge all the way over to the right side-and falls into the hole.
- The compound bowls have evened rims with rounded to rolled lips and flat bases.
- She was quiet while he talked, watching him over the lip of her raised cup of tea.
- Christopher continued to stare down at his coffee as she came to stand in the doorway, his finger still tapping the lip of the cup.
- Wrap pliable wire around the container below the lip to form a handle for hanging.
- This vessel also has an evened rim and a rounded lip, and is burnished on both interior and exterior surfaces.
Synonyms
edge, rim, brim, margin, border, verge, brink
1. 2.1 A rounded, raised, or extended piece along an edge.
  口状物，唇状物
  the cockpit is protected by a lip extending from the roof
  Example sentencesExamples
  She found a hidden place to tie her horse, and then followed him along the lip of the gorge.
  Stumbling along the lip of this vast quarry, I noticed something else.
  From the mooring buoy you swim along the lip of the bay edge at around 12m until the outline of the bow appears.
  We adjusted the knot so that it rested just above the lip, thus extending our reach downward as far as possible.
  He then noticed along the raised lip of the moat were a series of colored stones.
  Slip out through the windows, slowly, very slowly, edging along the lip of the roof.
  The front spoiler is designed with an additional stability-enhancing aerofoil running from its lower lip along the side of the car and up to the rear spoiler.
  We slithered over a lip with the aid of ropes into a huge cavernous hollow, where the water was caught in a rockpool.
  Walking down to them was like descending a ski-jump, but one with no lip at the end of it, just a pure drop like the one that James Bond skis over at the beginning of one of his films.
  After five minutes, we decided to move along the lip.
  Synonyms
  edge, rim, brim, margin, border, verge, brink
3informal mass noun Insolent or impertinent talk.
don't give me any of your lip!
别那么放肆地跟我说话。
Example sentencesExamples
- You know, I know that some men have problems with women who have a lot of lip, but I think I like them, don't you?
- It looks like a celebrity judge might actually be getting involved, and she's not taking any lip.
- Do what I say, no lip and give me my proper respect.
- I think anyone who has to take lip from 14 or 15-year-old knowalls five days a week deserve that amount of time off.
- Gunslinging went hand in hand with glamour as the Angels turned what was traditionally a man's world into a girl's one - with the aid of as much lip-gloss as lip.
- Never the less, how do these ‘security officers’ get a gig if they can't take some lip?
- Like most front-men, he had an ego that could swallow the battered planet, and didn't want any lip from the troops.
- If your parents give you any lip, you can turn them in and get bonus respect points.
- I am the only person in charge of this award, I will give it to anyone I want, and you better not give me any lip about it.
- South Africans give people lip too, but they don't start crying when they get some, neither do they get violent.
- I can take lip, attitude or grumbling, but ignorance is too much for me.
- One disruptive child - and I don't just mean a child with lip - can frustrate the odd day's teaching.
- The bloggers certainly weren't going to get much lip from me.
- Later, Jesse overhears Ryan giving Leah another bit of lip.
- The last thing I wanted was for a teacher to be giving me some lip.
Synonyms
insolence, impertinence, impudence, cheek, rudeness, audacity, effrontery, disrespect, presumptuousness, temerity, brazenness

verblips, lipping, lipped lɪplɪp

[with object]

1(of water) lap against.
（水）拍打
beaches lipped by the surf rimming the Pacific
太平洋的海浪拍打着周边的海滩。
Example sentencesExamples
- This was just the start of our great adventure to some of the 1,185 islands that crowd the senses along Croatia's stunning coastline, lipping the crystal waters of the Adriatic Sea.
- Strolling the soft golden sands lipping the Black Sea, I am cosseted by the thought I am shadowing the footsteps of Russia's finest…
2Golf
(of the ball) hit the rim of (a hole) but fail to go in.
〔高尔夫〕击球至（洞穴）的边缘（而未落入）
Norman's putt lipped the hole and spun out
Example sentencesExamples
- However, he displayed admirable character in bouncing back to par both the 17th and 18th holes, almost pinching a birdie on the last when a ten-footer lipped the hole.
- The first putt lipped out, and I just walked around and tapped it in from about a foot.
- Could there have been a putt lipped out that could have made the difference?
- But the ball lipped out of the cup on the 18th hole, meaning the Englishman's six points for his closing round ensured victory.
- He nearly took an improbable half a point but his final putt lipped out.

Phrases

curl one's lip

Raise a corner of one's upper lip to show contempt; sneer.
（轻蔑地）撇嘴
Example sentencesExamples
- With another sneer curling his lip, he disappeared into thin air.
- One friend curled her lip and told him bluntly that the Kelly story wasn't relevant to her.
- I show it by curling my lip in blistering disdain.
- I curled my lip in condescension and shut my door firmly.
- I curled my lip in disgust but I don't think he saw it.
- He curls his lip contemptuously, and gives me one of his looks.
- He said: ‘When it came to picking the name, I went through a list of the usual type of boutique names and Angela just curled her lip.’
- And the beat strode on, and crackled from mind to mind, snapping its fingers and curling its lip.
- The man looked at him through battle-hardened hazel eyes, a sneer curling his lip.
- You're going to curl your lip, look at me meaningfully, say you want to ‘talk’ - then postpone it for 24 hours?’
Synonyms
curl one's lip, smile disparagingly, smile contemptuously, smile smugly, smile conceitedly, smile cruelly, smile mirthlessly, smirk, snicker, snigger

lick one's lips

Look forward to something with relish.
舐嘴唇（指饶有兴味地期望或显出满意的神色）
Example sentencesExamples
- When his bowl was emptied twice, he smacked his lips.
- The news that he was injured must have had them smacking their lips in anticipation.
- Then he grabs an apple and bites noisily into it, smacking his lips unselfconsciously as he demolishes it, blissfully unaware of how rude it will sound when the interview tape is played back later.
- In bake houses across the city, chefs are busy whipping up their festive-best offers, even as cake-crazy customers are smacking their lips.
- I was powerless to resist the allure of what tasted like a sucrose - laden cafe latte, smacking my lips constantly and worrying my teeth were caked in lipstick.
- Growing up in London, where it is ubiquitous, I have long been a fan of the chain, and the news last week that it has finally crossed the border to arrive in Scotland has me smacking my lips in anticipation.
- He turned to study his friend and smacked his lips.
- It was so yummy that I didn't think twice about gathering all the crumbs off the bottom of the box with my wet finger tips then smacking my lips.
- I smacked my lips, and handed her the drink and smiled uncontrollably.
- Our dining companion, not one to shy away from rich food, unsurprisingly polished this off, smacking his lips and barely allowing us even a mouthful.

pass one's lips

Be eaten, drunk, or spoken.
吃进去；喝下去；说出口
not a drop of alcohol had passed her lips
Example sentencesExamples
- The explanation is that I was drunk, though given that I was driving I should add swiftly that not a drop of alcohol had passed my lips.
- As darkness claims me I speak, barely conscious of the words passing my lips.
- Not a drop of alcohol passed our lips last night which was cool after lapsing on Tuesday night following Debbie's tumble.
- This one-time party animal has also sworn off the drink, with only the very occasional drop passing his lips in recent months.
- If you restrict your calories, ban entire food groups from passing your lips or start and end each day by standing on your head and whistling ‘Flower of Scotland’, you'll probably shift some weight.
- He started to speak but his words fell apart before they could pass his lips.
- It's 7: 00 p.m., and for the first time for more than 16 hours, food and drink is passing their lips.
- A drop of alcohol has not passed my lips tonight.
- I have never met a woman who doesn't like chocolate but I've met many men who claim they can go for years without it even passing their lips.
- Indeed, in a dozen years spent monitoring his progress first as shadow chancellor and then as head honcho at the Treasury I can't recall the words passing his lips.

pay lip service to

Express approval of or support for (something) insincerely or without taking any significant action.
口惠而实不至
they pay lip service to equality but they don't want to do anything about it
Example sentencesExamples
- A person's spiritual beliefs are the ones which they demonstrate in their choice of politics, reactions, steps - never mind what they pay lip service to.
- I know everyone pays lip service to how much their house means to them when they're leaving, but this place really does have a special place in our hearts.
- We've paid lip service to that ever since but we haven't taken it seriously.
- Instead of paying lip service to cries for support, more assistance especially provision of facilities should occur for police to tackle crime effectively.
- But it's not just something he pays lip service to - innovation has helped to transform his business.
- Unfortunately, as demonstrated in this debate, the major parties have prevented members from voting for what they truly believe in, or at least pay lip service to.
- Far smaller clubs in Europe have made more progress because they have reared and nurtured their own players, something the Old Firm have for too long paid lip service to.
- These days, diversity belongs on the motherhood-and-apple-pie list of things everyone favors - or at least pays lip service to.
- ‘We can't afford to have them brushed under the carpet and just paid lip service to by politicians in all parties’, he added.
- While both state and federal governments continue to pay lip service to supporting the public hospital system, they are speeding up the process of privatising health care.

Derivatives

lipless

adjective

Hermia has her own problems, though, since her father gives her the ultimatum of the nunnery, death, or a future with the lipless wonder Demetrius.
Example sentencesExamples
- My sister had the same lipless mouth, in a small face.
- Her eyes bulged outward like a toad's, her nose was hideously arched, and her wide, lipless mouth framed a set of enormous, square teeth that were incredibly strong.
- ‘Airy’ wooden models are the worst, but none can rival the ‘castability’ of lures such as lipless swimming plugs and conventional topwater plugs.
- His eyes lit up with malicious intent, and his lipless jaws curved up into a hideous expression that James figured the horrible creature thought was a smile.

lip-like

adjective

Flange- or lip-like transverse bands are about 1-2 mm in width and are separated by 2-6 mm intervening intervals.
Example sentencesExamples
- Each cupule is recurved, has a lip-like projection near the point of attachment, and contains several ovules arranged in a curved row with their micropyles facing the cupule opening.
- These herbs are characterized by protruding lip-like petals on the flower.

lipped

adjective lɪptlɪpt

in combination her pale-lipped mouth
她苍白的嘴唇。

Origin

Old English lippa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lip and German Lippe, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin labia, labra 'lips'.

Old English lippa is from an Indo-European root shared by Latin labia ‘lips’. The word is used in several phrases expressing an attitude or reaction: bite one's lip (Middle English), keep a stiff upper lip (early 19th century), which despite its association with a certain type of Englishman actually comes from the USA, and smack one's lips (early 19th century).

Rhymes

blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, equip, flip, grip, gyp, hip, kip, nip, outstrip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, toodle-pip, trip, whip, yip, zip

Definition of lip in US English:

lip

nounliplɪp

1Either of the two fleshy parts which form the upper and lower edges of the opening of the mouth.
嘴唇
he kissed her on the lips
他吻了她的唇。
Example sentencesExamples
- A low ridge crosses the posterior surface of the blade from its medial edge to the dorsal lip of the glenoid cavity.
- She caught her lip between her teeth, torn between grief and guilt.
- His voice was shaking slightly as he spoke and his lower lip trembled.
- The eyelids, lips, ears, nose, cheeks and all the fleshy parts have an appearance approaching their natural state.
- He nodded and smiled, his thin pink lips curling up and exposing his white teeth.
- The mouth consists of the lips, teeth, tongue, and soft and hard palates.
- A cleft lip is a condition that creates an opening in the upper lip between the mouth and nose.
- Traces of the eyes, lips, retractor muscles or other head structures are not discernible.
- Also, there are many minor salivary glands, present throughout the mouth within the lips, cheeks, tongue, and palate.
- He bit his lip in anticipation, his grey eyes studying her face.
- On its face, the upper lip, mandible, and tip of the muzzle are silvery white to yellowish.
- I think that it is important to see the facial dimensions and the size and shape of the lips to truly gauge a result.
- She licked her full, pink lips and nonchalantly flipped her blond hair over her shoulder.
- He sank back down, closed his mouth and puckered out his thin lower lip in a trademark sulky expression.
- They also have large vibrissae, stiff whisker-like hairs above the upper lip and at the corners of the mouth.
- During the early stages of pregnancy, the upper lip and palate develop from tissues lying on either side of the tongue.
- He smiled, before leaning in and pressing his parted lips to my neck.
- I saw my mother's upper lip twitching, generally signaling that she was going to break down any second.
- Cancer of the lip and oral cavity is a disease in which cancer cells are found in the tissues of the lip or mouth.
- She spoke up thoughtfully, chewing a pink lower lip.
1. 1.1lips Used to refer to a person's speech or to current topics of conversation.
  言谈；话题
  downsizing is on everyone's lips at the moment
  现在人人都在谈论减员。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Still, it was almost comforting to know that it wasn't going to be the topic on everybody's lips.
  He brought laughs to the lips of millions, and he will be sorely missed.
  Certainly when I worked there, decentralisation was a topic on everyone's lips and not a lot of people wanted to move.
  So close that you caused a scandal that raced through every gossipmonger's lips in the room.
  Change is the topic on everyone's lips in tourism these days.
  They are on the cover of every magazine and on the lips of every gossip columnist..
  The use of the yoke is a natural figure of speech on the lips of a carpenter-turned-teacher.
  The hot topic on everyone's lips right now is good versus bad manners.
2. 1.2
  another term for labium (sense 1 and lip sense 2)
3. 1.3
  another term for labellum
2The edge of a hollow container or an opening.
（容器的）边缘，开口
drawing her finger around the lip of the cup
她的手指沿着杯口滑动。
Example sentencesExamples
- By placing the lip of the cup under the stem of the fruit, a simple push upward breaks the fruit free.
- It lingered on the lip of the cup for fully two seconds as Woods and his caddie Steve Williams froze in their tracks, bent over as if praying.
- The compound bowls have evened rims with rounded to rolled lips and flat bases.
- This vessel also has an evened rim and a rounded lip, and is burnished on both interior and exterior surfaces.
- Use glue gun to affix embroidery mesh to inside lip of frame.
- The olla has a body diameter of 20.5 cm, a short, evened neck, and a rounded lip.
- It is very unlikely that the medication can be poured into the container on the sterile field without touching the lip of the container.
- Wrap pliable wire around the container below the lip to form a handle for hanging.
- Press it around the edge or lip of a container, and it forms a spill-proof seal.
- Christopher continued to stare down at his coffee as she came to stand in the doorway, his finger still tapping the lip of the cup.
- Next, cut a notch in the container and using some dirt, build a ramp from the pond to the lip of the container.
- But it hangs on, catches the left lip of the cup, slides along the edge all the way over to the right side-and falls into the hole.
- She was quiet while he talked, watching him over the lip of her raised cup of tea.
- They have expanding necks, rounded to flat lips, and rounded to flat bases.
Synonyms
edge, rim, brim, margin, border, verge, brink
1. 2.1 A rounded, raised, or extended piece along an edge.
  口状物，唇状物
  Example sentencesExamples
  We slithered over a lip with the aid of ropes into a huge cavernous hollow, where the water was caught in a rockpool.
  She found a hidden place to tie her horse, and then followed him along the lip of the gorge.
  He then noticed along the raised lip of the moat were a series of colored stones.
  Slip out through the windows, slowly, very slowly, edging along the lip of the roof.
  From the mooring buoy you swim along the lip of the bay edge at around 12m until the outline of the bow appears.
  After five minutes, we decided to move along the lip.
  We adjusted the knot so that it rested just above the lip, thus extending our reach downward as far as possible.
  Stumbling along the lip of this vast quarry, I noticed something else.
  Walking down to them was like descending a ski-jump, but one with no lip at the end of it, just a pure drop like the one that James Bond skis over at the beginning of one of his films.
  The front spoiler is designed with an additional stability-enhancing aerofoil running from its lower lip along the side of the car and up to the rear spoiler.
  Synonyms
  edge, rim, brim, margin, border, verge, brink
3informal Impudent talk.
〈非正式〉唐突无礼的话
don't give me any of your lip!
别那么放肆地跟我说话。
Example sentencesExamples
- It looks like a celebrity judge might actually be getting involved, and she's not taking any lip.
- If your parents give you any lip, you can turn them in and get bonus respect points.
- The bloggers certainly weren't going to get much lip from me.
- I think anyone who has to take lip from 14 or 15-year-old knowalls five days a week deserve that amount of time off.
- You know, I know that some men have problems with women who have a lot of lip, but I think I like them, don't you?
- Later, Jesse overhears Ryan giving Leah another bit of lip.
- I can take lip, attitude or grumbling, but ignorance is too much for me.
- Never the less, how do these ‘security officers’ get a gig if they can't take some lip?
- Gunslinging went hand in hand with glamour as the Angels turned what was traditionally a man's world into a girl's one - with the aid of as much lip-gloss as lip.
- The last thing I wanted was for a teacher to be giving me some lip.
- Do what I say, no lip and give me my proper respect.
- One disruptive child - and I don't just mean a child with lip - can frustrate the odd day's teaching.
- Like most front-men, he had an ego that could swallow the battered planet, and didn't want any lip from the troops.
- South Africans give people lip too, but they don't start crying when they get some, neither do they get violent.
- I am the only person in charge of this award, I will give it to anyone I want, and you better not give me any lip about it.
Synonyms
insolence, impertinence, impudence, cheek, rudeness, audacity, effrontery, disrespect, presumptuousness, temerity, brazenness

verbliplɪp

[with object]

1(of water) lap against.
（水）拍打
beaches lipped by the surf rimming the Pacific
太平洋的海浪拍打着周边的海滩。
Example sentencesExamples
- Strolling the soft golden sands lipping the Black Sea, I am cosseted by the thought I am shadowing the footsteps of Russia's finest…
- This was just the start of our great adventure to some of the 1,185 islands that crowd the senses along Croatia's stunning coastline, lipping the crystal waters of the Adriatic Sea.
1. 1.1Golf Hit the rim of (a hole) but fail to go in.
  〔高尔夫〕击球至（洞穴）的边缘（而未落入）
  Example sentencesExamples
  But the ball lipped out of the cup on the 18th hole, meaning the Englishman's six points for his closing round ensured victory.
  He nearly took an improbable half a point but his final putt lipped out.
  However, he displayed admirable character in bouncing back to par both the 17th and 18th holes, almost pinching a birdie on the last when a ten-footer lipped the hole.
  Could there have been a putt lipped out that could have made the difference?
  The first putt lipped out, and I just walked around and tapped it in from about a foot.

Phrases

curl one's lip

Raise a corner of one's upper lip to show contempt; sneer.
（轻蔑地）撇嘴
Example sentencesExamples
- With another sneer curling his lip, he disappeared into thin air.
- And the beat strode on, and crackled from mind to mind, snapping its fingers and curling its lip.
- The man looked at him through battle-hardened hazel eyes, a sneer curling his lip.
- He curls his lip contemptuously, and gives me one of his looks.
- He said: ‘When it came to picking the name, I went through a list of the usual type of boutique names and Angela just curled her lip.’
- I show it by curling my lip in blistering disdain.
- One friend curled her lip and told him bluntly that the Kelly story wasn't relevant to her.
- I curled my lip in condescension and shut my door firmly.
- You're going to curl your lip, look at me meaningfully, say you want to ‘talk’ - then postpone it for 24 hours?’
- I curled my lip in disgust but I don't think he saw it.
Synonyms
curl one's lip, smile disparagingly, smile contemptuously, smile smugly, smile conceitedly, smile cruelly, smile mirthlessly, smirk, snicker, snigger

lick one's lips

Look forward to something with relish; show one's satisfaction.
舐嘴唇（指饶有兴味地期望或显出满意的神色）
Example sentencesExamples
- When his bowl was emptied twice, he smacked his lips.
- In bake houses across the city, chefs are busy whipping up their festive-best offers, even as cake-crazy customers are smacking their lips.
- I was powerless to resist the allure of what tasted like a sucrose - laden cafe latte, smacking my lips constantly and worrying my teeth were caked in lipstick.
- Growing up in London, where it is ubiquitous, I have long been a fan of the chain, and the news last week that it has finally crossed the border to arrive in Scotland has me smacking my lips in anticipation.
- I smacked my lips, and handed her the drink and smiled uncontrollably.
- He turned to study his friend and smacked his lips.
- It was so yummy that I didn't think twice about gathering all the crumbs off the bottom of the box with my wet finger tips then smacking my lips.
- Our dining companion, not one to shy away from rich food, unsurprisingly polished this off, smacking his lips and barely allowing us even a mouthful.
- The news that he was injured must have had them smacking their lips in anticipation.
- Then he grabs an apple and bites noisily into it, smacking his lips unselfconsciously as he demolishes it, blissfully unaware of how rude it will sound when the interview tape is played back later.

pass one's lips

Be eaten, drunk, or spoken.
吃进去；喝下去；说出口
Example sentencesExamples
- Indeed, in a dozen years spent monitoring his progress first as shadow chancellor and then as head honcho at the Treasury I can't recall the words passing his lips.
- As darkness claims me I speak, barely conscious of the words passing my lips.
- A drop of alcohol has not passed my lips tonight.
- This one-time party animal has also sworn off the drink, with only the very occasional drop passing his lips in recent months.
- The explanation is that I was drunk, though given that I was driving I should add swiftly that not a drop of alcohol had passed my lips.
- It's 7: 00 p.m., and for the first time for more than 16 hours, food and drink is passing their lips.
- He started to speak but his words fell apart before they could pass his lips.
- If you restrict your calories, ban entire food groups from passing your lips or start and end each day by standing on your head and whistling ‘Flower of Scotland’, you'll probably shift some weight.
- I have never met a woman who doesn't like chocolate but I've met many men who claim they can go for years without it even passing their lips.
- Not a drop of alcohol passed our lips last night which was cool after lapsing on Tuesday night following Debbie's tumble.

pay lip service to

Express approval of or support for (something) without taking any significant action.
口惠而实不至
Example sentencesExamples
- Far smaller clubs in Europe have made more progress because they have reared and nurtured their own players, something the Old Firm have for too long paid lip service to.
- I know everyone pays lip service to how much their house means to them when they're leaving, but this place really does have a special place in our hearts.
- These days, diversity belongs on the motherhood-and-apple-pie list of things everyone favors - or at least pays lip service to.
- While both state and federal governments continue to pay lip service to supporting the public hospital system, they are speeding up the process of privatising health care.
- Unfortunately, as demonstrated in this debate, the major parties have prevented members from voting for what they truly believe in, or at least pay lip service to.
- A person's spiritual beliefs are the ones which they demonstrate in their choice of politics, reactions, steps - never mind what they pay lip service to.
- We've paid lip service to that ever since but we haven't taken it seriously.
- Instead of paying lip service to cries for support, more assistance especially provision of facilities should occur for police to tackle crime effectively.
- ‘We can't afford to have them brushed under the carpet and just paid lip service to by politicians in all parties’, he added.
- But it's not just something he pays lip service to - innovation has helped to transform his business.

Origin

Old English lippa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lip and German Lippe, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin labia, labra ‘lips’.

词汇	lip
释义	Definition of lip in English: lip nounPlural lips lɪplɪp 1Either of the two fleshy parts which form the upper and lower edges of the opening of the mouth. 嘴唇 he kissed her on the lips 他吻了她的唇。 Example sentencesExamples I saw my mother's upper lip twitching, generally signaling that she was going to break down any second. During the early stages of pregnancy, the upper lip and palate develop from tissues lying on either side of the tongue. On its face, the upper lip, mandible, and tip of the muzzle are silvery white to yellowish. I think that it is important to see the facial dimensions and the size and shape of the lips to truly gauge a result. They also have large vibrissae, stiff whisker-like hairs above the upper lip and at the corners of the mouth. She spoke up thoughtfully, chewing a pink lower lip. Also, there are many minor salivary glands, present throughout the mouth within the lips, cheeks, tongue, and palate. A cleft lip is a condition that creates an opening in the upper lip between the mouth and nose. She caught her lip between her teeth, torn between grief and guilt. She licked her full, pink lips and nonchalantly flipped her blond hair over her shoulder. The eyelids, lips, ears, nose, cheeks and all the fleshy parts have an appearance approaching their natural state. The mouth consists of the lips, teeth, tongue, and soft and hard palates. Cancer of the lip and oral cavity is a disease in which cancer cells are found in the tissues of the lip or mouth. A low ridge crosses the posterior surface of the blade from its medial edge to the dorsal lip of the glenoid cavity. Traces of the eyes, lips, retractor muscles or other head structures are not discernible. He sank back down, closed his mouth and puckered out his thin lower lip in a trademark sulky expression. His voice was shaking slightly as he spoke and his lower lip trembled. He smiled, before leaning in and pressing his parted lips to my neck. He nodded and smiled, his thin pink lips curling up and exposing his white teeth. He bit his lip in anticipation, his grey eyes studying her face. 1.1lips Used to refer to a person's speech or to current topics of conversation. 言谈；话题 downsizing is on everyone's lips at the moment 现在人人都在谈论减员。 Example sentencesExamples They are on the cover of every magazine and on the lips of every gossip columnist.. Still, it was almost comforting to know that it wasn't going to be the topic on everybody's lips. So close that you caused a scandal that raced through every gossipmonger's lips in the room. He brought laughs to the lips of millions, and he will be sorely missed. The use of the yoke is a natural figure of speech on the lips of a carpenter-turned-teacher. Certainly when I worked there, decentralisation was a topic on everyone's lips and not a lot of people wanted to move. Change is the topic on everyone's lips in tourism these days. The hot topic on everyone's lips right now is good versus bad manners. 1.2 another term for labium (sense 1, 2The edge of a hollow container or an opening. （容器的）边缘，开口 the lip of the cup Example sentencesExamples Press it around the edge or lip of a container, and it forms a spill-proof seal. The olla has a body diameter of 20.5 cm, a short, evened neck, and a rounded lip. They have expanding necks, rounded to flat lips, and rounded to flat bases. Next, cut a notch in the container and using some dirt, build a ramp from the pond to the lip of the container. By placing the lip of the cup under the stem of the fruit, a simple push upward breaks the fruit free. It lingered on the lip of the cup for fully two seconds as Woods and his caddie Steve Williams froze in their tracks, bent over as if praying. It is very unlikely that the medication can be poured into the container on the sterile field without touching the lip of the container. Use glue gun to affix embroidery mesh to inside lip of frame. But it hangs on, catches the left lip of the cup, slides along the edge all the way over to the right side-and falls into the hole. The compound bowls have evened rims with rounded to rolled lips and flat bases. She was quiet while he talked, watching him over the lip of her raised cup of tea. Christopher continued to stare down at his coffee as she came to stand in the doorway, his finger still tapping the lip of the cup. Wrap pliable wire around the container below the lip to form a handle for hanging. This vessel also has an evened rim and a rounded lip, and is burnished on both interior and exterior surfaces. Synonyms edge, rim, brim, margin, border, verge, brink 2.1 A rounded, raised, or extended piece along an edge. 口状物，唇状物 the cockpit is protected by a lip extending from the roof Example sentencesExamples She found a hidden place to tie her horse, and then followed him along the lip of the gorge. Stumbling along the lip of this vast quarry, I noticed something else. From the mooring buoy you swim along the lip of the bay edge at around 12m until the outline of the bow appears. We adjusted the knot so that it rested just above the lip, thus extending our reach downward as far as possible. He then noticed along the raised lip of the moat were a series of colored stones. Slip out through the windows, slowly, very slowly, edging along the lip of the roof. The front spoiler is designed with an additional stability-enhancing aerofoil running from its lower lip along the side of the car and up to the rear spoiler. We slithered over a lip with the aid of ropes into a huge cavernous hollow, where the water was caught in a rockpool. Walking down to them was like descending a ski-jump, but one with no lip at the end of it, just a pure drop like the one that James Bond skis over at the beginning of one of his films. After five minutes, we decided to move along the lip. Synonyms edge, rim, brim, margin, border, verge, brink 3informal mass noun Insolent or impertinent talk. don't give me any of your lip! 别那么放肆地跟我说话。 Example sentencesExamples You know, I know that some men have problems with women who have a lot of lip, but I think I like them, don't you? It looks like a celebrity judge might actually be getting involved, and she's not taking any lip. Do what I say, no lip and give me my proper respect. I think anyone who has to take lip from 14 or 15-year-old knowalls five days a week deserve that amount of time off. Gunslinging went hand in hand with glamour as the Angels turned what was traditionally a man's world into a girl's one - with the aid of as much lip-gloss as lip. Never the less, how do these ‘security officers’ get a gig if they can't take some lip? Like most front-men, he had an ego that could swallow the battered planet, and didn't want any lip from the troops. If your parents give you any lip, you can turn them in and get bonus respect points. I am the only person in charge of this award, I will give it to anyone I want, and you better not give me any lip about it. South Africans give people lip too, but they don't start crying when they get some, neither do they get violent. I can take lip, attitude or grumbling, but ignorance is too much for me. One disruptive child - and I don't just mean a child with lip - can frustrate the odd day's teaching. The bloggers certainly weren't going to get much lip from me. Later, Jesse overhears Ryan giving Leah another bit of lip. The last thing I wanted was for a teacher to be giving me some lip. Synonyms insolence, impertinence, impudence, cheek, rudeness, audacity, effrontery, disrespect, presumptuousness, temerity, brazenness verblips, lipping, lipped lɪplɪp [with object] 1(of water) lap against. （水）拍打 beaches lipped by the surf rimming the Pacific 太平洋的海浪拍打着周边的海滩。 Example sentencesExamples This was just the start of our great adventure to some of the 1,185 islands that crowd the senses along Croatia's stunning coastline, lipping the crystal waters of the Adriatic Sea. Strolling the soft golden sands lipping the Black Sea, I am cosseted by the thought I am shadowing the footsteps of Russia's finest… 2Golf (of the ball) hit the rim of (a hole) but fail to go in. 〔高尔夫〕击球至（洞穴）的边缘（而未落入） Norman's putt lipped the hole and spun out Example sentencesExamples However, he displayed admirable character in bouncing back to par both the 17th and 18th holes, almost pinching a birdie on the last when a ten-footer lipped the hole. The first putt lipped out, and I just walked around and tapped it in from about a foot. Could there have been a putt lipped out that could have made the difference? But the ball lipped out of the cup on the 18th hole, meaning the Englishman's six points for his closing round ensured victory. He nearly took an improbable half a point but his final putt lipped out. Phrases curl one's lip Raise a corner of one's upper lip to show contempt; sneer. （轻蔑地）撇嘴 Example sentencesExamples With another sneer curling his lip, he disappeared into thin air. One friend curled her lip and told him bluntly that the Kelly story wasn't relevant to her. I show it by curling my lip in blistering disdain. I curled my lip in condescension and shut my door firmly. I curled my lip in disgust but I don't think he saw it. He curls his lip contemptuously, and gives me one of his looks. He said: ‘When it came to picking the name, I went through a list of the usual type of boutique names and Angela just curled her lip.’ And the beat strode on, and crackled from mind to mind, snapping its fingers and curling its lip. The man looked at him through battle-hardened hazel eyes, a sneer curling his lip. You're going to curl your lip, look at me meaningfully, say you want to ‘talk’ - then postpone it for 24 hours?’ Synonyms curl one's lip, smile disparagingly, smile contemptuously, smile smugly, smile conceitedly, smile cruelly, smile mirthlessly, smirk, snicker, snigger lick one's lips Look forward to something with relish. 舐嘴唇（指饶有兴味地期望或显出满意的神色） Example sentencesExamples When his bowl was emptied twice, he smacked his lips. The news that he was injured must have had them smacking their lips in anticipation. Then he grabs an apple and bites noisily into it, smacking his lips unselfconsciously as he demolishes it, blissfully unaware of how rude it will sound when the interview tape is played back later. In bake houses across the city, chefs are busy whipping up their festive-best offers, even as cake-crazy customers are smacking their lips. I was powerless to resist the allure of what tasted like a sucrose - laden cafe latte, smacking my lips constantly and worrying my teeth were caked in lipstick. Growing up in London, where it is ubiquitous, I have long been a fan of the chain, and the news last week that it has finally crossed the border to arrive in Scotland has me smacking my lips in anticipation. He turned to study his friend and smacked his lips. It was so yummy that I didn't think twice about gathering all the crumbs off the bottom of the box with my wet finger tips then smacking my lips. I smacked my lips, and handed her the drink and smiled uncontrollably. Our dining companion, not one to shy away from rich food, unsurprisingly polished this off, smacking his lips and barely allowing us even a mouthful. pass one's lips Be eaten, drunk, or spoken. 吃进去；喝下去；说出口 not a drop of alcohol had passed her lips Example sentencesExamples The explanation is that I was drunk, though given that I was driving I should add swiftly that not a drop of alcohol had passed my lips. As darkness claims me I speak, barely conscious of the words passing my lips. Not a drop of alcohol passed our lips last night which was cool after lapsing on Tuesday night following Debbie's tumble. This one-time party animal has also sworn off the drink, with only the very occasional drop passing his lips in recent months. If you restrict your calories, ban entire food groups from passing your lips or start and end each day by standing on your head and whistling ‘Flower of Scotland’, you'll probably shift some weight. He started to speak but his words fell apart before they could pass his lips. It's 7: 00 p.m., and for the first time for more than 16 hours, food and drink is passing their lips. A drop of alcohol has not passed my lips tonight. I have never met a woman who doesn't like chocolate but I've met many men who claim they can go for years without it even passing their lips. Indeed, in a dozen years spent monitoring his progress first as shadow chancellor and then as head honcho at the Treasury I can't recall the words passing his lips. pay lip service to Express approval of or support for (something) insincerely or without taking any significant action. 口惠而实不至 they pay lip service to equality but they don't want to do anything about it Example sentencesExamples A person's spiritual beliefs are the ones which they demonstrate in their choice of politics, reactions, steps - never mind what they pay lip service to. I know everyone pays lip service to how much their house means to them when they're leaving, but this place really does have a special place in our hearts. We've paid lip service to that ever since but we haven't taken it seriously. Instead of paying lip service to cries for support, more assistance especially provision of facilities should occur for police to tackle crime effectively. But it's not just something he pays lip service to - innovation has helped to transform his business. Unfortunately, as demonstrated in this debate, the major parties have prevented members from voting for what they truly believe in, or at least pay lip service to. Far smaller clubs in Europe have made more progress because they have reared and nurtured their own players, something the Old Firm have for too long paid lip service to. These days, diversity belongs on the motherhood-and-apple-pie list of things everyone favors - or at least pays lip service to. ‘We can't afford to have them brushed under the carpet and just paid lip service to by politicians in all parties’, he added. While both state and federal governments continue to pay lip service to supporting the public hospital system, they are speeding up the process of privatising health care. Derivatives lipless adjective Hermia has her own problems, though, since her father gives her the ultimatum of the nunnery, death, or a future with the lipless wonder Demetrius. Example sentencesExamples My sister had the same lipless mouth, in a small face. Her eyes bulged outward like a toad's, her nose was hideously arched, and her wide, lipless mouth framed a set of enormous, square teeth that were incredibly strong. ‘Airy’ wooden models are the worst, but none can rival the ‘castability’ of lures such as lipless swimming plugs and conventional topwater plugs. His eyes lit up with malicious intent, and his lipless jaws curved up into a hideous expression that James figured the horrible creature thought was a smile. lip-like adjective Flange- or lip-like transverse bands are about 1-2 mm in width and are separated by 2-6 mm intervening intervals. Example sentencesExamples Each cupule is recurved, has a lip-like projection near the point of attachment, and contains several ovules arranged in a curved row with their micropyles facing the cupule opening. These herbs are characterized by protruding lip-like petals on the flower. lipped adjective lɪptlɪpt in combination her pale-lipped mouth 她苍白的嘴唇。 Origin Old English lippa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lip and German Lippe, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin labia, labra 'lips'. Old English lippa is from an Indo-European root shared by Latin labia ‘lips’. The word is used in several phrases expressing an attitude or reaction: bite one's lip (Middle English), keep a stiff upper lip (early 19th century), which despite its association with a certain type of Englishman actually comes from the USA, and smack one's lips (early 19th century). Rhymes blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, equip, flip, grip, gyp, hip, kip, nip, outstrip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, toodle-pip, trip, whip, yip, zip noun.1 phr. Definition of lip in US English: lip nounliplɪp 1Either of the two fleshy parts which form the upper and lower edges of the opening of the mouth. 嘴唇 he kissed her on the lips 他吻了她的唇。 Example sentencesExamples A low ridge crosses the posterior surface of the blade from its medial edge to the dorsal lip of the glenoid cavity. She caught her lip between her teeth, torn between grief and guilt. His voice was shaking slightly as he spoke and his lower lip trembled. The eyelids, lips, ears, nose, cheeks and all the fleshy parts have an appearance approaching their natural state. He nodded and smiled, his thin pink lips curling up and exposing his white teeth. The mouth consists of the lips, teeth, tongue, and soft and hard palates. A cleft lip is a condition that creates an opening in the upper lip between the mouth and nose. Traces of the eyes, lips, retractor muscles or other head structures are not discernible. Also, there are many minor salivary glands, present throughout the mouth within the lips, cheeks, tongue, and palate. He bit his lip in anticipation, his grey eyes studying her face. On its face, the upper lip, mandible, and tip of the muzzle are silvery white to yellowish. I think that it is important to see the facial dimensions and the size and shape of the lips to truly gauge a result. She licked her full, pink lips and nonchalantly flipped her blond hair over her shoulder. He sank back down, closed his mouth and puckered out his thin lower lip in a trademark sulky expression. They also have large vibrissae, stiff whisker-like hairs above the upper lip and at the corners of the mouth. During the early stages of pregnancy, the upper lip and palate develop from tissues lying on either side of the tongue. He smiled, before leaning in and pressing his parted lips to my neck. I saw my mother's upper lip twitching, generally signaling that she was going to break down any second. Cancer of the lip and oral cavity is a disease in which cancer cells are found in the tissues of the lip or mouth. She spoke up thoughtfully, chewing a pink lower lip. 1.1lips Used to refer to a person's speech or to current topics of conversation. 言谈；话题 downsizing is on everyone's lips at the moment 现在人人都在谈论减员。 Example sentencesExamples Still, it was almost comforting to know that it wasn't going to be the topic on everybody's lips. He brought laughs to the lips of millions, and he will be sorely missed. Certainly when I worked there, decentralisation was a topic on everyone's lips and not a lot of people wanted to move. So close that you caused a scandal that raced through every gossipmonger's lips in the room. Change is the topic on everyone's lips in tourism these days. They are on the cover of every magazine and on the lips of every gossip columnist.. The use of the yoke is a natural figure of speech on the lips of a carpenter-turned-teacher. The hot topic on everyone's lips right now is good versus bad manners. 1.2 another term for labium (sense 1 and lip sense 2) 1.3 another term for labellum 2The edge of a hollow container or an opening. （容器的）边缘，开口 drawing her finger around the lip of the cup 她的手指沿着杯口滑动。 Example sentencesExamples By placing the lip of the cup under the stem of the fruit, a simple push upward breaks the fruit free. It lingered on the lip of the cup for fully two seconds as Woods and his caddie Steve Williams froze in their tracks, bent over as if praying. The compound bowls have evened rims with rounded to rolled lips and flat bases. This vessel also has an evened rim and a rounded lip, and is burnished on both interior and exterior surfaces. Use glue gun to affix embroidery mesh to inside lip of frame. The olla has a body diameter of 20.5 cm, a short, evened neck, and a rounded lip. It is very unlikely that the medication can be poured into the container on the sterile field without touching the lip of the container. Wrap pliable wire around the container below the lip to form a handle for hanging. Press it around the edge or lip of a container, and it forms a spill-proof seal. Christopher continued to stare down at his coffee as she came to stand in the doorway, his finger still tapping the lip of the cup. Next, cut a notch in the container and using some dirt, build a ramp from the pond to the lip of the container. But it hangs on, catches the left lip of the cup, slides along the edge all the way over to the right side-and falls into the hole. She was quiet while he talked, watching him over the lip of her raised cup of tea. They have expanding necks, rounded to flat lips, and rounded to flat bases. Synonyms edge, rim, brim, margin, border, verge, brink 2.1 A rounded, raised, or extended piece along an edge. 口状物，唇状物 Example sentencesExamples We slithered over a lip with the aid of ropes into a huge cavernous hollow, where the water was caught in a rockpool. She found a hidden place to tie her horse, and then followed him along the lip of the gorge. He then noticed along the raised lip of the moat were a series of colored stones. Slip out through the windows, slowly, very slowly, edging along the lip of the roof. From the mooring buoy you swim along the lip of the bay edge at around 12m until the outline of the bow appears. After five minutes, we decided to move along the lip. We adjusted the knot so that it rested just above the lip, thus extending our reach downward as far as possible. Stumbling along the lip of this vast quarry, I noticed something else. Walking down to them was like descending a ski-jump, but one with no lip at the end of it, just a pure drop like the one that James Bond skis over at the beginning of one of his films. The front spoiler is designed with an additional stability-enhancing aerofoil running from its lower lip along the side of the car and up to the rear spoiler. Synonyms edge, rim, brim, margin, border, verge, brink 3informal Impudent talk. 〈非正式〉唐突无礼的话 don't give me any of your lip! 别那么放肆地跟我说话。 Example sentencesExamples It looks like a celebrity judge might actually be getting involved, and she's not taking any lip. If your parents give you any lip, you can turn them in and get bonus respect points. The bloggers certainly weren't going to get much lip from me. I think anyone who has to take lip from 14 or 15-year-old knowalls five days a week deserve that amount of time off. You know, I know that some men have problems with women who have a lot of lip, but I think I like them, don't you? Later, Jesse overhears Ryan giving Leah another bit of lip. I can take lip, attitude or grumbling, but ignorance is too much for me. Never the less, how do these ‘security officers’ get a gig if they can't take some lip? Gunslinging went hand in hand with glamour as the Angels turned what was traditionally a man's world into a girl's one - with the aid of as much lip-gloss as lip. The last thing I wanted was for a teacher to be giving me some lip. Do what I say, no lip and give me my proper respect. One disruptive child - and I don't just mean a child with lip - can frustrate the odd day's teaching. Like most front-men, he had an ego that could swallow the battered planet, and didn't want any lip from the troops. South Africans give people lip too, but they don't start crying when they get some, neither do they get violent. I am the only person in charge of this award, I will give it to anyone I want, and you better not give me any lip about it. Synonyms insolence, impertinence, impudence, cheek, rudeness, audacity, effrontery, disrespect, presumptuousness, temerity, brazenness verbliplɪp [with object] 1(of water) lap against. （水）拍打 beaches lipped by the surf rimming the Pacific 太平洋的海浪拍打着周边的海滩。 Example sentencesExamples Strolling the soft golden sands lipping the Black Sea, I am cosseted by the thought I am shadowing the footsteps of Russia's finest… This was just the start of our great adventure to some of the 1,185 islands that crowd the senses along Croatia's stunning coastline, lipping the crystal waters of the Adriatic Sea. 1.1Golf Hit the rim of (a hole) but fail to go in. 〔高尔夫〕击球至（洞穴）的边缘（而未落入） Example sentencesExamples But the ball lipped out of the cup on the 18th hole, meaning the Englishman's six points for his closing round ensured victory. He nearly took an improbable half a point but his final putt lipped out. However, he displayed admirable character in bouncing back to par both the 17th and 18th holes, almost pinching a birdie on the last when a ten-footer lipped the hole. Could there have been a putt lipped out that could have made the difference? The first putt lipped out, and I just walked around and tapped it in from about a foot. Phrases curl one's lip Raise a corner of one's upper lip to show contempt; sneer. （轻蔑地）撇嘴 Example sentencesExamples With another sneer curling his lip, he disappeared into thin air. And the beat strode on, and crackled from mind to mind, snapping its fingers and curling its lip. The man looked at him through battle-hardened hazel eyes, a sneer curling his lip. He curls his lip contemptuously, and gives me one of his looks. He said: ‘When it came to picking the name, I went through a list of the usual type of boutique names and Angela just curled her lip.’ I show it by curling my lip in blistering disdain. One friend curled her lip and told him bluntly that the Kelly story wasn't relevant to her. I curled my lip in condescension and shut my door firmly. You're going to curl your lip, look at me meaningfully, say you want to ‘talk’ - then postpone it for 24 hours?’ I curled my lip in disgust but I don't think he saw it. Synonyms curl one's lip, smile disparagingly, smile contemptuously, smile smugly, smile conceitedly, smile cruelly, smile mirthlessly, smirk, snicker, snigger lick one's lips Look forward to something with relish; show one's satisfaction. 舐嘴唇（指饶有兴味地期望或显出满意的神色） Example sentencesExamples When his bowl was emptied twice, he smacked his lips. In bake houses across the city, chefs are busy whipping up their festive-best offers, even as cake-crazy customers are smacking their lips. I was powerless to resist the allure of what tasted like a sucrose - laden cafe latte, smacking my lips constantly and worrying my teeth were caked in lipstick. Growing up in London, where it is ubiquitous, I have long been a fan of the chain, and the news last week that it has finally crossed the border to arrive in Scotland has me smacking my lips in anticipation. I smacked my lips, and handed her the drink and smiled uncontrollably. He turned to study his friend and smacked his lips. It was so yummy that I didn't think twice about gathering all the crumbs off the bottom of the box with my wet finger tips then smacking my lips. Our dining companion, not one to shy away from rich food, unsurprisingly polished this off, smacking his lips and barely allowing us even a mouthful. The news that he was injured must have had them smacking their lips in anticipation. Then he grabs an apple and bites noisily into it, smacking his lips unselfconsciously as he demolishes it, blissfully unaware of how rude it will sound when the interview tape is played back later. pass one's lips Be eaten, drunk, or spoken. 吃进去；喝下去；说出口 Example sentencesExamples Indeed, in a dozen years spent monitoring his progress first as shadow chancellor and then as head honcho at the Treasury I can't recall the words passing his lips. As darkness claims me I speak, barely conscious of the words passing my lips. A drop of alcohol has not passed my lips tonight. This one-time party animal has also sworn off the drink, with only the very occasional drop passing his lips in recent months. The explanation is that I was drunk, though given that I was driving I should add swiftly that not a drop of alcohol had passed my lips. It's 7: 00 p.m., and for the first time for more than 16 hours, food and drink is passing their lips. He started to speak but his words fell apart before they could pass his lips. If you restrict your calories, ban entire food groups from passing your lips or start and end each day by standing on your head and whistling ‘Flower of Scotland’, you'll probably shift some weight. I have never met a woman who doesn't like chocolate but I've met many men who claim they can go for years without it even passing their lips. Not a drop of alcohol passed our lips last night which was cool after lapsing on Tuesday night following Debbie's tumble. pay lip service to Express approval of or support for (something) without taking any significant action. 口惠而实不至 Example sentencesExamples Far smaller clubs in Europe have made more progress because they have reared and nurtured their own players, something the Old Firm have for too long paid lip service to. I know everyone pays lip service to how much their house means to them when they're leaving, but this place really does have a special place in our hearts. These days, diversity belongs on the motherhood-and-apple-pie list of things everyone favors - or at least pays lip service to. While both state and federal governments continue to pay lip service to supporting the public hospital system, they are speeding up the process of privatising health care. Unfortunately, as demonstrated in this debate, the major parties have prevented members from voting for what they truly believe in, or at least pay lip service to. A person's spiritual beliefs are the ones which they demonstrate in their choice of politics, reactions, steps - never mind what they pay lip service to. We've paid lip service to that ever since but we haven't taken it seriously. Instead of paying lip service to cries for support, more assistance especially provision of facilities should occur for police to tackle crime effectively. ‘We can't afford to have them brushed under the carpet and just paid lip service to by politicians in all parties’, he added. But it's not just something he pays lip service to - innovation has helped to transform his business. Origin Old English lippa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lip and German Lippe, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin labia, labra ‘lips’. noun.1 phr.
随便看	give the rationale behind give the red light (to) give the red light to give the resources to give the right/title of give the rundown give the rundown on give the sack to give the seal of approval to give the shits give the shove give the show away give the show away give the shudders give the slip give the slip to give the stamp of approval to give the third degree to give the thumbs down give the thumbs down (to) give the thumbs down to give the thumbs up give the thumbs up to give the time of day give the title of