3PHRASE [VERB inflects]咬嘴唇(以按下怒气或抑制痛苦等) If you bite your lip, you try very hard not to show the anger or distress that you are feeling. 咬嘴唇(以按下怒气或抑制痛苦等)
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。
4PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE]大家都说的;大家都在谈论的 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. 大家都说的;大家都在谈论的
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。
5PHRASE (在想到美好的事物或尝到好东西时)舔嘴唇 If you lick your lips, you move your tongue across your lips as you think about or taste something pleasant. (在想到美好的事物或尝到好东西时)舔嘴唇
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。
6PHRASE 把嘴封住;绝口不提 If you tell someone that your lips are sealed, you are promising them that you will keep a secret that they have told you. 把嘴封住;绝口不提
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。
7PHRASE [usually verb PHRASE, verb-link PHRASE]坚定沉着;感情不外露 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. 坚定沉着;感情不外露
ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIP | LIP + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤top, upper上唇▸➤bottom, lower下唇▸➤chapped, cracked, dry, parched開裂的嘴唇;乾裂的嘴唇◇She licked her parched lips.她舔了舔乾裂的嘴唇。➤moist濕潤的嘴唇▸➤fleshy, full, thick肥厚的/豐滿的/厚厚的嘴唇▸➤thin薄嘴唇➤kissable, luscious, pouty誘人親吻的/性感的/微翹的嘴唇◇She has full, pouty lips.她嘴唇豐滿微翹。➤fat (= swollen)腫脹的嘴唇◇She had a fat lip and a black eye.她嘴唇腫脹,一隻眼睛烏青。➤split裂開的嘴唇◇He has a split lip and his eye is swelling.他的一片嘴唇裂了,一隻眼睛也腫了。➤cleft唇裂◇babies born with a cleft lip天生兔唇的嬰兒VERB + LIP➤bite, chew咬唇◇He bit his lip nervously, trying not to cry.他緊張地咬着嘴唇,努力忍着不哭出來。➤press together, purse緊閉嘴唇;嘟起嘴◇She pursed her lips in disapproval.她噘着嘴表示反對。➤part張開嘴唇◇He parted his lips to say something.他張開嘴想說點兒什麼。➤pout, pucker噘起嘴唇➤curl撇嘴◇Dan curled his lip in disgust.丹厭惡地撇了撇嘴。➤lick, smack舔嘴唇;咂嘴◇He licked his lips hungrily.他飢渴地舔着嘴唇。➤moisten, wet潤唇;弄濕嘴唇◇He nervously moistened his lips with his tongue.他緊張地用舌頭潤了潤嘴唇。➤wipe擦嘴◇She wiped her lips with the back of her hand.她用手背擦了擦嘴。➤kiss親吻嘴唇◇She smiled and then kissed his lips.她微笑了一下,然後吻了他的雙唇。LIP + VERB➤move, part嘴唇動;嘴唇分開◇Her lips parted with a cry of fear.她嚇得張口驚叫。➤meet嘴唇會合◇Their lips met and the kiss was soft.他們的嘴唇貼在了一起,吻得很溫柔。➤quiver, tremble嘴唇顫抖➤quirk, twitch嘴唇抽動◇He raised his eyebrow, and his lips quirked.他眉毛揚了起來,嘴唇抽了抽。◇Renée's lips twitched with amusement.勒妮覺得好笑,嘴唇抖動着。➤curl, curve撇嘴◇His lips curled contemptuously.他輕蔑地撇了撇嘴。◇His lips curved into a smile.他咧嘴笑了。➤pout嘴唇噘起來◇The firm lips pouted in a sulk.緊閉的雙唇因為生悶氣噘了起來。➤purse, tighten嘴唇嘟起/閉緊◇Her lips pursed in amusement.她饒有興味地噘着嘴。➤protrude嘴唇突出➤brush sth, graze sth嘴唇蹭過⋯/擦過⋯◇His lips brushed her cheek.他的嘴唇蹭了一下她的面頰。PREPOSITION➤around your lip, round your lip (especially BrE) 在嘴唇周圍◇He ran his tongue around his lips.他用舌頭舔了舔上下嘴唇。➤between your lip在唇間◇a cigarette between his lips他唇間叼着的香煙➤on your lip在唇邊◇There was a smile on her lips.她唇邊掛着微笑。