lip S3 W2 / lɪp / 名词

1 [可数名词] one of the two soft parts around your mouth where your skin is redder or darker

upper/lower/top/bottom lip

His bottom lip was swollen.

She had big eyes and full lips (= large and round lips ) .

Matt opened the door with a smile on his lips .

Marty kissed me right on the lips !

thin-lipped/thick-lipped/full-lipped (= having lips that are thin, or large and round )

Stephen pursed his lips with distaste (= brought them together tightly into a small circle ) . → tight-lipped

2 [可数名词] the edge of a hollow or deep place in the land

lip of

the old road that ran along the lip of the gorge

3 [可数名词，通常单数] the edge of something you use to hold or pour liquid 同义词 rim

4 [不可数名词] informal talk that is not polite or respectful – used especially by adults to children 同义词 cheek :

Don’t give me any of your lip !

5 my lips are sealed spoken used to say that you will not tell anyone about a secret

6 on everyone’s lips being talked about by everyone :

an actress whose name is on everyone’s lips

→ bite your lip at bite 1 ( 1 ) , → lick your lips at lick 1 ( 5 ) , → not pass sb’s lips at pass 1 ( 24 ) , → read sb’s lips at read 1 ( 18 ) , → smack your lips at smack 1 ( 3 ) , → a stiff upper lip at stiff 1 ( 10 )