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| /lɪp/ |
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| 1 | C one of the two edges that form the top and bottom parts of your mouth 嘴唇 |
| His thin red lips stretched into a smile. 他咧开薄薄的红润双唇，微微一笑。 |
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| 2 | C the place on the edge of a glass or container where you pour out liquid （玻璃杯或容器向外倾倒液体的）嘴，开口 |
| Careful, the lip of the coffee pot is broken. 小心点，咖啡壶的嘴裂了。 |
| | 2a | the edge of a high piece of land （一片高地的）边缘 | | We walked up to the lip of the canyon. 我们走向峡谷的边缘。 | |
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| 3 | U informal a way of speaking to someone that shows you do not respect them 唐突无礼的讲话方式 |
| give sb lip Don’ t give me any more of your lip, Sara! 不要再这么无礼地对我说话，萨拉！ |
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| - | button/zip your lip spoken
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| used for rudely telling someone to not say anything |
| （不礼貌地告诉某人）闭嘴 |
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| - | my lips are sealed spoken
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| used for saying that you will not tell a secret to anyone else |
| 我会守口如瓶 |
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| - | on everyone’ s lips
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| if something is on everyone’ s lips, a lot of people are talking about it |
| （某事物）大家都在说的，大家都在谈论的 |
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| The company’ s name has been on everyone’ s lips. 这家公司的名字一直被大家挂在嘴边。 |
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| - | pay lip service to sth
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| to say publicly that you agree with an idea , but not do anything to support it |
| 口头上赞同某事；口惠而实不至 |
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| - | read/watch my lips spoken
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| used for telling someone to listen very carefully to what you are saying |
| 仔细听我说 |
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| Right Joe, read my lips – go to bed now. 好啦，乔，仔细给我听着，现在上床睡觉去。 |
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