1
- either 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。
1.1
lips
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。
2
- the 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。
2.1
- a rounded, raised, or extended piece along an edge口状物, 唇状物。
3
- mass noun informal 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。
(lipped, lipping)with obj.
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。
1.1
- Golf 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）。
短语
bite one's lip
- repress an emotion; stifle laughter or a retort按捺住强烈感情; 强忍住笑, 强迫自己不还嘴：
she bit her lip to stop the rush of bitter words.
她咬紧嘴唇, 强忍住没冲口说出尖刻的话。
curl one's lip
- raise a corner of one's upper lip to show contempt; sneer（轻蔑地）撇嘴。
lick（或smack）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）。
my （或his 等）lips are sealed
- 见SEAL1.
pass one's lips
- be eaten, drunk, or spoken吃进去; 喝下去; 说出口。
pay lip service to
- express approval of or support for (something) without taking any significant action口惠而实不至。
派生词
lipless
adjectivelip-like
adjectivelipped
adjective她苍白的嘴唇。
词源
Old English lippa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lip and German Lippe, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin labia, labra 'lips'.