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N-COUNT
嘴唇;口;嘴
Your lips are the two outer parts of the edge of your mouth.
例句
Wade stuck the cigarette between his lips.
韋德把香煙叼在嘴里。
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N-COUNT
唇狀物;邊緣;(容器等的)嘴
The lip of something such as a container or a high area of land is its edge.
例句
...the lip of the jug.
壺嘴
...the lip of Mount Etna's smouldering crater.
埃特納火山冒著煙的火山口
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PHRASE
咬嘴唇(以按下怒氣或抑制痛苦等)
If you bite your lip, you try very hard not to show the anger or distress that you are feeling.
例句
She bit her lip as she recalled the words he'd thrown at her.
回想起他甩給她的那些話,她咬了咬唇。
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PHRASE
大家都說的;大家都在談論的
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.
例句
A reporter asks the president the question on everyone's lips: 'Do you anticipate being re-appointed?'...
一名記者向總裁提了大家都想問的問題:“您覺得自己會再獲任命嗎?”
He is the guy whose name is on everyone's lips at the moment.
他就是那個現在大家都在談論的人。
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PHRASE
(在想到美好的事物或嘗到好東西時)舔嘴唇
If you lick your lips, you move your tongue across your lips as you think about or taste something pleasant.
例句
They licked their lips in anticipation...
他們舔舔嘴唇,滿懷期待。
We swallowed the chocolates in one gulp, licking our lips.
我們一口吞下了巧克力,滿意地咂著嘴。
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PHRASE
把嘴封住;絕口不提
If you tell someone that your lips are sealed, you are promising them that you will keep a secret that they have told you.
例句
As for anything told to me in confidence, well, my lips are sealed.
至于私底下告訴我的任何事情,我會守口如瓶的。
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PHRASE
堅定沉著;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.