- [countable]
either of the two soft edges at the opening to the mouth 嘴唇 
The assistant pursed her lips. 那女助手噘起了嘴。 🔊🔊 your upper/lower/top/bottom lip 你的上／下嘴唇 - on the lips
She kissed him on the lips. 她吻了他的嘴唇。 🔊🔊 He raised the bottle to his lips and took a large swig from it. 他把瓶子举到嘴唇上，从那儿扎了一大口。 She always has a cigarette dangling from her lips. 她的嘴唇上总是挂着一根烟。
Collocations Physical appearancesee also cleft lipPhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词： Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
- bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face 脸 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
- a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
- dry/chapped/cracked lips
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
- a bald/balding/shaved head
- a receding hairline
- a bald patch/spot
- a side/centre(British English) parting
Body 身体 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
- thin/slender/muscular arms
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
- a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
- be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyb1He bit his lip nervously, trying not to cry. 他紧张地咬着嘴唇，努力忍着不哭出来。 He licked his lips hungrily. 他饥渴地舔着嘴唇。 He nervously moistened his lips with his tongue. 他紧张地用舌头润了润嘴唇。 His lips brushed her cheek. 他的嘴唇蹭了一下她的面颊。 She had a fat lip and a black eye. 她嘴唇肿胀，一只眼睛乌青。 She has full, pouty lips. 她嘴唇丰满微翘。 His lips curled contemptuously. 他轻蔑地撇了撇嘴。 She wiped her lips with the back of her hand. 她用手背擦了擦嘴。 Their lips met and the kiss was soft. 他们的嘴唇贴在了一起，吻得很温柔。 There was a slight smile on her lips. 她唇边挂着一丝淡淡的微笑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- top
- upper
- bottom
- …
- bite
- chew
- press together
- …
- move
- part
- meet
- …
- around your lip
- round your lip
- between your lip
- …
- -lipped
(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the type of lips mentioned 嘴唇…的 thin-lipped 嘴唇薄的 thick-lipped 嘴唇厚的
- [countable] lip (of something)
the edge of a container or a hollow place in the ground （容器或凹陷地方的）边，边沿 - [uncountable] (informal)
words spoken to somebody that are rude and show a lack of respect for that person 粗鲁无礼的话
Word OriginOld English lippa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lip and German Lippe, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin labia, labra ‘lips’.
Idioms
bite your lip
to stop yourself from saying something or from showing an emotion 忍住话；抑制情感的流露 I bit my lip and forced myself to be calm. 我咬住嘴唇，强迫自己保持冷静。
lick/smack your lips
my lips are sealed
used to say that you will not repeat somebody’s secret to other people （表示不会说出某人的秘密）我把嘴封住，我绝口不提
not pass your lips
if words do not pass your lips, you say nothing 未说话；未开口 if food or drink does not pass your lips, you eat or drink nothing 未吃；未喝；（水米）未沾
on everyone’s lips
if something is on everyone’s lips, they are all talking about it 大家都在谈论
read my lips
(keep) a stiff upper lip
to keep calm and hide your feelings when you are in pain or in a difficult situation （面对痛苦或困境）不动声色，沉着而不外露 He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip and never to cry in public. 他被教导要保持僵硬的上唇，并且永远不要在公开场合哭泣。 Their reaction contrasts sharply with the stiff upper lip of the English. 他们的反应与英语僵硬的上唇形成鲜明对比。
there’s many a slip ’twixt cup and lip
- (saying)
nothing is completely certain until it really happens because things can easily go wrong 到嘴的鸭子也会飞走（指没有十拿九稳的事）