- [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. 他把瓶子舉到嘴邊，喝了一大口。 She always has a cigarette dangling from her lips. 她總是叼着一支香煙。
Collocations Physical appearancesee also cleft lipPhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一個人的長相可用 have 一詞：
Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
（明亮的）藍／綠／（深／淺）棕色／淺綠褐色眼睛 - deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 - small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
小的／小珠般圓亮的／亮晶晶的／閃閃發亮的／賊溜溜的眼睛 - piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
敏銳的／銳利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 - bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
布滿血絲的／水汪汪的／腫脹的眼睛 - bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
濃密的／揚起的／弓形的眉毛 - long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
長長的／濃密的／彎曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 臉 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
塌／蒜頭／尖頭／尖／短平而上翹的鼻子 - a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
挺直的鼻子；鷹鈎鼻；高鼻梁；鷹鈎鼻 - full/thick/thin/pouty lips
豐滿的／厚／薄／翹嘴唇 - dry/chapped/cracked lips
幹的／皲裂的／幹裂的嘴唇 - flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
發紅的／紅潤的／蒼白的面頰 - soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面頰 - white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
潔白的／完好無缺的／參差不齊的／凸出來的牙齒 - a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
大大的／高高的／寬大的／後傾的前額 - a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／雙下巴 - a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
長／大／濃密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 - a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
長長的／稀疏的／濃密的／耷拉着的／翹／細直的八字胡
Hair and skin 頭發和皮膚 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
蒼白的／白皙的／橄欖色的／黝黑的／曬黑的皮膚 - dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
幹性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皺紋的皮膚 - a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
黝黑的／蒼白的／白皙的／蠟黃的／紅潤的／淺褐色的／黝黑的／無瑕的面容 - deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
深深的／細小的／小的／面部的皺紋 - blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
金黃色的／淺色的／（淺／深）棕色的／烏黑的／紅褐色的／紅色的／姜黃色的／灰白色的頭發 - straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
直發；鬈發；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的頭發 - thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
厚密的／稀疏的／纖細的／濃密的／逐漸稀少的頭發 - dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
染了色的／漂白了的／柔順的／絲滑的／幹性的／油性的／有光澤的頭發 - long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
長／短／齊肩／剪短了的頭發 - a bald/balding/shaved head
秃頭；開始秃頂的頭；剃光了的頭 - a receding hairline
後移的發際線 - a bald patch/spot
秃了的一塊 - a side/centre(British English) parting
Body 身體 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
寬／窄／斜／圓／聳肩膀 - a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
赤裸的／寬闊的／肌肉發達的胸膛；小胸；大胸 - a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
扁平的／鼓脹的／鼓起的肚子 - a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
纖細的／28英寸的腰 - big/wide/narrow/slim hips
大的／寬的／窄小的／苗條的臀部 - a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
直的／彎曲的／弓着的／寬大的／多毛的背部 - thin/slender/muscular arms
瘦削的／細長的／肌肉發達的臂膀 - big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
大的／小的／修剪整齊的／有老繭的／戴着手套的手 - long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
長的／短的／粗的／細長的／纖細的／瘦削的手指 - long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
長的／肌肉發達的／多毛的／有曲線美的／皮包骨的／幹瘦的腿 - muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
肌肉發達的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿 - big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
大的／小的／嬌小可愛的／寬的／窄的／光着的腳 - a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
好的／修長的／苗條的／沙漏形身材 - be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗條的／中等的／普通的／大塊頭的／健壯的／矮壯的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyb1He bit his lip nervously, trying not to cry. 他緊張地咬着嘴唇，努力忍着不哭出來。 He licked his lips hungrily. 他饑渴地舔着嘴唇。 He nervously moistened his lips with his tongue. 他緊張地用舌頭潤了潤嘴唇。 His lips brushed her cheek. 他的嘴唇蹭了一下她的面頰。 She had a fat lip and a black eye. 她嘴唇腫脹，一只眼睛烏青。 She has full, pouty lips. 她嘴唇豐滿微翹。 His lips curled contemptuously. 他輕蔑地撇了撇嘴。 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. 他們的嘴唇貼在了一起，吻得很溫柔。 There was a slight smile on her lips. 她唇邊挂着一絲淡淡的微笑。
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 構成形容詞 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）邊，邊沿 - [uncountable] (informal)
words spoken to somebody that are rude and show a lack of respect for that person 粗魯無禮的話
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 忍住話；抑制情感的流露 I bit my lip and forced myself to be calm. 我咬着嘴唇，強迫自己冷靜下來。
lick/smack your lips
my lips are sealed
used to say that you will not repeat somebody’s secret to other people （表示不會說出某人的秘密）我把嘴封住，我絕口不提
not pass your lips
if words do not pass your lips, you say nothing 未說話；未開口 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 大家都在談論
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 （面對痛苦或困境）不動聲色，沉着而不外露 He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip and never to cry in public. 他被教導要保持沉默，永遠不要在公共場合哭泣。 Their reaction contrasts sharply with the stiff upper lip of the English. 他們的反應與英國人僵硬的上唇形成鮮明對比。
there’s many a slip ’twixt cup and lip
- (saying)
nothing is completely certain until it really happens because things can easily go wrong 到嘴的鴨子也會飛走（指沒有十拿九穩的事）