- [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. 他把瓶子举到嘴边，喝了一大口。 She always has a cigarette dangling from her lips. 她总是叼着一支香烟。
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
（明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛 - deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 - small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
小的／小珠般圆亮的／亮晶晶的／闪闪发亮的／贼溜溜的眼睛 - piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 - bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛 - bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛 - long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 脸 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子 - a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
挺直的鼻子；鹰钩鼻；高鼻梁；鹰钩鼻 - full/thick/thin/pouty lips
丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇 - dry/chapped/cracked lips
干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇 - flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊 - soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊 - white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿 - a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额 - a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴 - a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 - a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤 - dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤 - a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容 - deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹 - blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
金黄色的／浅色的／（浅／深）棕色的／乌黑的／红褐色的／红色的／姜黄色的／灰白色的头发 - straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发 - thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发 - dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发 - long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发 - a bald/balding/shaved head
秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头 - a receding hairline
后移的发际线 - a bald patch/spot
秃了的一块 - a side/centre(British English) parting
Body 身体 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀 - a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸 - a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子 - a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
纤细的／28英寸的腰 - big/wide/narrow/slim hips
大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部 - a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部 - thin/slender/muscular arms
瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀 - big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手 - long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指 - long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
长的／肌肉发达的／多毛的／有曲线美的／皮包骨的／干瘦的腿 - muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
肌肉发达的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿 - big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚 - a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材 - 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. 我咬着嘴唇，强迫自己冷静下来。
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. 他被教导要保持沉默，永远不要在公共场合哭泣。 Their reaction contrasts sharply with the stiff upper lip of the English. 他们的反应与英国人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）