vt. & vi.吻 touch with the lips as a sign of affection or as a greeting

　～ baby　吻小孩
　～ cheek　吻面颊
　～ forehead　吻前额
　～ hand　吻手
　～ the Book　吻《圣经》（基督教宣誓）
　～ the dust　跌倒
　～ the ground　俯伏在地
　～ affectionately　亲热地接吻
　～ clumsily　呆笨地接吻
　～ fervently　狂热地吻
　～ fondly　亲热地吻
　～ impulsively　感情冲动地亲吻
　～ passionately　深情地接吻
　～ reverently　真诚地接吻
　～ tenderly　温情地接吻
　～ violently　狂热地接吻
　～ wildly　疯狂地吻
　～ away　不停地吻，吻掉
　～ off　吻掉
　～ on　在…上吻
　～ on the cheek　吻面颊
　～ on the mouth　吻嘴唇
　～ to　向…吻

　They kissed passionately.　他们热烈地吻着。
　They kissed when they met.　他们相逢时接吻。
　Many people do not like to kiss in public.　许多人不喜欢在公众场合接吻。
　In the final scene of the film they kiss.　这部电影的最后场面是他们接吻。
　They kissed and said good-bye.　他们亲吻道别。
　The boy saw them kiss.　这孩子看到他们接吻。
　The two balls kissed.　这两个球撞在一起。
　She leant forward and kissed him impulsively.　她倾身向前，感情冲动地吻了他。
　He kissed his mother, and left.　他吻了一下他母亲，就离开了。
　He kissed his aunt when she arrived.　他的姑妈到达时，他吻了她。
　Teddy kissed her hand.　特迪吻了她的手。
　He took her hand and kissed it again and again.　他拉过她的手，不停地亲吻。
　They kissed each other when they met.　他们见面时，互相亲吻。
　A soft breeze kissed her hair and she felt very comfortable.　和风轻抚着她的头发，她感到很舒服。
　The wind was kissing the weeping willows.　风轻抚着垂柳。
　A soft wind kissed the tree tops.　轻风抚弄树梢。
　The sun kissed the flowers.　阳光轻抚着鲜花。
　John kissed his wife good-bye before he left.　离开前，约翰吻别了妻子。
　She kissed the children good-night before going to bed.　睡觉前，她吻别孩子们。

 ♣ kiss away　(v.+adv.)
1. 不停地吻 kiss continuously
　Those two have been kissing away in that room for hours!　那两个人躲在屋里接吻已经有好几个小时了。
2. 吻掉；由于放荡而挥霍掉 get rid of (sth) by kissing
　Let me kiss away your tears.　让我吻掉你的泪花。
　Alan walked into the house with a thousand worries written across his face, his wife helped him off with coat and tried to kiss the anxiety away.　艾伦满面愁容地走进屋子，他的妻子帮他脱掉上衣，然后吻他，使他忘掉忧虑。
　He kissed away a large fortune.　他寻花问柳，花掉大笔家产。
 ♣ kiss off　(v.+adv.)
　〔说明〕 kiss off通常不用于进行体。
1. 吻掉 remove by kissing
　Mind you don't kiss all my face powder off!　当心点，别把我脸上的香粉都吻掉了。
2. 舍弃，解雇 dismiss; regard (sth) as lost or gone
　This means we can kiss off the coming school year.　这意味着我们可能会失去下一个学年。
　You can kiss off the problem, now.　现在，你可以不在乎这个问题了。
　The boss kissed the other performers off as mere amateurs.　老板认为其他的演员只有业余水平，因而把他们打发走了。
 ♣ kiss on　(v.+prep.)
　在…上吻　kiss sb on one's face or other place
　The mother kissed her child on the forehead.　母亲在孩子的前额上吻了一下。
　She kissed the baby on the cheek.　她在这个孩子的面颊上吻了一下。

C 吻 touch or caress given with the lips

　kiss　用作名词时的意思是“吻”，指一种表示热爱、喜爱、疼爱或友好的行为。引申可指“相接”。

　exchange ～es　互相亲吻
　give sb a ～　吻某人一下
　plant a ～ on　深深地吻，吻着不动
　press a ～　硬吻，强行吻一下
　receive a ～　受吻，被吻
　steal a ～　趁机吻了一下，偷吻
　throw sb a ～　给某人一个飞吻
　French ～　法式接吻，深吻
　stolen ～　偷偷的一吻
　sweet ～　甜蜜的吻
　promise with a ～　以吻相许
　～ of death　致命之吻（表面有益实则有害的东西）
　～ of life　口对口的人工呼吸
　～ on　在…上吻一下
　～ on the cheek　在脸颊上吻一下

　Mother inclined her cheek and her little daughter gave it a kiss.　母亲俯下身来，她的小女儿在她的脸颊上亲了一口。
　They exchanged kisses.　他们接吻。
　He gave her an affectionate kiss.　他给了她一个深情的吻。
　They long for a mother's goodnight kiss.　他们渴望得到一个母亲道晚安时的亲吻。

 ♣ the kiss of death
　貌似有利却导致失败的行动　apparently favourable action that makes failure certain
　In some countries state participation is essential for a scientific programme, in others it often seems the kiss of death.　在某些国家里，政府插手科学规划是必要的，而在另一些国家里则是有害无益的。
　It's the kiss of death whenever Tom says he'll help with the cooking.　无论什么时候，汤姆说他要帮忙做饭，都是有害无益的。
　He was prepared readily to accept assignments which most officers with an eye on promotion would have regarded as the kiss of death.　他准备欣然接受任命，而这些任命在大多数眼巴巴地指望着提升的军官看来，则是有害无益的。

　［同义词］ v. buss, smooch, brush, touch
　［词源］　中古英语kissen<古英语cyssan（吻）