1. C 嘴唇　 either of the two edges of the mouth where the skin is delicate and usually redder than the surrounding skin
2. C 边缘　 the edge (of a hollow container or opening)
3. U 冒失的话　 rude or arguing talk

　bite one's ～　咬嘴唇
　button one's ～　住嘴
　button up one's ～　保守秘密
　escape sb's ～s　溜出某人之口
　hang one's ～　耷拉嘴唇
　kiss ～s　亲嘴
　lock ～s　闭嘴
　move one's ～s　蠕动嘴唇，开口
　open ～s　开口
　paint one's ～s　涂口红
　part one's ～s　张开嘴
　press one's ～s　亲嘴
　read sb's ～s　看嘴唇怎么动就行了
　dry ～s　干嘴唇
　full ～s　丰满的唇
　thick ～s　厚嘴唇
　thin ～s　薄嘴唇
　thirsty ～　干渴的嘴唇
　warm ～s　温热的嘴唇
　wide ～s　厚嘴唇
　be white at the ～s　嘴唇发白
　between one's ～s　嘴里
　from sb's ～s　听某人亲口说的
　on one's ～s　在嘴边
　on everyone's ～s　大家传颂，众所周知
　on one's ～s　某人提到的
　on the ～s of　在…中流传
　kiss sb on the ～s　吻某人的嘴唇
　～ of a bowl　碗口
　～ of a cup　杯口

　He wetted his lips.　他舔了舔嘴唇。
　She bites her lips before answering me.　她咬了咬嘴唇，然后才回答我。
　His lips began to form some words, though no sound proceeded from them.　他的嘴唇动着想说什么话，但是却没有发出声音。
　She put her finger to her lips as a sign to be quiet.　她将手指放在唇上以示安静。
　Here will I dwell, for heaven is in these lips.　我在这里住下了，因为天堂就在你的附近。
　She curled her lips in a smile.　她抿着嘴微笑。
　She doesn't paint her lips.　她不涂口红。
　A quite smile played about his lips.　他嘴角露出一丝微笑。
　A small moustache adorned his upper lip.　他的上唇部留着漂亮的小胡子。
　That remark was a slip of the lip.　那句话是说漏了嘴。
　None of your lip!　不许你顶嘴！
　Less of your lip!　别那么放肆！

 ♣ between the cup and the lip
　功败垂成　suffering defeat when victory is within reach
　There's many a slip between the cup and the lip! Who knows what may happen?　事情往往功败垂成，谁知道会发生什么?
 ♣ button sb's lip
　闭嘴，不说话，保守秘密　keep secret;not talk
　John wanted to talk, but Dan told him to button his lips.　约翰想说话，但是丹叫他住嘴。
 ♣ carry a stiff upper lip
　不沮丧，不垂头丧气　not despair
　He carried a stiff upper lip during the crisis.　他在危机中沉着镇定。
　I want you to carry a stiff upper lip whatever happens.　我希望，你无论如何不要垂头丧气。
 ♣ curl one's lip
　作出轻蔑或讨厌的表情；撇嘴　make a scornful facial expression
　When she saw him, she curled her lip.　当她见到他时，她撇撇嘴唇。
　I showed Tony my latest painting but he just curled his lip and said a child could do better.　我给托尼看了我最新的一幅绘画作品，但他只是撇撇嘴说，小孩都会比我画得好。
 ♣ escape one's lips
　溜出口，脱口而出　say sth unwittingly
　As soon as the words had escaped my lips, I was sorry I had uttered them.　这些话刚出口，我就后悔我不该说。
 ♣ give lip
　丢脸的　be cheeky
　Don't give me any lip.　别说这种荒唐话。
　Just do as what I say—and don't give me any of your lip.　按我说的去干——不要给我丢脸。
 ♣ hang on sb's lips
　专门听某人说话，为某人的口才所迷　be puzzled by sb's eloquence
　We hung on the speaker's lips.　我们全神贯注地听演讲。
　As he went on with his speech, the auditors, deeply interested, hung on his lips.　正当他继续演说时，旁听生深感兴趣，一字一句地倾听他的发言。
 ♣ lick one's lip
　急切盼望　look forward to sth eagerly
　I can't wait to go on holiday—just the thought of all those bronzed handsome men makes me lick my lips.　我渴望去度假——只要想到那些皮肤黝黑的英俊男子，就会使我急不可待。
　Children licked their lips when they saw the sweets.　孩子们看到糖果时垂涎欲滴。
 ♣ my lips are sealed
　我绝不告诉别人　I will not tell anybody
　I'd like to tell you what I know but my lips are sealed.　我何尝不想把我知道的都告诉你，只是我有口难言。
 ♣ on the lip of
　在…的边缘　at the edge of sth
　The explorer slept that night on the lip of a dead volcano.　当夜探险者就睡在一座死火山的边缘。
　They live on the lip of the Plymouth Beach.　他们住在普利茅斯海滨。
 ♣ on the lips of
　在流传中　spreading out
　The story is on the lips of everybody.　这个故事在到处流传。
　At that time, the news was on the lips of the villagers.　那时候，村民中流传着这条消息。
 ♣ pay lip service to
　口头答应而根本不想去干　pretend to agree to sth with no intention of doing it
　He only pays lip service to that principle.　对那条原则，他只是口头上承认，并不实行。
　Some people pay lip service to education, but don't vote taxes for better schools.　有些人口头上支持教育工作，但他们不愿纳税来改善办学条件。
　The machinists only pay lip service to the safety regulations and one day soon there is going to be a nasty accident.　机械师们对安全条例只是口头上表示遵守，总有一天要出大事故的。

 ♣ on (one's) lips, on the lips of
　这两个短语意思不同：on one's lips的意思是“在嘴边”，而on the lips of的意思是“在流传中”。例如：
　Words were on his lips, but he didn't speak them out.　话就在他的嘴边，但他没说出来。
　The heroic deeds of the martyrs are on the lips of the broad masses.　烈士们的英勇事迹在广大群众中间传颂着。

　［同义词］ backchat, cheek, rudeness, sauce
　［反义词］ politeness
　［词源］　古英语lippa（唇）