kiss
verb
noun
kɪs
verb
1
to
touch
someone
with
your
lips
as
a
greeting,
to
show
them
love,
or
as
part
of
a
sexual
relationship
吻
I,T
Maggie
leaned
forward
and
kissed
her
cheek.
玛吉俯身吻了她的脸颊。
Georgina
took
him
in
her
arms
and
kissed
him
on
the
lips.
乔治娜抱住他,吻他的嘴唇。
Jim
and
Mary
kissed
(=they
kissed
each
other)
.
吉姆和玛丽接了吻。
kiss
sb
gently/lightly
He
kissed
her
gently
and
stroked
her
hair.
他温柔地吻她并抚摸她的头发。
kiss
sb
goodbye/goodnight
etc
Kiss
Daddy
goodnight.
亲亲爸爸说晚安。
2
to
touch
something
with
your
lips
as
a
sign
of
respect
用唇轻触〔以示敬意〕
T
She
raised
the
crucifix
to
her
lips
and
kissed
it.
她把十字架举到嘴边亲吻了一下。
3
kiss goodbye to sth/kiss sth goodbye
to
accept
that
you
will
lose
something
or
lose
an
opportunity
to
do
something
[非正式] 承认会失去某事
informal
She
knew
if
she
concentrated
on
her
marriage
she
could
kiss
her
career
goodbye.
她知道如果自己专心于婚姻上,就别想有自己的事业了。
4
kiss sth better
used,
especially
to
a
child,
to
say
that
you
will
take
away
the
pain
of
something
by
kissing
them
[口] 亲一亲就不痛了〔尤对小孩用语〕
spoken
Here,
let
Mommy
kiss
it
better.
来,让妈妈亲亲就不痛了。
5
kiss my ass
an
insulting
expression
used
to
show
that
you
do
not
respect
someone
[美,非正式,不礼貌] 去你的
AmE informal not polite
6
kiss (sb’s) ass
to
be
too
nice
to
someone
who
can
give
you
something
you
want
–
used
to
show
disapproval
[美,非正式,不礼貌] 拍(某人)马屁,巴结(某人)〔含贬义〕
AmE informal not polite
7
if
the
wind,
sun
etc
kisses
something,
it
gently
moves
or
touches
it
[文] 〔风、阳光等〕轻拂,轻触
T | literary
8
to
try
to
please
someone
in
order
to
get
them
to
do
something
for
you
–
used
to
show
disapproval
〔为让某人做某事而〕奉承〔含贬义〕;
BrE
If
you
say
that,
it’ll
look
like
you’re
kissing
up
to
me.
要是你那样说的话,听起来就像是在讨好我似的。
noun
9
an
act
of
kissing
吻,接吻
Do
you
remember
your
first
kiss?
你记得你的初吻吗?
Come
and
give
your
old
Grandma
a
kiss
.
过来亲一下奶奶。
a
big/long/quick
etc
kiss
a
passionate
kiss
激情一吻
10
give sb the kiss of life
to
make
someone
start
breathing
again
by
blowing
air
into
their
lungs
when
they
have
almost
DROWNED
etc
[尤英] 对某人做人工呼吸
especially BrE
11
the kiss of death
something
that
spoils
or
ruins
a
plan,
activity
etc
[非正式] 破坏计划 (活动等 )的事
informal