lip
/lɪp/
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Stress
- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
US voice -> lip
lip / lÇp / n
၁။ [C] နှုတ်ခမ်း။ the upper / lower / top / bottom lip ❍ kiss sb on the lips ❍ She had a cigarette between her lips. ❍ BODY
၂။ [C] နှုတ်ခမ်း။ the lip of a cup / saucer / crater.
၃။ [U] (sl ) လူဝါးဝခြင်း။ That’s enough of your lip!
❏ give / pay lip-service to sth [IDM ] ပါးစပ်ပြောမျှသာ။ လောကွတ်။ politicians paying lip-service to environmental issues.
❏ lick / smack one’s lips [IDM ] (infml ) သွားရည်ကျသည်။ The children licked their lips as the cake was cut. ❍ She’s licking her lips at the thought of spending all that money.
❏ -lipped (forming compound adjs ) နှုတ်ခမ်း…။ နှုတ်…။ thin-lipped ❍ tight-lipped.
❏ lip-read v (pt, pp lip-read /-red/) နှုတ်ခမ်းလှုပ်ပုံမှ အဓိပ္ပာယ်ကောက်သည်။ lip-reading n [U] lip-service n
❏ one’s lips are sealed [IDM ] အာစေးထည့်သည်။ နှုတ်ပိတ်ထားသည်။ I’d like to tell you what I know but my lips are sealed.
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