英语词汇“to pay lip service”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

to pay (also give) lip service: to make an empty or insincere expression of loyalty, approval, or support. Usually with to or indirect object.

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1811 W. Jay Short Disc. to be read in Families (new ed.) III. xxvii. 465 Judas gave him lip-service, and betrayed the Son of Man with a kiss.

1854 Ainsworth's Mag. 25 399 The day soon came when he reigned as my lord paramount, to which, as some tricked-out pump-handle, we bent knee and gave lip service.

1863 C. M. Yonge Hist. Christian Names II. ii. 33 He gives the name of Cordeilla to the reserved but faithful daughter who could not pay lip service.

1899 Glasgow Herald 9 Dec. 7/4 It is not at the Old Masters that he scoffs in Italy, but rather at those who pay lip service to things which they neither enjoy nor understand.

1914 Outlook 4 July 534/1 Statesmen had paid it [sc. the question of the parliamentary vote for women] lip-service.

1983 S. Lyons in E. Ward & A. Silver Film Director's Team iv. 120 Directors only gave lip service to the budget.

2005 N.Y. Times 2 Jan. ii. 4/5 The truth is that for all the lip service paid to supporting the troops, out of sight is often out of mind.

单词	to pay lip service
释义	> as lemmas to pay (also give) lip service to pay (also give) lip service: to make an empty or insincere expression of loyalty, approval, or support. Usually with to or indirect object. ΚΠ 1811 W. Jay Short Disc. to be read in Families (new ed.) III. xxvii. 465 Judas gave him lip-service, and betrayed the Son of Man with a kiss. 1854 Ainsworth's Mag. 25 399 The day soon came when he reigned as my lord paramount, to which, as some tricked-out pump-handle, we bent knee and gave lip service. 1863 C. M. Yonge Hist. Christian Names II. ii. 33 He gives the name of Cordeilla to the reserved but faithful daughter who could not pay lip service. 1899 Glasgow Herald 9 Dec. 7/4 It is not at the Old Masters that he scoffs in Italy, but rather at those who pay lip service to things which they neither enjoy nor understand. 1914 Outlook 4 July 534/1 Statesmen had paid it [sc. the question of the parliamentary vote for women] lip-service. 1983 S. Lyons in E. Ward & A. Silver Film Director's Team iv. 120 Directors only gave lip service to the budget. 2005 N.Y. Times 2 Jan. ii. 4/5 The truth is that for all the lip service paid to supporting the troops, out of sight is often out of mind. extracted from lip servicen. < as lemmas
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