| 单词 | kiss |
| 释义 | kiss (once / 67 pages) 1vn 2n To kiss is to touch someone's face or lips with your own lips. Most people kiss each other as a way of saying "Hello!" or because they love each other. You might kiss your grandma on the cheek, kiss your girlfriend on the mouth, or kiss your dog on his furry head. In each case, you're using an ancient human practice that anthropologists believe evolved either from a basic instinct, or perhaps from the habit of mothers feeding their babies pre-chewed food, mouth-to-mouth. Colloquially, you can "kiss something goodbye," or accept the fact that you'll lose it — and "the kiss of death" is something sure to bring failure. WORD FAMILYkiss: kissed, kisser, kisses, kissing+/kisser: kissers/kissing: kissings USAGE EXAMPLESBar, a candy named for his New York Yankees pal Reggie Jackson, and a wine called French Kiss. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) A cute kiss on the cheek at the end of the night – but not before exchanging numbers. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) A new single mother, she kissed her infant daughter goodbye that morning, promising to be home soon. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) 1 1v touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. The newly married couple kissed She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room Syn|Hypo|Hyper buss, osculate, snog peck, smack kiss lightly touch make physical contact with, come in contact with 2v touch lightly or gently the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain Hyper touch make physical contact with, come in contact with 3n the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) Syn|Hypo|Hyper buss, osculation smack, smooch an enthusiastic kiss French kiss, deep kiss, soul kissan openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth smackera loud kiss touch, touching the act of putting two things together with no space between them 4n a light glancing touch 2there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing Hyper touch, touching the act of putting two things together with no space between them 1n any of several bite-sized candies Syn|Hypo|Hyper candy kiss molasses kiss a candy kiss that resembles toffee meringue kissa kiss made of sugar and egg white and baked slowly chocolate kissa kiss that consists of a conical bite-sized piece of chocolate Scotch kissbutterscotch candy kiss candy, confect a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts 2n a cookie made of egg whites and sugar Hyper biscuit, cookie, cooky any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term) |
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