单词 | lip-sync |
释义 | lip-sync (once / 295483 pages) v To lip-sync is to silently mouth the words along with a song or some other recording. So grab a candlestick, crank the music, and lip-sync while you bust moves around the living room like Tom Cruise in "Risky Business." Sync here is short for synchronization, from the Greek synkhronizein, "occur at the same time." Synchronization was first used in the movie biz, referring to getting the pictures and sound matched up. Still, actors often lip-sync — if it's done well, it looks like it's the actor who's singing. Bollywood films are almost always made this way. The best part of lip-syncing is the dance moves. WORD FAMILYlip-sync: lip-synced, lip-syncing USAGE EXAMPLESAt first it was pretty standard fare: She posed, framed by feathers, as a glittering pop princess through a pristine, apparently lip-synced “Auld Lang Syne.” New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) They lip-sync the “Joyful, Joyful” choir performance from “Sister Act II,” and then Whoopi Goldberg shows up in a full habit. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Martin’s Facebook page also featured a video of a man wearing a ski mask and hockey mask lip-syncing to a track entitled “Stay Gangsterific.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) v move the lips in synchronization (with recorded speech or song) Syn|Hyper lip-synch mouth articulate silently; form words with the lips only |
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