| 单词 | kiss |
| 释义 | kiss v. & n. --v 1. tr. touch with the lips, esp. as a sign of love, affection, greeting, or reverence. 2. tr. express (greeting or farewell) in this way. 3. absol. (of two persons) touch each others' lips in this way. 4. tr. (also absol.) (of a snooker ball etc. in motion) lightly touch (another ball). --n 1. a touch with the lips in kissing. 2. the slight impact when one snooker ball etc. lightly touches another. 3. a small sweetmeat or piece of confectionery. Phrases and idioms kiss and tell recount one's sexual exploits. kiss a person's arse coarse sl. act obsequiously towards a person. kiss away remove (tears etc.) by kissing. kiss-curl a small curl of hair on the forehead, at the nape, or in front of the ear. kiss the dust submit abjectly; be overthrown. kiss goodbye to colloq. accept the loss of. kiss the ground prostrate oneself as a token of homage. kissing cousin (or kin or kind) a distant relative (given a formal kiss on occasional meetings). kissing-gate Brit. a gate hung in a V- or U-shaped enclosure, to let one person through at a time. kiss of death an apparently friendly act which causes ruin. kiss off sl. 1. dismiss, get rid of. 2. go away, die. kiss of life mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. kiss of peace Eccl. a ceremonial kiss, esp. during the Eucharist, as a sign of unity. kiss the rod accept chastisement submissively. Derivatives kissable adj. Etymology: OE cyssan f. Gmc |
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