kiss
verb uk/kɪs/ us/kɪs/
A2 [ I or T ]吻;接吻
to touch with your lips, especially as a greeting, or to press your mouth onto another person's mouth in a sexual way
There was a young couple on the sofa, kissing passionately. 沙发上一对年轻人正在热烈地接吻。
She kissed him on the mouth. 她吻了一下他的嘴唇。
[ + two objects ] He kissed the children good night/goodbye (= kissed them as a part of saying good night/goodbye). 他吻了孩子们，道了晚安/再见。
[ T ] literary轻拂;轻触
to gently touch something
The breeze/sun kissed her bare shoulders. 微风轻拂／阳光洒照她裸露的肩膀。
kiss something better 吻（孩子的伤痛处）以示安慰;以吻消除疼痛
If you tell a child you will kiss a part of the body that hurts better, you mean you will make it feel better by kissing it.
"Mummy, I hurt my knee." "Come here, darling, and let me kiss it better." “妈妈，我的膝盖受伤了。”“过来，宝贝儿，我亲一下就不疼了。”
He fetched a dressing for the cut on George's thumb, and bent to kiss it better.
I'm a little bit old, Mum, for you to offer to kiss my banged-up elbow better.
Mummy, can you kiss my boo-boo all better?
You'll be fine once Daddy's kissed it better for you.
- More examples
- She leaned forward to kiss him but he evaded her by pretending to sneeze.
- She pulled away just as he was about to kiss her.
- He leant forward to kiss her and she recoiled in horror.
- She recalled with a shudder how her boss had once tried to kiss her.
- A beautiful girl would have to kiss him to break the spell.
Idioms
kiss and tellidiom （尤指为钱而在电视或报纸等上）泄露与名人的私情
to talk on television, in a newspaper, etc. about a sexual relationship you have had with a famous person, especially in order to get a lot of money
See also: kiss-and-tell adjective
kiss someone's arseidiom UK offensive (US kiss someone's ass) 拍（某人）的马屁，谄媚巴结（某人）
to be very nice to someone in order to get an advantage
kiss assidiom mainly US offensive 拍马屁；谄媚
to be very nice to people in authority because you want them to help you
kiss something goodbyeidiom informal (also kiss goodbye to something) 放弃；丧失获得…的希望；承认对…无能为力
to accept that you have lost something or that you will not be able to have something
If France lose this game, they can kiss their chances of winning the cup goodbye. 如果法国队输掉这场球，他们就别想捧杯了。
kiss my arse!idiom UK offensive (US kiss my ass!) 见鬼去吧！（表示拒绝按别人的意志行事）
used to tell someone that you will not do what they want you to do
Phrasal verbs
kiss something off US informal与…说再见（表示接受失去了某样东西或在某事上失败了）
to accept that you have lost something or failed at something
I guess we can kiss off the deal. 我猜我们可以和这个交易说再见了。
kiss someone/something off US informal（明确表示）不想要，不需要
to make it clear that you do not want or need someone or something
You're not in a position to kiss off any job you're offered. 你现在的处境不允许拒绝任何工作机会。
kiss
noun [ C ] uk/kɪs/ us/kɪs/
(TOUCH WITH LIPS)
A2 吻
an act of kissing someone
Give your granny a kiss. 吻一下你奶奶。
a kiss on the lips 在唇上吻一下
- More examples
- She gave him a long, lingering kiss.
- Come over here and give me a kiss, you big lug.
- He planted a kiss on her forehead.
- Then she put her arm round my shoulder and gave me a kiss.
- Sleeping Beauty lay under the wicked fairy's spell until the prince woke her with a kiss.
Idioms
kiss of deathidiom informal 必然会导致其他事物失败的事物
If you describe something as the kiss of death, you mean that it is certain to cause something else to fail.
Rain is the kiss of death for a barbecue. 下雨就肯定不能烧烤了。
the kiss of lifeidiom mainly UK informal 人工呼吸（同 artificial respiration）
→ artificial respiration