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kiss /kɪs/► SEE ALLkiss and tellkiss (sb’s) arsekiss sth betterthe kiss of deaththe kiss of lifekiss/say goodbye to sthkiss sth goodbyesteal a kiss (from sb)
●ˌkiss and ˈtella way of referring to sb talking publicly, usually for money, about a past sexual relationship with sb famous （通常为了钱）泄露与名人的私情◆Despite all the money the tabloids were offering for her story, she was determined not to kiss and tell.
尽管小报愿意出高价，她还是决意不透露自己与那个名人的私情。●kiss (sb’s) ˈarse (BrE) (NAmE kiss (sb’s) ˈass) (⚠, slang) be very nice to sb in order to persuade them to help you or to give you sth 谄媚巴结某人；拍某人马屁；阿谀奉承 NOTE A more polite way to express this is ‘lick sb’s boots’. 较礼貌的说法是 lick sb's boots。 ●ˌkiss sth ˈbetter (spoken) take away the pain of an injury by kissing it 以吻消除疼痛；亲一亲就不痛了◆Come here and let me kiss it better.
过来让我亲一亲就不痛了。●the kiss of ˈdeath (informal, often humorous) an action or event that seems good, but is certain to make sth else fail 死亡之吻（表面友善但导致不幸结果的行动）；表面有利实则有害的事物◆When the chairman said he had every confidence in me, I knew it was the kiss of death. A week later I was looking for another job.
董事长说他对我很有信心时，我知道大事不妙了，一周之后我便另谋出路了。●the kiss of ˈlife (BrE) 1. a method of helping sb who has stopped breathing to breathe again by placing your mouth on theirs and forcing air into their lungs 口对口的人工呼吸（法）◆He gave the child the kiss of life, but unfortunately it was too late to save her.
他为孩子做了口对口人工呼吸，可惜为时已晚，未能救活她。2. any thing or action that saves an organization, business, etc. 拯救某组织（或企业等）的事物／行动◆This loan is the kiss of life that our company needs.
这笔贷款是我们公司的救命钱。●kiss/say goodˈbye to sth●kiss sth goodˈbye (informal) give up hope of getting sth that you want very much 放弃（获得某物的）希望◆You’ll have to say goodbye to your chances of becoming a doctor if you don’t pass the exams.要是通不过考试，你就别想成为医生了。◆After this letter from the bank, we can kiss goodbye to our trip to Australia.收到银行的这封来信之后，我们只能放弃去澳大利亚旅行的希望了。●steal a ˈkiss (from sb) (literary) kiss sb suddenly or secretly 偷吻（某人）◆This is the place where he first stole a kiss from me, when I was only twelve.这是他第一次偷吻我的地方，那时我才十二岁。 |