lip service 英 [lip ˈsɜːvɪs]   美 [lɪp 'sɝvɪs]

lip service

lip service  英 [lip ˈsɜːvɪs] 美 [lɪp 'sɝvɪs]

phrase. 空口的应酬话,口头上说得好听的话 

名词复数:lip services 

He was merely paying lip service. 他那番话不过是表面文章。
Is he paying lip service to the idea in the twilight of his career? 他是在其职业生涯即将结束时对改革观念作出口头支持吗?

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  • phrase. 空口的应酬话,口头上说得好听的话
  • 1. He was merely paying lip service.

    他那番话不过是表面文章。

  • 2. Is he paying lip service to the idea in the twilight of his career?

    他是在其职业生涯即将结束时对改革观念作出口头支持吗?

  • 3. Although many nations play lip service to this model, most of them, deep in their hearts, are unsure.

    虽然很多国家口头上承诺要采取这种发展模式,但大多数内心深处对此仍犹豫不决。

ˈlip service / ; NAmE / noun [uncountable ] if sb pays lip serviceto sth, they say that they approve of it or support it, without proving their support by what they actually do 空口的应酬话;口惠 All the parties pay lip service to environmental issues. 对环境问题各方都是口惠而实不至。 ˈlip service / ; NAmE /
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