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单词 lip service
释义

lip service

uncountable noun
If you say that someone pays lip service to an idea, you are critical of them because they say they are in favour of it, but they do not do anything to support it.
[disapproval]
Unhappily, he had done no more than pay lip service to their views. [+ to]

lip service in British English

noun
insincere support or respect expressed but not put into practice

lip service in American English

insincere expression of respect, loyalty, support, etc.

Examples of 'lip service' in a sentence
lip service

He had to pay lip service to the idea that he would support them, rather than lead them.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The bunting brigade are just giving lip service to the idea of craft.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Senior bankers pay lip service to the idea of restraint.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We cannot any longer pay lip service to morality.
Bethune, Helen Positive Parent Power (1991)
Yes, they would pay lip service to the idea of compliance.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The current government pays lip service to that ethos, but its actions are far from it.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In allowing the publication of names and a media presence the Court of Appeal pays lip service to the notion of open justice.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I went to a couple of games but I was paying lip service to it.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In their press conferences yesterday, both men paid lip service to the idea that it was the players who would win the game, not the coaches.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
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