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单词 lip service
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lip servicenoun [ U ]

uk/ˈlɪp ˌsɜː.vɪs/us/ˈlɪp ˌsɝː.vɪs/
pay lip service to sth

to say that you agree with something but do nothing to support it:

She claims to be in favour of training, but so far she's only paid lip service to the idea.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Backing, supporting & defending

  • -backed
  • argumentation
  • bale
  • bale out
  • bear
  • behind every great/successful man there stands a woman idiom
  • buttress
  • carry
  • defensible
  • endorse
  • espouse
  • fight your corner idiom
  • speak
  • stake
  • stand by sb
  • stand by sth
  • stand shoulder to shoulder with sb idiom
  • strike
  • sympathize
  • sympathy

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lip servicenoun [ U ]

us/ˈlɪp ˌsɜr·vɪs/

to publicly support or approve of something, while actually taking no action to produce it:

A lot of adults pay lip service to the idea that it is important to listen to teenagers' ideas, but they tend to listen and then forget.
Is this a real promise, or is this just lip service?
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