单词 | kiss |
释义 | kiss /kis/, v.t. 1. to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc.: He kissed his son on the cheek. 2. to join lips with in this way: She kissed him and left. 3. to touch gently or lightly: The breeze kissed her face. 4. to put, bring, take, etc., by, or as if by, kissing: She kissed the baby's tears away. 5. Billiards , Pool. (of a ball) to make slight contact with or brush (another ball). v.i. 6. to join lips in respect, affection, love, passion, etc.: They kissed passionately. 7. to express a thought, feeling, etc., by a contact of the lips: They kissed good-bye at the station. 8. to purse and then part the lips, emitting a smacking sound, as in kissing someone. 9. Billiards , Pool. (of a ball) to carom gently off or touch another ball. 10. kiss ass, Slang (vulgar). to be obsequious; fawn. 11. kiss off, Slang. a. to reject, dismiss, or ignore: He kissed off their objections with a wave of his hand. b. (used to express contemptuous rejection or dismissal). c. to give up, renounce, or dispense with: Leaving Tulsa meant kissing off a promising job. n. 12. an act or instance of kissing. 13. a slight touch or contact. 14. Billiards , Pool. the slight touch of one ball by another. 15. a baked confection of egg whites and confectioners' sugar, served as a cookie. 16. a piece of toffeelike confectionery, sometimes containing nuts, coconut, or the like. 17. a small, sometimes conical, bite-size piece of chocolate, usually individually wrapped. 18. blow or throw a kiss, to indicate an intended kiss from a distance, usually in bidding farewell, by kissing one's own fingertips and moving the hand toward the person greeted. [bef. 900; ME kissen to kiss, OE cyssan (c. G küssen, ON kyssa), deriv. of OE coss a kiss; c. ON koss, G Küss] |
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