to pay lip service

基本解释

• [土木建筑工程]说好听的话

英汉例句

双语例句

• In Russia, even Mr Putin feels compelled to pay lip service to the rule of law.
  在俄罗斯，就连普京也感到有必要在口头上支持法治。
• Both parties continue to pay lip service to this ideal. But they have done far too little about America’s rusting ladders of opportunity.
  围绕这一理想，两党都少不了做嘴皮子上的功夫，然而没有哪一方为美国社会上这座锈迹斑斑的晋升之梯做了什么实质性贡献。
• It's not enough to pay lip service to that project. We have to do something about it.
  光口头上支持那个项目是不够的。我们必须做点什么。

原声例句

• Today's summit is not lip service. We are not going through the motions, and pay tribute to one another, then furl up the flags then go our separate ways."
• "Today's summit is not lip service. We are not going to go through the motions and pay tribute to one another and then furl up the flags and go our separate ways.

权威例句

• It is irresponsible to pay lip service to an objective whose accomplishment we know would be highly dangerous.
  CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy Submitted Testimony Of Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. Before A Joint Hearing Of The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee And The Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations

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词组短语

短语

• to pay lip service to 挂在嘴上

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专业释义

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