热恋中,婚礼上,告别时,重逢日,聚会前,一个个深情的吻让人久久难以忘怀。Kiss这个词无论有没有学过英语的中国人十有八九都知道是什么意思。可是你知道Kiss也有很多种说法吗?
Platonic kiss 柏拉图之吻,英文译作:short kiss on the cheek for greeting
Vaccum kiss 真空之吻,英文译作:sucking the air out of one‘s partner‘s mouth and lungs
French kiss 法式之吻,英文译作:kiss with your mouth open and your tongues touching
blow/throw a kiss 飞吻
例句:He blew a kiss at that pretty girl.他给了那个漂亮的女孩一个飞吻。
kiss of life 生命之吻 (口对口的人工呼吸)
kiss of peace 宗教上的接礼吻
smooch 搂抱亲吻
例句:He planted a big smooch on her. 他深深地吻了她。
peck 匆匆一吻
例句:She gave him a peck on the cheek.她在他脸颊上匆匆一吻。
英文中还有很多有关Kiss的习惯用法。
kiss of death 导致失败的行为或东西
例句:The mayor‘s veto was the kiss of death for the new law. 市长的否决使得新法律不能生效。
kiss the rod 指甘心受罚(rod 原意是“惩罚”)
例句:We can‘t evade this issue, all we can do is to kiss the rod. 这个问题我们规避不了,只好甘心受罚。
Kiss and make up 原谅某人并与之重归于好
例句:They were very angry, but in the end they kissed and made up. 他们都很生气,但最后他们还是原谅了对方又和好如初。
kiss one‘s ass 拍某人的马屁 kiss-ass指“马屁精”
例句:John never kisses his boss‘s ass.约翰从不拍他老板的马屁。
kiss good-bye 吻别
例句:She kisses her husband good-bye when she goes to work every morning. 她每天早上上班时都与老公吻别。
kiss something good-bye 被迫放弃
例句:If you leave your camera on a park bench, you can kiss it good-bye. 如果你把相机忘在公园里的凳子上了,那就找不到了。