朗文当代英语词典
kiss
W3S3 v [Language: Old English; Origin: cyssan]
1 [I and T] to touch someone with your lips as a greeting, to show them love, or as part of a sexual relationship: --Maggie leaned forward and kissed her cheek.
--Georgina took him in her arms and kissed him on the lips.
--As they parted, Jim and Mary kissed (=they kissed each other) .
kiss sb gently/lightly
--He kissed her gently and stroked her hair.
kiss sb goodbye/goodnight etc
--Kiss Daddy goodnight.
2 [T] to touch something with your lips as a sign of respect: --She raised the crucifix to her lips and kissed it.
3 kiss goodbye to sth/kiss sth goodbye: informal to accept that you will lose something or lose an opportunity to do something
--She knew if she concentrated on her marriage she could kiss her career goodbye.
4 kiss sth better: spoken used, especially to a child, to say that you will take away the pain of something by kissing them
--Here, let Mommy kiss it better.
5 kiss my ass: AmE informal not polite an insulting expression used to show that you do not respect someone
6 kiss (sb's) ass: AmE informal not polite to be too nice to someone who can give you something you want - used to show disapproval
7 [T] literary if the wind, sun etc kisses something, it gently moves or touches it: kiss up to [kiss up to sb] phr v
to try to please someone in order to get them to do something for you - used to show disapproval
British Equivalent: suck up to
--If you say that, it'll look like you're kissing up to me.
kiss 2 n [C]
1 an act of kissing: --Do you remember your first kiss?
--Come and give your old Grandma a kiss .
a big/long/quick etc kiss
--a passionate kiss
2 give sb the kiss of life: especially BrE to make someone start breathing again by blowing air into their lungs when they have almost drowned etc
3 the kiss of death: informal something that spoils or ruins a plan, activity etc
--> French kiss, blow sb a kiss at blow1 (9)牛津高阶英语词典
kiss
verb, noun
verb
to touch sb with your lips as a greeting or as a sign of love, affection, sexual desire, etc: [V] They stood in a doorway kissing (= kissing each other). ◆ Do people in Britain kiss when they meet? ◆ [VN] Go and kiss your mother good night. ◆ She kissed him on both cheeks. ◆ He lifted the trophy up and kissed it.
[VN] (literary) to gently move or touch sth: The sunlight kissed the warm stones.
Idioms: kiss and tell a way of referring to sb talking publicly, usually for money, about a past sexual relationship with sb famous
kiss sb's arse (BrE) (AmE kiss sb's ass) (!!!, slang) to be very nice to sb in order to persuade them to help you or to give you sth
Help Note: A more polite way to express this is lick sb's boots.
kiss sth better (spoken) to take away the pain of an injury by kissing it: Come here and let me kiss it better.
kiss sth goodbye
kiss goodbye to sth (informal) to accept that you will lose sth or be unable to do sth: Well, you can kiss goodbye to your chances of promotion.
Phrasal Verbs: kiss sth<->away to stop sb feeling sad or angry by kissing them: He kissed away her tears.
noun
the act of kissing sb/sth: Come here and give me a kiss! ◆ a kiss on the cheek ◆ We were greeted with hugs and kisses.
Idioms: the kiss of death (informal, especially humorous) an event that seems good, but is certain to make sth else fail: An award can be the kiss of death for a writer.
the kiss of life (BrE) a method of helping sb who has stopped breathing to breathe again by placing your mouth on theirs and forcing air into their lungs
more at STEAL v.
KISS可以用作动词,也可以用做名词,但是不能用做形容词
是连接词
“kiss"可以做动词，也可以做名词，但是不能做形容词。
可做动词,也可做名词,但不可做形容词.
嘴对嘴，当然是“连接词”了。
