give lip service to
基本解释
- 口头上承认
英汉例句
- We don't really believe what we give lip service to.
我们并不相信我们口头的说法。 - We give lip service to the claim that we're going to die, but at some level, we don't really believe it.
口头上相信我们会死一事,在某种程度上,我们并不真正相信。 - Americans are no different than Chinese in wishing to fit in, i.e. not stand out, even though Westerners give lip service to individuality.
和中国人无异, 美国人一样希望融入中国社会(即不要成为 “异类”), 虽然他们口口声声说要保持个性. - We give lip service to the claim that we're going to die, but at some level, we don't really believe it.
口头上相信我们会死一事,在某种程度上,我们并不真正相信。
耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选 - Well,maybe the explanation is, although we give lip service to the claim that we're mortal, at some more fundamental level,we don't truly believe it.
也许这个的解释就是,纵然我们口头上说我们会死,在某些最根本的层面上我们其实并不相信。
耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选 - We don't really believe what we give lip service to.
我们并不相信我们口头的说法。
耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选 - Obama never hesitated to give lip service to malpractice reform when he was seeking to broaden support for his bill.
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