to pay lip service
基本解释
- [土木建築工程]說好聽的話
英汉例句
- In Russia, even Mr Putin feels compelled to pay lip service to the rule of law.
在俄羅斯，就連普京也感到有必要在口頭上支持法治。 - Both parties continue to pay lip service to this ideal. But they have done far too little about America’s rusting ladders of opportunity.
圍繞這一理想，兩黨都少不了做嘴皮子上的功夫，然而沒有哪一方爲美國社會上這座鏽跡斑斑的晉陞之梯做了什麽實質性貢獻。 - It's not enough to pay lip service to that project. We have to do something about it.
光口頭上支持那個項目是不夠的。我們必須做點什麽。 - 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.
- 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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专业释义
- 說好聽的話