kiss

名词 kiss:

1. the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
   同义词：buss, osculation
2. a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
3. any of several bite-sized candies
   同义词：candy kiss
4. a light glancing touch

动词 kiss:

1. touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
   同义词：buss, osculate
2. touch lightly or gently

1. They exchanged a final kiss before parting.
   他们最後相互亲吻而分离。
2. He remembered her parting kiss in the following years.
   在以后的岁月中，他一直记着她临别时的一吻。
3. He gave her a tender kiss.
   他给了她一个温柔的吻。
4. The wind kissed her hair.
   微风轻拂着她的头发。
5. He kissed his wife and children good-bye.
   他吻别他的妻子和孩子。

kiss

v.（动词）
kissed,kiss.ing,kiss.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To touch or caress with the lips as an expression of affection, greeting, respect, or amorousness.
接吻：用嘴唇接触或抚摸，以表达慈爱、欢迎、尊敬或情爱
To touch lightly or gently:
轻拂：轻轻地或温柔地触摸：
例句：
flowers that were kissed by dew.
露水轻拂的花朵

To strike lightly; brush against:
轻微碰撞：轻轻地撞击；擦过：
例句：
barely kissed the other car with the bumper.
保险杆勉强擦过另外一辆车

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To engage in mutual touching or caressing with the lips.
接吻：共同用嘴唇接触或抚摸
To come into light contact.
轻触：轻轻地触到一起
n.（名词）
A caress or touch with the lips.
吻：用嘴唇的抚摸或接触
A slight or gentle touch.
轻触：轻微的或温柔的触摸
A small piece of candy, especially of chocolate.
小糖果：小块的糖果，尤其指巧克力
A drop cookie made of egg whites and sugar.
蛋白甜饼，球形饼干：用蛋白和糖做成的小甜饼

<常用词组>kiss off 【俚语】
To dismiss or reject.
解雇，抛弃
To be forced to give up or regard as lost:
被迫放弃：被迫放弃或承认失败：
例句：
He can kiss off that promotion.
他被迫放弃那次提升

To leave or disappear from notice:
回避：从视野中离开或消失：
例句：
got bad press by telling the reporters to kiss off.
因为让记者回避而承受严重的压力

<习惯用语>kiss ass【粗俗用语】 【俚语】
To act submissively or obsequiously in order to gain favor.
奉承，拍马屁：为了获取好感而装出顺从的或奉承的样子
kiss good-bye
Informal To be forced to regard as lost, ruined, or hopeless:
【非正式用语】 被迫承认失败、毁灭或绝望：
例句：
She can kiss her vacation plans good-bye.
她只能放弃了她的假期计划

来源：
Middle English kissen
中古英语 kissen
from Old English cyssan
源自 古英语 cyssan

【引伸】
kiss.able
adj.（形容词）