lipstick

lipstick — noun

1. a small solid stick of coloured makeup that you rub onto your lips to give them

1.名詞B1
釋義

a small solid stick of coloured makeup that you rub onto your lips to give them a different colour or appearance

例句

Abigail wiped off her old lipstick before applying a new shade.

verb pattern: wipe off + lipstick

The makeup artist showed Sayaka how to apply lipstick without a mirror.

同義詞
  • lip gloss

    a shinier, less solid product that gives a wet-look finish rather than full colour coverage

  • lip balm

    a moisturising product for dry or chapped lips, usually with little or no colour

文法句型

wear/apply + lipstick

[colour] + lipstick

a + [adjective] + lipstick

用法筆記

Lipstick can be uncountable when referring to the substance itself ('She never wears lipstick') or countable when referring to individual sticks or products ('She owns twenty different lipsticks').

常見錯誤

She put lipstick on her mouth.
She put lipstick on her lips.
💡In English, 'lips' is the standard collocation for lipstick; 'mouth' sounds unnatural.