Lip-service
口头禅；空头支票
📖 牛津释义
lip-service
n (idm 习语) give/pay lip-service to sth say that one approves of or supports sth while not doing so in practice 口惠而实不至
He pays lip-service to feminism but his wife still does all the housework. 他口口声声支持女权主义, 但全部家务仍然是妻子的事.
🧩 词语组成解析
lip
[lip]
n. 嘴唇;（杯，壶等的）口，边缘;〈俚〉无理的回答;〈美〉律师;
adj. 唇的;口头上的;唇音的;
vt. 用嘴唇接触;接吻;〈俚〉轻轻地说，唱;把高尔夫球打到穴边而未进去;
service
['sɝvɪs]
n. 服务，服侍;服务业;维修服务;服役;
vt. 检修，维修;向…提供服务;保养;满足需要;
adj. 服务性的;耐用的;服现役的;
serv服务+ice表名词，行为，状态 →服务
🗣️ 情景例句
What time should I call back?
我应该何时再打来？
It says a storm may come next month.
天气预报说下个月会有一场暴风雨。
My grandpa died of hunger in the old days.
我爷爷在旧社会死于饥饿。