So many of us simply pay lip service to the phrase “family is my number one priority” yet very few of us actually live it. 我們當(dāng)中很多人只會(huì)在口頭上說“家庭是最重要的”，但事實(shí)上很少有人真正的做到這一點(diǎn)。
Although politicians pay lip service to those goals, insufficient effort has been made to structure incentives in that direction. 盡管政客門口惠于這些目標(biāo)，但是構(gòu)建朝著這個(gè)方向動(dòng)機(jī)的努力還遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠。
It is striking that 36 countries at one time or another adopted this system and that five—Cuba, Laos, North Korea, Vietnam and the biggest of them all, China—still pay lip service to it. 可是回顧當(dāng)時(shí)，竟然有36個(gè)國家走上社會(huì)主義道路，而直到現(xiàn)在，也有古巴、老撾、朝鮮、越南，加之最大的中國，五個(gè)國家還把社會(huì)主義掛在嘴旁。
原聲例句
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.
權(quán)威例句
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