lip-sync

lip-sync — verb

1. to move your mouth in time with a recorded song or spoken words so that it looks

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to move your mouth in time with a recorded song or spoken words so that it looks as if you are actually singing or speaking them live.

例句

During the awards show, Mei-Lin lip-synced her breakout single after losing her voice from a long tour.

transitive: lip-sync + direct object (song)

The TV contestants had to lip-sync to classic pop songs while the studio audience clapped along.

intransitive: lip-sync to + recorded music

同義詞
  • mime

    broader meaning — can refer to any pretend action or gesture, not just singing

  • mouth

    less common; means silently forming words, not necessarily with a recording

  • fake it

    very informal; more general — can mean pretending at anything, not just singing

反義詞
  • sing live

    to perform vocally without pre-recorded backing

文法句型

lip-sync + direct object (song, track, words)

lip-sync to + recorded music

用法筆記

Frequently used in entertainment and music contexts. When transitive, the object is the song or words being mimed. When intransitive, use 'to' before the recorded music. The variant spellings 'lip-synch' and 'lip sync' (without hyphen) are also common.

常見錯誤

❌She lip-synced the song live on stage' (when she really sang).
✅She sang the song live on stage
💡'lip-sync' means to pretend, so you cannot actually be singing.
❌He lip-synced the microphone.
✅He lip-synced into the microphone.
💡'lip-sync' takes the song as object, not the equipment.
❌I lip-synced a picture of my breakfast.
✅I lip-synced a song.
💡'lip-sync' only applies to sound, not to images.

lip-sync — noun