lip liner

IPA/ˈlɪp ˌlaɪ.nər/
IPA/ˈlɪp ˌlaɪ.nɚ/

lip liner — 名詞

1. make-up, often in pencil form, that you draw along the edge of your lips to shap

1.名詞B1
釋義

唇線筆

描唇邊線的彩妝筆

make-up, often in pencil form, that you draw along the edge of your lips to shape them or keep lipstick from spreading, or the pencil used for this.

例句

Tara traced her lips with nude lip liner before adding red lipstick.

Tara 先用裸色唇線筆描出唇形,再擦上紅色口紅。

pattern: trace the lips with lip liner

The make-up artist sharpened a brown lip liner beside the mirror backstage.

化妝師在後台鏡子旁削好一支咖啡色唇線筆。

collocation: sharpen a lip liner

同義詞
  • lip pencil

    common name when the product comes in pencil form and often used for the same item

  • liner

    short informal form when the lip-make-up context is already clear

  • lip crayon

    usually thicker and more often used to fill in the lips, not only outline them

文法句型

wear lip liner

put on lip liner

a nude lip liner

trace the lips with lip liner

用法筆記

Common before lipstick or gloss, especially when the speaker wants a clearer lip shape or wants colour to stay inside the lip line. Usually uncountable for the make-up in general, but countable for a particular pencil, shade, or product type.

常見錯誤

I need lip liner to colour my whole lips.
I need lipstick to colour my whole lips, and lip liner to outline them.
💡lip liner is mainly used to draw the edge and shape of the lips.