lie
[lai]
v.躺下, 位于, 在于, 平放, 存在, 延伸, 说谎
n.谎言
例句与用法:
The cure for stress lies in learning to relax.
消除紧张的方法在于学会放松。
He lied about his age to join the army.
他为了参军谎报了年龄。
Many women lie about their age.
许多妇女常在自己的年龄上说谎话。
The village lies across the river.
村庄在河对岸。
Lies have short legs.
谎言总是站不住脚的。
词形变化:
动词过去式: lay | 动词过去分词: lain | 动词现在分词: lying | 动词第三人称单数: lies |
vi.
1. (人、动物)躺, 卧; (东西)被平放[Q]
His hat and gloves were lying on the table.
他的帽子和手套都放在桌上。
He lay down for a rest.
他躺下休息一会。
2. 呈……状态, 置于[L]
The whole city lay in ruins after the earthquake.
地震之后整个城市成了一片废墟。
I have lain awake all night thinking of them.
我心里想着他们, 彻夜未眠。
3. (事情)在于; (错误等)发现于[Q]
The remedy lies in education.
补救的办法在于教育。
4. 位于[Q]
Japan lies to the east of China.
日本在中国的东面。
5. 展现, 伸展[Q]
The city lies before us.
城市展现在我们面前。
6. 被埋葬[Q]
Here lies the king of England.
这里葬着英国国王。
7. 【旧】停留; 过夜
n.
1. 位置; 状态[S1]
2. 栖息处[C]
vi.
1. 撒谎
He lied about his age.
他在年龄上撒了谎。
2. 造成错觉, 欺骗
That clock must be lying; it isn't noon yet.
那钟一定不准; 现在还不到中午。
vt.
用欺骗致使[O]
He lied himself out of trouble.
他用欺骗手段摆脱了困境。
n.
谎话[C]
The newspapers were full of lies.
报纸上一片谎言。
短语词组:
lie about
1. 闲着不做事
He lay about all day instead of working.
他整天游手好闲, 无所事事。
lie by
1. 停歇
They lay by during the heat of the day.
他们在白天最热的时候停下来休息。
lie
过去式:lay
过去分词:lain
现在进行时:lying
名词复数:lies
词形变化:
动词过去式: lay | 动词过去分词: lain | 动词现在分词: lying | 动词第三人称单数: lies |
同义词:
fib | recline | repose | exaggerate | fabricate | falsify | falsehood | invention | story | tall tale | untruth | white lie | be placed | remain | sit | stay | stretch out | rest | dwell | consist | prevarication | lie down | lie in | situate | stand |
反义词:
sit | stand | arise | rise | Truth |
词义辨析:
同义:
vi.躺卧; 位于
recline
repose
反义:
vi.躺
rise
lie1[lai]vi.1.■躺;卧;平躺;平卧;横卧(常与 down 连用):She is lying in bed with a severe cold.她因重感冒躺在床上。2.■处于某种状态(或地位):The town lay in ruins after a heavy bombardment.在猛烈轰炸以后城镇成了一片废墟。3.■(物体)被平放,平放在;平放着:The novel is lying on the table.小说平放在桌子上。4.■存在于;在于(常与 in 连用):The fundamental way out lies in reform and openness.根本出路在于改革开放。5.■位于:The supermarket lies opposite our college.超市正对着我们学院。Canada lies to the north of America.加拿大在美国以北。6.■展现;伸展:The road lies to the east.道路向东伸展。7.■在于;存在;所在:They don't know where their weaknesses lie.他们不知道他们的弱点所在。8.■被埋葬;长眠于:The martyr lies in the cemetery.烈士被葬在公墓。9.■(比赛时)占名次:Japan lies third in the quarter-final.在四分之一决赛时日本排第三。10.■(船只)停泊:The pleasure boat is lying at anchor.游艇正抛锚停泊着。11.■(部队)驻扎;设营12.■(风)保持某一方向;位于特定方向:We should first see where the wind lies.我们应该首先看看风向如何。13.■【法律】(诉讼、上诉等)成立;可受理:a civil action that will not lie不被受理的民事诉讼14.■(鸟等)(在猎人或猎狗接近时)蹲着,不飞走15.■[古语]过夜;投宿;留宿;逗留;稍事停留16.■[古语]性交 (与 with 连用)n.1.■位置;状态;方向2.■兽穴:(动物的)栖息处,隐藏处3.■【高尔夫球】球的位置4.■[英国英语]躺;休息时间as (或 so) far as in me lies[口语]尽力,尽我所能,尽我力量lie at someone's door见 doorlie at death's door在死神的门口,行将就木,快要死了lie at (或 on) the catch埋伏以待;设陷阱捕捉lie by the heels坐牢,被监禁lie dead隐藏着lie doggo见 doggolie down on the job偷懒;不干活;不卖力;磨洋工lie heavy (或 hard) on (或 to, upon)压迫;使痛苦;使烦恼;使…不安,对…加重负担lie idle不活动;被搁置不用;(资金)呆滞lie in a nutshell一言以蔽之;容易讲清楚lie low见 lowlie on the bed one has made自作自受;自食其果 [亦作 As you make your bed, so you must lie in (或 on) it.]lie in store (for)(某事)将要发生(于某人)lie open开着;暴露着take…lying down甘心屈服,甘心忍受 (惩罚、侮辱、冤枉等);俯首屈从于;逆来顺受the lie of the land= the lay of the land [见lay]变形vi.laylainlying lie2[lai]vt.1.■说谎,撒谎,讲假话:The child lied to the teacher about his reasons for being late.孩子向老师谎报迟到的原因。2.■(事物)给以错觉;造成假象;不可靠;欺骗:The statistics must be lying.统计数字一定有假。vi.1.■[ lie oneself]用欺骗或说谎获得;谎骗:He lied himself into our confidence.他骗取我们的信任。to lie oneself into office骗取职务n.1.■谎言;谎话;假话2.■假象,造成错觉的事物;欺诈,欺骗行为3.■对谎言的申斥;直截了当的反驳近义词prevaricateequivocatea lie (made) out of (the) whole cloth= a lie with a latchet 一派谎言;全是假话act a lie用行为骗人,行骗eighteen carat lie[美国英语]彻头彻尾的谎言,厚颜无耻的谎话,弥天大谎give someone the lie in his throat指责某人撒谎give the lie to当面拆穿(某人的)谎言,指责(某人)撒谎;反驳证明(某事)不实,证明…虚假;揭穿lie in one's throat (或 teeth)撒弥天大谎;信口开河lie like a gas meter见 gas meterLies have short (或 on) legs (或 wings).[谚语]谎言总是要败露的。live a lie做人虚伪;过欺骗人的生活nail a lie (to the counter)戳穿谎言;戳穿西洋镜swap lies[美国口语] 聊天,闲聊;胡扯;讲空话throw a lie in someone's face当面指责某人撒谎变形vt.liedlying
lielie[lai]n.1.■谎言2.■虚伪之行为, 欺诈, 假象3.■对谎言或虚伪的指控She threw the lie in his face.她当着他的面指控他撒谎。
词性变化lie[lai]vi.(lied; lying)1.■撒谎2.■作假, 欺骗3.■作不正确的表示Don't lie to me.不要对我撒谎。lie[lai]vt.1.■以谎言骗; 用谎骗使得...lie oneself out of difficulty撒谎以摆脱困境
继承用法lie-detectvt.1.■进行测谎试验
参考词汇lie;falsehood;fib;都含“谎言”的意思。1.■lie 指“有意捏造谎言以欺骗或中伤他人”, 如:He is always telling a lie.他总是说谎。2.■falsehood 指“与事实不符的谎言”或“不愿意别人知道事实的真相, 而故意撒谎”, 如:Since he did not want to hurt his brother's feelings, he told a falsehood and said he didn 't know.由于他不想使他弟弟伤心, 就撒个谎, 说他不知道。3.■fib 指“小谎”, 如:He is a person who tells fibs.他是个撒小谎的人。
(lying ; past lay ; past participle lain )
[no obj., with adverbial]
- (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface
(人,动物)躺,平卧
the body of a man lay face downwards on the grass.
一名男子的尸体俯卧在草地上。
I had to lie down for two hours because I was groggy.
我喝得醉醺醺的,得先躺两个小时了。
Lily lay back on the pillows and watched him.
莉莉背靠着枕头躺着,望着他。
■(of a thing) rest flat on a surface
(物)平放
a book lay open on the table.
桌上平放着一本摊开的书。
■(of a dead person) be buried in a particular place
(尸体)被掩埋 - be, remain, or be kept in a specified state
(使)处于…状态
the abbey lies in ruins today.
现在修道院已成一片废墟。
putting homeless families into private houses that would otherwise lie empty.
把无家可归的家庭安置在空闲的私宅里。
■(of something abstract) reside or be found
(抽象事物)存在于,在于
the solution lies in a return to 'traditional family values'.
出路在于恢复“传统家庭价值观”。 - (of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction
坐落于,位于
the small village of Kexby lies about five miles due east of York.
坎克斯伯这个小村庄就坐落在约克正东约五英里处。
■(of a competitor or team) be in a specified position during a competition or within a group
(比赛队员,参赛队)排名
United, currently lying in fifth place, have recovered after a shaky start.
联队已从出师不利的局面中恢复过来,现排名第五。
■(of a scene) extend from the observer's viewpoint in a specified direction
延展,延伸
stand here, and all of Amsterdam lies before you.
站在这里,整个阿姆斯特丹就展现在你面前了。 - (Law)(of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable
(律)(诉讼,控告,索赔)可受理,可立案
- (一般作 the lie)the way, direction, or position in which something lies
状态;方向;位置
he was familiarizing himself with the lie of the streets.
他正在熟悉这些街道的方位。
■(Golf)the position in which a golf ball comes to rest, especially as regards the ease of the next shot
(高尔夫)(尤指关系到下一杆难度的)球停位置
■the lair or place of cover of an animal or a bird
(动物的)穴;(鸟的)巢
let something lie
- take no action regarding a controversial or problematic matter
将(有争议或问题的事)搁置,把…束之高阁
- cause one to feel troubled or uncomfortable
让人感到麻烦,让人不舒服
- (of the corpse of a person of national importance) be laid in a public place of honour before burial
(伟人遗体安葬前)受公众吊唁
- conceal oneself, waiting to surprise, attack, or catch someone
埋伏准备惊吓(或袭击、抓住)某人
- (especially of a criminal) keep out of sight; avoid detection or attention
(尤指罪犯)隐匿,躲藏
at the time of the murder he appears to have been lying low in a barn.
看上去谋杀发生时,他一直躲藏在谷仓里。
- the way in which an area's features or characteristics present themselves
地貌
■(figurative)the current situation or state of affairs
(喻)现状,情况
she was beginning to see the lie of the land with her in-laws.
她开始明白与婆家人相处的门道了。
- [usu. with negative]accept an insult, setback, rebuke, etc. without reacting or protesting
[多用于否定]默默承受侮辱(或挫折、指责等)
- Old English licgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liggen and German liegen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek lekhos and Latin lectus 'bed'
- the verb lie is often confused with the verb lay, giving rise to incorrect uses such as he is laying on the bedcorrect use is he is lying on the bedor why don't you lie it on the bed?correct use is why don't you lay it on the bed?See usage at lay
lie ahead
- be going to happen; be in store
即将发生;蓄势待发
I'm excited by what lies ahead.
我为即将发生的事情而激动不已。
- (of an object) be left carelessly out of place
(物)随便放
I became irritated at the pills and potions lying around in every corner of the house.
房子里到处都是药片和药剂,使我十分恼火。
■(of a person) pass the time lazily or aimlessly
(人)懒散地消磨时间,无目的地打发时间
you all just lay around all day on your backsides, didn't you?.
你们整天就一屁股坐在那儿消磨时间,是不是?。
- be the real, often hidden, reason for (something)
是(事件)背后真正的原因
a subtle strategy lies behind such silly claims.
如此愚蠢的要求背后隐藏着诡秘的计谋。
- (Brit.)remain in bed after the normal time for getting up
(英)赖床
■(archaic)(of a pregnant woman) go to bed to give birth
(古)(怀孕妇女)上床待产
- (Nautical)(of a ship) stand some distance from shore or from another ship
(航海)稍离陆地(或他船)
- (US)break one's journey
(美)中止旅行
Steven and I will lie over in New York, then fly to London.
史蒂文和我将在纽约中止旅行,然后飞往伦敦。
- (Nautical)(of a ship) come almost to a stop with its head towards the wind
(航海)(因逆风航行而)滞航
- (of a ship) go into dock or be out of commission
(船)进船坞停驶;退役
■(lie something up)put a boat in dock or out of commission
把船停入船坞;使船退役
- (of a responsibility or problem) be attributable to (someone)
(责任,问题)在 于…
the ultimate responsibility for the violence lies with the country's president.
暴乱的最终责任归咎于该国总统。 - (archaic)have sexual intercourse with
(古)与…性交
lie2
noun
- an intentionally false statement
谎话
Mungo felt a pang of shame at telling Alice a lie.
芒戈因为对艾丽斯撒谎而感到羞愧难当。
the whole thing is a pack of lies.
整个这件事就是一堆谎言。
■used with reference to a situation involving deception or founded on a mistaken impression
假象;造成错觉的事物
all their married life she had been living a lie.
她的婚后生活一直就全是假象。
- [no obj.]tell a lie or lies
说谎
why had Ashenden lied about his visit to London?.
阿申顿为什么要对他去伦敦的事撒谎呢?。
[with direct speech]‘I am sixty-five,’ she lied.
“我65岁,”她撒谎说。
■(lie one's way into/out of)get oneself into or out of a situation by lying
骗取,靠说谎来…
you lied your way on to this voyage by implying you were an experienced crew.
你撒谎说你自己是很有经验的船员,以此骗取了这次航海旅行的机会。
■(of a thing) present a false impression; be deceptive
(事物)造成假象,欺骗
the camera cannot lie.
照相机不会骗人。
give the lie to
- serve to show that (something seemingly apparent or previously stated or believed) is not true
证明…是假的
these figures give the lie to the notion that Britain is excessively strike-ridden.
这些数字证明,关于英国被过多的罢工所困扰的说法不符合实际情况。
- (informal)an expression used to correct oneself immediately when one realizes that one has made an incorrect remark
(非正式)[说错话并马上意识到时作自我纠正的用 语]我说错了
I never used to dream — I tell a lie, I did dream when I was little.
我从不做梦——我说错了,我小时候还是做过梦的。
- (informal)tell an outright lie without remorse
(非正式)毫不悔恨地撒弥天大谎,恬不知耻地说谎
- Old English lyge (noun), lēogan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liegen and German lügen
lie
名词 lie:
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
同义词:prevarication
Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)
同义词:Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie
position or manner in which something is situated
动词 lie:
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
originate (in)
同义词:dwell, consist, belong, lie in
be and remain in a particular state or condition
tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
have a place in relation to something else
同义词:rest
assume a reclining position
同义词:lie down
lie
■"That's an indefensible lie," brother Jack said.
“这是漏洞百出的谎言,”杰克兄弟说。
■The chief proof of a man's real greatness lie in his perception of his own smallness.
一个人真正伟大的主要证明在于认识到自己的渺小。
■At no point in his life should a revolutionary lie back and take life easy.
一个革命者在一生中的任何时刻,都不应该停止战斗去过安逸的生活。
■A pile of dirty clothes lie by the washing machine.
一堆脏衣服放在洗衣机旁边。
■In the grave the rich and poor lie equal.
一朝入暮穴,贫富皆一律。
■A strong crosswind caused our ship to lie along.
一股很强的侧风把我们的船吹得倾斜了。
■Don't make up a lie to deceive us.
不要编造谎话来骗我们。
■But I never see a nigger that wouldn't lie.
不过我从来也没见过有哪个黑人不撒谎的。
■A couple of coils of rope still lie on the dock.
两卷绳索仍躺在码头上。
■He told her a white lie so as not to hurt her feelings.
为了不伤她的感情,他说了个没有恶意的谎话。
■Facts once again give the lie to the fallacy.
事实再一次揭穿了这一谎言。
■Better lie low until this affair blows over.
事过境迁之前,你还是躲起来较好。
■Then it has no choice but to lie down and sleep.
于是,它别无选择,只好躺下睡觉。
■He insisted that I lie down for a while.
他一定要我躺一会儿。
■He did not like to either lie or sit long.
他不喜欢长时间躺着或坐着。
■He was content to lie back and take life easy.
他为自己能悠闲舒适地过日子而感到满足。
■They lie away from the track of pilgrims.
他们不是在一般巡礼者所经过的路线上。
■They don't know where their weaknesses lie.
他们不知道他们的弱点所在。
■All their hopes lie in him.
他们所有的希望都在他身上。
■They let us lie in,but I got up for breakfast.
他们让我们晚起,但我起来吃早饭了。
■He decided to lie close for a while.
他决定躲一躲。
■The lie was made by him out of whole cloth.
他凭空编造了那套谎言。
■He told us a deliberate lie.
他存心说谎。
■He swore by Jupiter not to tell a lie again.
他对天发誓再也不说谎了。
■He had to lie down for a while to rest his legs.
他得躺下一会儿让腿休息一下。
■What he said was out-and-out lie.
他所说的彻头彻尾是谎言。
■He's in disgrace (with his father) because he told a lie.
他撒了个谎,惹得父亲很不痛快。
■He told a lie rather than get into trouble.
他撒了谎,以避免惹麻烦。
■He told a lie to shield his brother.
他撒谎以庇护他的兄弟。
■His conscious lie exasperated his teacher to no end.
他故意说谎使老师非常恼怒。
■He finally owned up to having told the lie.
他最后承认自己说了谎话。
■His story was an absolute lie.
他的所述是十足的谎言。
■His promise is a big lie.
他的许诺是大谎言。
■He knew where his heart lay, but where did his duty lie? And so did he toss and turn, and get up for a drink of water, and knock over a pile of books.
他知道他的良心何在。但是责任何在呢?这个问题使他辗转难眠,起床去喝水,结果打翻了一摞书。
■He is so naive as to believe such a lie.
他竟然幼稚得连这种谎言都相信。
■He has made his bed and now he has to lie in it.
他自食苦果。
■He tried to varnish over the truth with a lie.
他试图用谎言来掩盖真相。
■Some fifty shares lie on his hands.
他还有50来股没脱手。
■My younger daughter used to lie in every Sunday morning.
以前我的小女儿习惯星期天早上睡懒觉。
■Any man who tells a lie cannot be trusted.
任何一个说谎的人都不能受到信赖。
■To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
伏击伏下等待,从隐蔽中攻击
■You don't have to do anything just lie back and enjoy the journey.
你什麽也不用做--只管轻松愉快地享受旅游的乐趣。
■You'll be more comfortable if you lie on your back.
你仰卧会舒服些。
■You must answer his letter without de lie.
你必须立刻给他回信,不得延误。
■The lie that you told reflects on your honesty.
你所说的那个谎话有损你的诚实。
■Don't you dare lie to me!
你胆敢跟我撒谎!
■Can you look me in the eye and tell me a lie?
你能面对着我撒谎吗?
■Are you insinuating that I'm telling a lie?
你这是意味着我是在说谎吗?
■He that trust in a lie shall perish in truth.
信谎言,失真理。
■Heaven lie about us in our infancy-and we lie about heaven later on.
儿时,上天向我们撒谎; 往后,我们又朝天撒谎。
lie about
1. 闲着不做事
He lay about all day instead of working.
他整天游手好闲, 无所事事。
lie by
1. 停歇
They lay by during the heat of the day.
他们在白天最热的时候停下来休息。
习惯用语act a lie1.■用行为骗人big lie1.■弥天大谎black lie1.■用心险恶的谎言eighteen carat lie1.■[美]彻头彻尾的谎言; 恬不知耻地对某人当面说谎flap the lie in sb.'s teeth1.■对某人当面撒谎give sb. the lie in his throat1.■指责某人说谎give the lie to sth.1.■揭穿某事的虚伪性live a lie1.■过欺骗人的生活; 做人虚伪nail a lie1.■拆穿谎言, 拆穿西洋镜One lie needs seven lies to wait upon it. (=One lie makes[callsfor] many)1.■[谚]一次撒谎装得象, 得有七次假话帮。swap lies1.■[美、口]闲聊, 闲话, 胡扯throw a lie in sb.'s face1.■当面斥责某人说谎white lie1.■不怀恶意的谎言worship a lie1.■盲目崇拜错误的事物Lies have short [no] legs.1.■[谚]撒谎总是站不住脚的。