lie
柯林斯词典
- POSITION OR SITUATION
1. V-I If you are lying somewhere, you are in a horizontal position and are not standing or sitting. 躺
There was a child lying on the ground. 地上躺着一个小孩。
2. V-I If an object lies in a particular place, it is in a flat position in that place. 平放在
...a newspaper lying on a nearby couch. …平放在旁边沙发上的一张报纸。
3. V-I If you say that a place lies in a particular position or direction, you mean that it is situated there. 位于
The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain. 这些岛屿位于千岛群岛的南端。
4. N the manner, place, or style in which something is situated 状态; 方位; 方式
5. V-LINK You can use lie to say that something is or remains in a particular state or condition. For example, if something lies forgotten, it has been and remains forgotten. 处于 (某种状态)
The picture lay hidden in the archives for over 40 years. 这张画在档案室藏了40多年。
6. V-I You can talk about where something such as a problem, solution, or fault lies to say what you think it consists of, involves, or is caused by. (问题、办法或错误) 在于
The problem lay with the family and the school system rather than with television. 问题在于家庭和学校体制而非电视。
7. V-I You use lie in expressions such as lie ahead, lie in store, and lie in wait when you are talking about what someone is going to experience in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant or difficult. (尤指不愉快或困难的事情) 即将发生
She'd need all her strength and bravery to cope with what lay in store. 她需要拿出全部的力量和勇气来应对即将发生的事情。
8. V-T/V-I You can use lie to say what position a competitor or team is in during a competition. (比赛中) 名列[英国英语]
I was going well and was lying fourth. 我干得不错,名列第4。
9. to lie in state→see state
10. to take something lying down→see take
V-T/V-I
1. N-COUNT A lie is something that someone says or writes which they know is untrue. 谎言
"Who else do you work for?"—"No one."—"That's a lie."
“你还为其他什么人工作吗?” —“没其他人。” —“撒谎。”
I've had enough of your lies. 我已经听够了你的谎言。
2. V-I If someone is lying, they are saying something which they know is not true. 撒谎
I know he's lying. 我知道他在撒谎。
3. lyingN-UNCOUNT 撒谎
Lying is something that I will not tolerate. 撒谎是我所不能容忍的。
4. →see also lying
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lie /laɪ/ (lying,lay,lain,lies)
THINGS THAT ARE NOT TRUE
lie /laɪ/ (lying,lied,lies)
剑桥词典
- It was very uncomfortable lying on the hospital bed with my legs suspended in the air .
- He was lying under the table in a drunken stupor .
- The ship has been lying on the seabed for more than 50 years .
- My dog loves lying on the rug in front of the fire .
- The town lies halfway between Rome and Florence.
- If you're both going to lie, at least stick to the same story and don't contradict each other!
- He studied the men's faces carefully , trying to work out who was lying.
- Are you accusing me of lying?
- The prime minister reacted angrily to claims that he had lied to the House of Commons.
- He's never lied to me before, so I have no reason to doubt his word.
lie verb (POSITION)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 后面必须接副词或介词的动词, 系动词:后面接回指句子主语的名词或形容词的不及物动词 ] present participle lying | past tense lay | past participle lainto be in or move into a horizontal position on a surface
躺;平躺;平卧
to lie in bed 躺在床上
to lie on a beach 躺在海滩上
to lie on your side 侧卧
A cat lay in front of the fire . 一只猫趴在炉火前。
He lies awake at night , worrying . 晚上他躺在床上焦虑不安,无法入睡。
A pen lay on the desk . 桌子上放着一支铅笔。
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 后面必须接副词或介词的动词, 系动词:后面接回指句子主语的名词或形容词的不及物动词 ] present participle lying | past tense lay | past participle lain
If something lies in a particular place , position , or direction , it is in that place , position , or direction .
位于,处在,坐落在
There's an old pair of shoes of yours lying at/in the bottom of the wardrobe . 衣柜最下面放着一双你的旧鞋子。
The river lies 30 km to the south . 那条河在南面30公里处。
The team is lying third in the league . 该队在联赛中位居第三。
Here lies the body of Mary Taylor (= this is where Mary Taylor is buried ). 玛丽‧泰勒葬于此处。
There are several houses lying empty in the town . 城里有几处空房子。
The town lay in ruins . 城镇已成为一片废墟。
The ship lies off (= is positioned near) the coast of Spain. 那艘船位于西班牙海岸附近。
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ] present participle lying | past tense lay | past participle lain
to exist
存在,在
The hardest part of the competition still lies ahead of us. 比赛最艰难的阶段还在前面呢。
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ] present participle lying | past tense lay | past participle lain
If responsibility , blame , a decision , a choice , etc. lies with someone, they have responsibility , must make the decision , etc.
(责任、罪责、决定、选择等)在于
Responsibility for the disaster must ultimately lie with the government . 发生此次灾难的责任最终必须由政府来承担。
Where does the blame lie? 谁来承担罪责?
lie in state present participle lying | past tense lay | past participle lain
When the dead body of an important person lies in state , it is arranged so that the public can see and honour it before it is buried .
(重要人物的遗体埋葬前经整容后)供公众瞻仰
例句
lie verb (SPEAK FALSELY)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ] present participle lying | past tense lied | past participle liedto say or write something that is not true in order to deceive someone
说谎,撒谎
Are you lying to me? 你是不是在跟我撒谎?
Don't trust her - she's lying. 别信她的——她在说谎。
I suspect he lies about his age . 我怀疑他谎报了年龄。
也见 liar
例句
习语
lie doggolie down on the job
lie low
lie through your teeth
not take sth lying down
短语动词
lie aroundlie back
lie behind sth
lie down
lie in
lie in sth
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