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单词 liar
释义
liar
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlaɪ.ər/us
/ˈlaɪ.ɚ/
B2
someone whotellslies:
骗子，说谎者
He's such a liar - you can'ttrusta word he says.他是个大骗子——他说的话一句都不能信。
[as form of address]You liar - I nevertouchedit!你这个谎话连篇的家伙——我从未动过它！
More examples
  • I nevertrustanything he says - the man's aninveterateliar.
  • Anthony's apathologicalliar.
  • Newevidencefrom aself-confessedliar was not enough tojustifyaretrial.
  • She had thetemeritytocallme a liar.
  • I'm notcallingyou a liar - I'm justsuggestingthat youmisunderstoodthefactsof thesituation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dishonest people
  • birther
  • cadger
  • charmer
  • cheat
  • cheater
  • deceiver
  • hoaxer
  • humbug
  • hustler
  • hypocrite
  • knave
  • perjurer
  • profiteer
  • rigger
  • ringer
  • scammer
  • trickster
  • wheeler-dealer
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(Definition ofliarfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

liar| American Dictionary

liar
noun[C]
us
/ˈlɑɪ·ər/
apersonwho has just told alieor whoregularlylies
(Definition ofliarfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofliar

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Secondly, an agent's reputation as being aliar(or truthful) can be spread by the system.
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They consider this to be a major paradox, because according to selfish gene theories, liars should possess genetic advantages over truth-tellers.
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Possessors of these qualities are called loyal and those who prefer their opposites are liars and traitors.
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Virtually all of the great philosophical problems-free will, meta- ethics, skepticism, theliar, mind/body, and so on-arise from paradoxes.
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If there are no punishments for being exposed as aliar, then there are no incentives for truthfulness.
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She is routinely on the lookout for cheats and liars and monitors her servants and suppliers rigorously.
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It was the male who was theliar, while the female spoke the truth.
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What are the characteristics of a good lie and a goodliar?
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You will emit the same behavioral clues as liars.
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If an agent has performed poorly due to changes in their environment, they should not be taken to be dishonest or aliar.
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However, our response is not a quest for die reliable meaning, a dividing of narrators into liars and truth-tellers.
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There is an abundant literature on the topos of the hysteric as aliar.
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Anyone who says that isn't true is aliar.
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In other words, it is not being used to refer to a particularliarin the universe of discourse, but rather to the properties attributed to liars in general.
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The politicians lie, not because in most cases they are liars or approve of lying, but because the potential electoral costs to them of not lying are too great.
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