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单词 lie
释义
lie
verb
uk
/laɪ/us
/laɪ/

lieverb(POSITION)

A2[I+ adv/prep,L]present participlelying|past tenselay|past participlelain
to be in ormoveinto ahorizontalpositionon asurface:
躺；平躺；平卧
to lie inbed躺在床上
to lie on abeach躺在海滩上
to lie onyourside侧卧
Acatlay infrontof thefire.一只猫趴在炉火前。
He liesawakeatnight,worrying.晚上他躺在床上焦虑不安，无法入睡。
Apenlay on thedesk.桌子上放着一支铅笔。
B1[I+ adv/prep,L]present participlelying|past tenselay|past participlelain
If something lies in aparticularplace,position, ordirection, it is in thatplace,position, ordirection:
位于，处在，坐落在
There's anoldpairofshoesof yours lying at/in thebottomof thewardrobe.衣柜最下面放着一双你的旧鞋子。
Theriverlies 30 km to thesouth.那条河在南面30公里处。
Theteamis lying third in theleague.该队在联赛中位居第三。
Here lies thebodyof Mary Taylor(= this is where Mary Taylor isburied).玛丽‧泰勒葬于此处。
There are severalhouseslyingemptyin thetown.城里有几处空房子。
Thetownlay inruins.城镇已成为一片废墟。
Theshipliesoff(= ispositionednear)thecoastof Spain.那艘船位于西班牙海岸附近。
[I+ adv/prep]present participlelying|past tenselay|past participlelain
toexist:
存在，在
Thehardestpartof thecompetitionstill liesaheadof us.比赛最艰难的阶段还在前面呢。
C2[Iusually+ adv/prep]present participlelying|past tenselay|past participlelain
Ifresponsibility,blame, adecision, achoice, etc. lies with someone, they haveresponsibility, must make thedecision, etc.:
（责任、罪责、决定、选择等）在于
Responsibility for thedisastermustultimatelyliewiththegovernment.发生此次灾难的责任最终必须由政府来承担。
Where does theblamelie?谁来承担罪责？
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
be to blame for something
  • be to blameNo one can decide who is to blame.
  • be at faultBoth the fans and the players were at fault.
  • be someone's faultThis is all my fault.
  • be responsibleWe're still trying to determine who was responsible for the attacks.
  • the blame lies withSome of the blame lies with investors.
  • the blame rests withMuch of the blame rests with the government, which has confused people with conflicting health messages
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lie in statepresent participlelying|past tenselay|past participlelain
When thedeadbodyof animportantpersonlies instate, it isarrangedso that thepubliccanseeandhonourit before it isburied:
（重要人物的遗体埋葬前经整容后）供公众瞻仰
Hisbodywill lie instateovernightin thelobbyof themuseum.
Thousands ofpeoplecame topaytheirrespectsas hisbodylay instate.
Herbodywill lie instateat thepalaceuntil herfuneralnextweek.
People wereableto saytheirlastgoodbyesat herhome, where she lay instate.
Hisbodyhas been lying instatesinceSaturday, fourdaysafter hediedat hishome.
More examples
  • It was veryuncomfortablelying on thehospitalbedwith mylegssuspendedin theair.
  • He was lying under thetablein adrunkenstupor.
  • Theshiphas been lying on theseabedfor more than 50years.
  • Mydogloveslying on theruginfrontof thefire.
  • Thetownlieshalfwaybetween Rome and Florence.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Reclining
  • crowd-surfing
  • fallen
  • fetal position
  • foetal position
  • full-length
  • lay
  • lean
  • lounge around (something)
  • prone
  • prone positioning
  • proning
  • prostrate
  • prostration
  • sink
  • sink intosomething
  • sit back
  • sprawl
  • sprawled
  • spreadeagled
  • stretch
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Placing and positioning an object
Existing and being
Duty, obligation and responsibility
Funerals

lieverb(SPEAK FALSELY)

B1[I]present participlelying|past tenselied|past participlelied
to say or write something that is nottrueinordertodeceivesomeone:
说谎，撒谎
Are you lying to me?你是不是在跟我撒谎？
Don'ttrusther - she's lying.别信她的——她在说谎。
Isuspecthe liesabouthisage.我怀疑他谎报了年龄。
See also
liar
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to say something not true in order to deceive
  • lieAll she does is lie - you can't believe a word she says.
  • tell a lieI cannot tell a lie: I chopped down the cherry tree.
  • lie through your teethHe lied through his teeth that he didn't go to the cinema, though he was still holding the ticket stub in his hand as he said it.
  • fibI don't like fibbing, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings by saying his gift was awful.
  • misleadI'm afraid you've been misled. She is, in fact, married.
  • deludeHe's deluding himself if he thinks that he's getting that promotion.
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More examples
  • If you're both going to lie, at leaststickto the samestoryand don'tcontradicteach other!
  • Hestudiedthe men'sfacescarefully,tryingtoworkout who was lying.
  • Are youaccusingme of lying?
  • Theprimeministerreactedangrilytoclaimsthat he had lied to theHouseofCommons.
  • He's never lied to me before, so I have noreasontodoubthis word.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lies, lying & hypocrisy
  • a pack of liesidiom
  • artifice
  • bad faith
  • black is whiteidiom
  • cakeism
  • canard
  • falsehood
  • falsification
  • feedsomeonea lineidiom
  • fib
  • fiction
  • mistruth
  • myth
  • mythologically
  • mythologize
  • untruth
  • venality
  • weasel words
  • white lie
  • whopper
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Grammar

Layorlie?
The verb lay means ‘to put something down carefully in a flat position’. It must have an object. It is a regular verb, but note the spelling of the past simple and -ed form: laid not layed:…

Idioms

lie doggo
lie down on the job
lie low
lie throughyourteeth
not takesomethinglying down

Phrasal verbs

lie around
lie back
lie behindsomething
lie down
lie in
lie insomething
lie up
lie
noun[C]
uk
/laɪ/us
/laɪ/
B1
something you say that youknowis nottrue:
谎话，瞎话
Itolda lie when I said Ilikedherhaircut.我骗她说我喜欢她的发式。
More examples
  • It'sembarrassingto becaughttellinga lie.
  • I wasn'tentirelyhonestwith him, Iadmit, but I didn'tactuallytellhim any lies.
  • Thestorywas nothing but lies.
  • Undercross-examination, thewitnessadmittedherevidencehad beenmostlylies.
  • It'sdifficulttodisentanglehardfactfrommyth, ortruthfrom lies.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lies, lying & hypocrisy
  • a pack of liesidiom
  • artifice
  • bad faith
  • black is whiteidiom
  • cakeism
  • canard
  • falsehood
  • falsification
  • feedsomeonea lineidiom
  • fib
  • fiction
  • mistruth
  • myth
  • mythologically
  • mythologize
  • untruth
  • venality
  • weasel words
  • white lie
  • whopper
See more results »

Idioms

give the lie tosomething
I tell a lie
the lie of the land
(Definition ofliefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
lie
verb
uk
/laɪ/us
/laɪ/

lieverb(POSITION)

A2[I+ adv/prep,L]present participlelying|past tenselay|past participlelain
to be in ormoveinto ahorizontalpositionon asurface
躺；平躺；平卧
to lie inbed躺在床上
to lie on abeach躺在海滩上
to lie onyourside侧卧
Acatlay infrontof thefire.一只猫趴在炉火前。
He liesawakeatnight,worrying.晚上他躺在床上焦虑不安，无法入睡。
Apenlay on thedesk.桌子上放着一支铅笔。
B1[I+ adv/prep,L]present participlelying|past tenselay|past participlelain
If something lies in aparticularplace,position, ordirection, it is in thatplace,position, ordirection.
位于，处在，坐落在
There's anoldpairofshoesof yours lying at/in thebottomof thewardrobe.衣柜最下面放着一双你的旧鞋子。
Theriverlies 30 km to thesouth.那条河在南面30公里处。
Theteamis lying third in theleague.该队在联赛中位居第三。
Here lies thebodyof Mary Taylor(= this is where Mary Taylor isburied).玛丽‧泰勒葬于此处。
There are severalhouseslyingemptyin thetown.城里有几处空房子。
Thetownlay inruins.城镇已成为一片废墟。
Theshipliesoff(= ispositionednear)thecoastof Spain.那艘船位于西班牙海岸附近。
[I+ adv/prep]present participlelying|past tenselay|past participlelain
toexist
存在，在
Thehardestpartof thecompetitionstill liesaheadof us.比赛最艰难的阶段还在前面呢。
C2[Iusually+ adv/prep]present participlelying|past tenselay|past participlelain
Ifresponsibility,blame, adecision, achoice, etc. lies with someone, they haveresponsibility, must make thedecision, etc.
（责任、罪责、决定、选择等）在于
Responsibility for thedisastermustultimatelyliewiththegovernment.发生此次灾难的责任最终必须由政府来承担。
Where does theblamelie?谁来承担罪责？
lie in statepresent participlelying|past tenselay|past participlelain
When thedeadbodyof animportantpersonlies instate, it isarrangedso that thepubliccanseeandhonourit before it isburied.
（重要人物的遗体埋葬前经整容后）供公众瞻仰
More examples
  • It was veryuncomfortablelying on thehospitalbedwith mylegssuspendedin theair.
  • He was lying under thetablein adrunkenstupor.
  • Theshiphas been lying on the seabed for more than 50years.
  • Mydogloveslying on theruginfrontof thefire.
  • Thetownlieshalfwaybetween Rome and Florence.

lieverb(SPEAK FALSELY)

B1[I]present participlelying|past tenselied|past participlelied
to say or write something that is nottrueinordertodeceivesomeone
说谎，撒谎
Are you lying to me?你是不是在跟我撒谎？
Don'ttrusther - she's lying.别信她的——她在说谎。
Isuspecthe liesabouthisage.我怀疑他谎报了年龄。
See also
liar
More examples
  • If you're both going to lie, at leaststickto the samestoryand don'tcontradicteach other!
  • Hestudiedthe men'sfacescarefully,tryingtoworkout who was lying.
  • Are youaccusingme of lying?
  • Theprimeministerreactedangrilytoclaimsthat he had lied to the House of Commons.
  • He's never lied to me before, so I have noreasontodoubthis word.

Grammar

Layorlie?
The verb lay means ‘to put something down carefully in a flat position’. It must have an object. It is a regular verb, but note the spelling of the past simple and -ed form: laid not layed:…

Idioms

lie doggo
lie down on the job
lie low
lie throughyourteeth
not takesthlying down

Phrasal verbs

lie around
lie back
lie behindsth
lie down
lie in
lie insth
lie up
lie
noun[C]
uk
/laɪ/us
/laɪ/
B1
something you say that youknowis nottrue
谎话，瞎话
Itolda lie when I said Ilikedherhaircut.我骗她说我喜欢她的发式。
More examples
  • It'sembarrassingto becaughttellinga lie.
  • I wasn'tentirelyhonestwith him, Iadmit, but I didn'tactuallytellhim any lies.
  • Thestorywas nothing but lies.
  • Undercross-examination, thewitnessadmittedherevidencehad beenmostlylies.
  • It'sdifficulttodisentanglehardfactfrommyth, ortruthfrom lies.

Idioms

be a pack of lies
give the lie tosth
I tell a lie
the lie of the land

lie| American Dictionary

lie
verb
us
/lɑɪ/

lieverb(POSITION)

present participlelyingus/ˈlɑɪ·ɪŋ/|past tenselayus/leɪ/|past participlelainus/leɪn/
to be in ormoveinto ahorizontalpositionon asurface:
[Ialways+ adv/prep]Themechanicwas lying on his backunderneathmycar.
[Ialways+ adv/prep]Iloveto lie down infrontof thefireandread.
[L]He liesawakeatnight,worrying.
present participlelyingus/ˈlɑɪ·ɪŋ/|past tenselayus/leɪ/|past participlelainus/leɪn/
If something lies in aparticularplace,position,condition, ordirectionit is in thatplace,position,condition, ordirection:
[Ialways+ adv/prep]Theriverlies 40milesto thesouthof us.
[Ialways+ adv/prep]You shouldn’tleavethatchecklying around(= not initsplace).

lieverb(SPEAK FALSELY)

[I/T]present participlelyingus/ˈlɑi·ɪŋ/|past tense and past participlelied
to say something that is nottrueinordertodeceive:
[I]Bothwitnesseslied to thepoliceabout whathappened.
[Talways+ adv/prep]She lied her way past theguards.

lie

noun[C]us
/lɑɪ/
(SPEAKING FALSELY)
Herreportisfullof lies andmisinformation.

Idiom

lie low

Phrasal verbs

lie ahead (ofsomeone)
lie behindsomething
(Definition ofliefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflie

lie
The way forward is more likely toliein striking the right balance between the planners and the searchers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Her main research interest lies in the philosophical analysis of bioethical concepts.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Part of the answer lies in the phonetic redundancy of the signal itself, and the rest in the effects of that redundancy on auditory processing.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Reconstructive procedures, however,liealong a continuum, without any clear boundary between therapeutic reconstructive surgery for a diagnosable problem and purely cosmetic surgery.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The value of a case study lies in providing evidence to advance broader generalizations; the relationship should not be reversed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The difference between studies lies in the interpretation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A final source of the conflicting results mayliein the left - right and yes - no decision tasks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This question lies at the heart of political representation and democratic responsiveness.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Perhaps ultimately, behind all the pursuit of geometry and base-figures, lies the idea that there are universal principles that underlie all phenomena and all cultures.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He further repeats the tired officialliethat war veterans engineered the subsequent farm invasions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A key to understanding the debacle of anti-nuclear reform lies in the past history of the movement itself.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One reason for that unpredictability lies in the fact that an individual's needs and wants themselves often cannot be articulated.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To be more precise, the answer lies in the theory of freedom that underlies this emphasis on freedom of choice.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The primary advantage of the pyramidic approach lies in its responsiveness.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, based on the surveyed dimensions of the building, the pit appears tolienear the center of the structure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithlie

lie

These are words often used in combination withlie.

Click on a collocation to see more examples of it.

absolute lie
When we hear talk of low doses of irradiation, we must recognise it as an absolute lie.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
blatant lie
That is why this request for postponement is a blatant lie: in reality, it is based on a political, not objective, reason.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
deliberate lie
To present pension funds as a panacea however would be a deliberate lie.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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