| 单词 | lie |
| 释义 | verb | verb | noun lielie1 /laɪ/ ●●● S2 W1 verb (past tense lay /leɪ/, past participle lain /leɪn/, present participle lying) 1FLAT POSITION [intransitive always + adv./prep.] a)to be in a position in which your body is flat on the floor, on a bed, etc.: lie on/in/there etc. We lay on the beach all day. For a few minutes he just lay there. The dog was lying on the floor. I lie awake at night worrying about her (=stay awake when I want to be asleep). I lay still, pretending to be asleep. b) (also lie down) to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on the floor, on a bed, etc.: lie on/in/there etc. Lie flat on the floor. She lay back against the pillows. c)to be in a flat position on a surface: lie on/in/there etc. A thick layer of snow lay on the ground. Her suitcase was lying near the door. → see Word Choice at lay12PLACE [intransitive always + adv./prep.] if a town, city, etc. lies in a particular place, it is in that place: lie in/on/below etc. The town lies in a small valley. Several poorer districts lie between here and the capital.3EXIST [intransitive always + adv./prep.] used to talk about where an idea, number, quality, etc. exists or is present: lie in/within/outside etc. The solution lies in alternative sources of power. China’s future lies with the world community (=it will be an important part of China’s future). Not all the patients wanted to take part in the study, and therein lies the problem (=used to say that a problem, answer, etc. exists in what you are talking about).4BE IN A CONDITION [intransitive] to be or remain in a particular condition or position: Now the town lay in ruins. His diary lay open on the desk.5FUTURE [intransitive] if something lies ahead, lies in your future, etc. it is going to happen in the future: What lies in the future for her?lie ahead/lie in store It’s clear to us that many difficult tasks still lie ahead. So many new possibilities lay before him.6INTEREST [intransitive] if your interest lies in something, you are interested in it: lie in something His main interest lies in genetic research.7DEAD PERSON [intransitive always + adv./prep.] formal if someone lies in a particular place, he or she is buried there: The saint’s body lies in the crypt. Here lies Edgar Fuller, 1834–1912 (=written on a grave).8lie low to remain hidden because someone is trying to find you or catch you: Brown seems to be lying low until the controversy passes.9somebody’s loyalties/sympathies lie with somebody/something used to say that someone supports someone or something, for example one side in a political or personal argument: Her sympathies clearly lie with the nationalists.10lie at the heart/root of something to be the most important part of something: Oil and tourism lie at the heart of the dispute between the two nations.11lie in wait (for somebody/something) a)to remain hidden in a place and wait for someone so that you can attack him or her b)if something bad lies in wait for you, it is going to happen to you12lie heavy on somebody formal if problems, duties, etc. lie heavy on you, they make you feel unhappy, often because you have a lot of responsibility13lie in state formal if an important person who has died lies in state, his or her body is put in a public place so that people can go and show their respect for him or her → see also let sleeping dogs lie at sleep1 (5)lie around phrasal verb1to be left out of the correct place so that things look messy or get lost: You shouldn’t leave your keys lying around like that.lie around something Books and papers were lying around the office.2to spend time being lazy and not doing anything useful: You can’t just lie around all day!lie around something When I got home, he was still lying around the house.lie behind something phrasal verb to be the true reason for an action, decision, etc.: It is still unclear what lay behind the sudden resignation of the two officials.lie down phrasal verb1 to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on the floor or on a bed: I’m going to go lie down for a little while.2take something lying down informal to accept bad treatment without complaining: We are not going to take this verdict lying down.3lie down on the job to be lazy at work and not work as hard as you shouldlie with somebody phrasal verb1if a power, duty, etc. lies with someone, he or she is responsible for it: Much of the responsibility for the city’s current problems lies with the mayor.2old use or biblical to have sex with someone verb | verb | noun lielie2 ●●● S1 verb (past tense and past participle lied) 1[intransitive] to deliberately tell someone something that is not true: I could tell that Tom was lying.lie to somebody Don’t lie to me!lie about I was pretty sure she was lying about her age. Don’t listen to him. He’s lying through his teeth (=deliberately saying something that is completely untrue).THESAURUStell (somebody) a lie – to lie: Are you accusing me of telling lies? Of course it’s true. I wouldn’t tell you a lie.make something up – to think of and tell someone a story that is not true, especially in order to get what you want: Do you think that man made up the story about car trouble to get money from us?invent – invent means the same as make something up but sounds more formal: She invented the story about her mother being sick so that we would feel sorry for her.mislead – to make someone believe something that is not true, by giving him or her information that is not complete or not completely true: Politicians have misled the public about the dangers of these chemicals.deceive – to make someone believe something that is not true: She still found it hard to believe that he had deceived and betrayed her.falsify formal – to dishonestly change official documents or records so that they contain false information: She was found guilty of falsifying the company’s financial accounts.perjure yourself/commit perjury formal – to tell a lie in a court of law when you have promised to tell the truth: Company executives may have perjured themselves in sworn testimony to Congress.2[intransitive not in progressive] if a picture, numbers, etc. lie, they do not show the true facts or the true situation: Statistics can often lie. The camera doesn’t lie. verb | verb | noun lielie3 ●●● W3 noun 1[countable] something that you say or write that you know is untrue: Tina got in trouble for telling lies. Some of the other kids were spreading lies about me at school (=telling lots of people lies about me). White calls the accusations “a pack of lies” (=a set of statements that are lies).THESAURUSwhite lie – a small lie that you tell someone, usually to avoid hurting his or her feelings: I told her the dress looked wonderful, which was a white lie.fib informal – a lie, especially about something that is not very important: You’re not telling me a fib, are you?falsehood formal – falsehood means the same as lie but sounds more formal or literary: The book is full of falsehoods and rumors even though the author claims everything is true.fabrication formal – a story, piece of information, etc. that someone makes up in order to deceive people: Her story was a complete fabrication.slander formal – the crime of saying something that is bad and not true about someone, which could make people have a bad opinion of that person: If she continues to spread these lies about me, I will take her to court for slander.libel formal – the crime of writing or printing things about someone that are not true: The actor will sue you for libel if you write that he took drugs and you have no proof.perjury formal – the crime of telling a lie in a court of law when you have promised to tell the truth: The witness has been charged with perjury because she knowingly lied to the jury.2give the lie to something formal to show that something is untrue: Their success gives the lie to predictions of the city’s economic doom. → see also live a lie at live1 (7), white lieCOLLOCATIONSverbstell (somebody) a lie He got into trouble for telling a lie.believe a lie (also swallow a lie informal) How could you believe his lies?spread lies (=tell them to a lot of people) How dare you spread such vicious lies?catch somebody in a lie (=show someone that you realize he or she is telling a lie) In the book, she catches her sister in a lie and tells their parents.live a lie (=live in a way that deceives other people) The law forced many gay people to live a lie.adjectivesa complete/total/outright lie (=something that is completely untrue) Of course, the whole thing was a complete lie.a white lie (=a small lie that you tell someone for good reasons, for example to avoid hurting their feelings) It might be a white lie, but telling your wife she looks great is good for your marriage.a big lie Saying that you can lose weight while eating anything you want is just a big lie.an obvious/blatant lie He felt sure Adams was not convinced by such blatant lies.a bald-faced lie (=an obvious lie that is told with no feeling of shame) How can you stand there and tell me such a bald-faced lie?a vicious lie (=one that is very unkind and completely untrue) He told the court that it was a vicious lie from beginning to end.an elaborate lie Her parents didn’t realize that it was all an elaborate lie. |
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