| 单词 | lie |
| 释义 | lie —lie /laɪ/ noun [C] ► B1 something you say that you know is not true: » I told a lie when I said I liked her haircut.Thesaurus+: ↑Lies, lying and hypocrisy , ↑Dishonest peopleWord Builder:–Nouns: liar, lie–Verbs: lie• • • Extra Examples:» It's embarrassing to be caught telling a lie.» I wasn't entirely honest with him, I admit, but I didn't actually tell him any lies.» The story was nothing but lies.» Under cross-examination, the witness admitted her evidence had been mostly lies.» It's difficult to disentangle hard fact from myth, or truth from lies.verb (POSITION) ↑Verb Endings for lie A2 [I + adv/prep, L] (PRESENT PARTICIPLE lying, PAST TENSE lay, PAST PARTICIPLE lain) to be in or move into a horizontal position on a surface: » to lie in bed» to lie on a beach» to lie on your side» A cat lay in front of the fire.» He lies awake at night, worrying.» A pen lay on the desk.Thesaurus+: ↑Reclining , ↑Not holding the body uprightB1 [I + adv/prep, L] (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: » There's an old pair of shoes of yours lying at/in the bottom of the wardrobe.» The river lies 30 km to the south.» Cambridge United are lying third in the league.» Here lies the body of Mary Taylor (= this is where Mary Taylor is buried).» There are several houses lying empty in the town.» The town lay in ruins.» The ship lies off (= is positioned near) the coast of Spain.Thesaurus+: ↑Placing and positioning an objectF0 [I + adv/prep] (PRESENT PARTICIPLE lying, PAST TENSE lay, PAST PARTICIPLE lain) to exist: » The hardest part of the competition still lies ahead of us.Thesaurus+: ↑Existing and beingC2 [I usually + adv/prep] (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.: » Responsibility for the disaster must ultimately lie with the government.» Where does the blame lie?Thesaurus+: ↑Duty, obligation and responsibilitylie in state (PRESENT PARTICIPLE lying, PAST TENSE lay, PAST PARTICIPLE lain)F0 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. Thesaurus+: ↑Funerals• • • Extra Examples:» 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.verb [I] (PRESENT PARTICIPLE lying, PAST TENSE lied, PAST PARTICIPLE lied) (SPEAK FALSELY) ↑Verb Endings for lie ► B1 to say or write something that is not true in order to deceive someone: » Are you lying to me?» Don't trust her - she's lying.» I suspect he lies about his age.→ SEE ALSO LIAR(Cf. ↑liar)Thesaurus+: ↑Lies, lying and hypocrisy , ↑Dishonest peopleWord Builder:–Nouns: liar, lie–Verbs: lie• • • Extra Examples:» 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. |
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