lie是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to 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。

  • 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。

  • The hardest part of the competition still lies ahead of us. 比赛最艰难的阶段还在前面呢。

  • 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？

• 1 to 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。

• 2 something you say that you know is not true -- 谎话，瞎话

  • I told a lie when I said I liked her haircut. 我骗她说我喜欢她的发式。