lie

lie1
(lying ; past lay ; past participle lain )
[no obj., with adverbial]
  1. (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface
    （人，动物）躺，平卧
    the body of a man lay face downwards on the grass.
    一名男子的尸体俯卧在草地上。
    I had to lie down for two hours because I was groggy.
    我喝得醉醺醺的，得先躺两个小时了。
    Lily lay back on the pillows and watched him.
    莉莉背靠着枕头躺着，望着他。
    ■(of a thing) rest flat on a surface
    （物）平放
    a book lay open on the table.
    桌上平放着一本摊开的书。
    ■(of a dead person) be buried in a particular place
    （尸体）被掩埋
  2. be, remain, or be kept in a specified state
    （使）处于…状态
    the abbey lies in ruins today.
    现在修道院已成一片废墟。
    putting homeless families into private houses that would otherwise lie empty.
    把无家可归的家庭安置在空闲的私宅里。
    ■(of something abstract) reside or be found
    （抽象事物）存在于，在于
    the solution lies in a return to 'traditional family values'.
    出路在于恢复“传统家庭价值观”。
  3. (of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction
    坐落于，位于
    the small village of Kexby lies about five miles due east of York.
    坎克斯伯这个小村庄就坐落在约克正东约五英里处。
    ■(of a competitor or team) be in a specified position during a competition or within a group
    （比赛队员，参赛队）排名
    United, currently lying in fifth place, have recovered after a shaky start.
    联队已从出师不利的局面中恢复过来，现排名第五。
    ■(of a scene) extend from the observer's viewpoint in a specified direction
    延展，延伸
    stand here, and all of Amsterdam lies before you.
    站在这里，整个阿姆斯特丹就展现在你面前了。
  4. (Law)(of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable
    (律)（诉讼，控告，索赔）可受理，可立案
noun
  1. (一般作 the lie)the way, direction, or position in which something lies
    状态；方向；位置
    he was familiarizing himself with the lie of the streets.
    他正在熟悉这些街道的方位。
    ■(Golf)the position in which a golf ball comes to rest, especially as regards the ease of the next shot
    (高尔夫)（尤指关系到下一杆难度的）球停位置
    ■the lair or place of cover of an animal or a bird
    （动物的）穴；（鸟的）巢
继承用法
let something lie
  1. take no action regarding a controversial or problematic matter
    将（有争议或问题的事）搁置，把…束之高阁
lie heavy on one
  1. cause one to feel troubled or uncomfortable
    让人感到麻烦，让人不舒服
lie in state
  1. (of the corpse of a person of national importance) be laid in a public place of honour before burial
    （伟人遗体安葬前）受公众吊唁
lie in wait
  1. conceal oneself, waiting to surprise, attack, or catch someone
    埋伏准备惊吓（或袭击、抓住）某人
lie low
  1. (especially of a criminal) keep out of sight; avoid detection or attention
    （尤指罪犯）隐匿，躲藏
    at the time of the murder he appears to have been lying low in a barn.
    看上去谋杀发生时，他一直躲藏在谷仓里。
the lie ( 北美 lay) of the land
  1. the way in which an area's features or characteristics present themselves
    地貌
    ■(figurative)the current situation or state of affairs
    (喻)现状，情况
    she was beginning to see the lie of the land with her in-laws.
    她开始明白与婆家人相处的门道了。
take something lying down
  1. [usu. with negative]accept an insult, setback, rebuke, etc. without reacting or protesting
    ［多用于否定］默默承受侮辱（或挫折、指责等）
语源
  1. Old English licgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liggen and German liegen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek lekhos and Latin lectus 'bed'
用法
  1. the verb lie is often confused with the verb lay, giving rise to incorrect uses such as he is laying on the bedcorrect use is he is lying on the bedor why don't you lie it on the bed?correct use is why don't you lay it on the bed?See usage at lay
继承用法
lie ahead
  1. be going to happen; be in store
    即将发生；蓄势待发
    I'm excited by what lies ahead.
    我为即将发生的事情而激动不已。
lie around/about
  1. (of an object) be left carelessly out of place
    （物）随便放
    I became irritated at the pills and potions lying around in every corner of the house.
    房子里到处都是药片和药剂，使我十分恼火。
    ■(of a person) pass the time lazily or aimlessly
    （人）懒散地消磨时间，无目的地打发时间
    you all just lay around all day on your backsides, didn't you?.
    你们整天就一屁股坐在那儿消磨时间，是不是？。
lie behind
  1. be the real, often hidden, reason for (something)
    是（事件）背后真正的原因
    a subtle strategy lies behind such silly claims.
    如此愚蠢的要求背后隐藏着诡秘的计谋。
lie in
  1. (Brit.)remain in bed after the normal time for getting up
    (英)赖床
    ■(archaic)(of a pregnant woman) go to bed to give birth
    (古)（怀孕妇女）上床待产
lie off
  1. (Nautical)(of a ship) stand some distance from shore or from another ship
    (航海)稍离陆地（或他船）
lie over
  1. (US)break one's journey
    (美)中止旅行
    Steven and I will lie over in New York, then fly to London.
    史蒂文和我将在纽约中止旅行，然后飞往伦敦。
lie to
  1. (Nautical)(of a ship) come almost to a stop with its head towards the wind
    (航海)（因逆风航行而）滞航
lie up
  1. (of a ship) go into dock or be out of commission
    （船）进船坞停驶；退役
    ■(lie something up)put a boat in dock or out of commission
    把船停入船坞；使船退役
lie with
  1. (of a responsibility or problem) be attributable to (someone)
    （责任，问题）在 于…
    the ultimate responsibility for the violence lies with the country's president.
    暴乱的最终责任归咎于该国总统。
  2. (archaic)have sexual intercourse with
    (古)与…性交
lie2
noun
  1. an intentionally false statement
    谎话
    Mungo felt a pang of shame at telling Alice a lie.
    芒戈因为对艾丽斯撒谎而感到羞愧难当。
    the whole thing is a pack of lies.
    整个这件事就是一堆谎言。
    ■used with reference to a situation involving deception or founded on a mistaken impression
    假象；造成错觉的事物
    all their married life she had been living a lie.
    她的婚后生活一直就全是假象。
(lies, lied, lying )
  1. [no obj.]tell a lie or lies
    说谎
    why had Ashenden lied about his visit to London?.
    阿申顿为什么要对他去伦敦的事撒谎呢？。
    [with direct speech]‘I am sixty-five,’ she lied.
    “我６５岁，”她撒谎说。
    ■(lie one's way into/out of)get oneself into or out of a situation by lying
    骗取，靠说谎来…
    you lied your way on to this voyage by implying you were an experienced crew.
    你撒谎说你自己是很有经验的船员，以此骗取了这次航海旅行的机会。
    ■(of a thing) present a false impression; be deceptive
    （事物）造成假象，欺骗
    the camera cannot lie.
    照相机不会骗人。
继承用法
give the lie to
  1. serve to show that (something seemingly apparent or previously stated or believed) is not true
    证明…是假的
    these figures give the lie to the notion that Britain is excessively strike-ridden.
    这些数字证明，关于英国被过多的罢工所困扰的说法不符合实际情况。
I tell a lie (或 that's a lie)
  1. (informal)an expression used to correct oneself immediately when one realizes that one has made an incorrect remark
    (非正式)[说错话并马上意识到时作自我纠正的用 语]我说错了
    I never used to dream — I tell a lie, I did dream when I was little.
    我从不做梦——我说错了，我小时候还是做过梦的。
lie through one's teeth
  1. (informal)tell an outright lie without remorse
    (非正式)毫不悔恨地撒弥天大谎，恬不知耻地说谎
语源
  1. Old English lyge (noun), lēogan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liegen and German lügen
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