lies
- v.处于，保留，保持(某种状态);躺;平躺;平放;平卧
- v.说谎;撒谎;编造谎言
- n.位置;谎言
- n.谎言;谎话
- lie的第三人称单数和复数
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POSITION OR SITUATION 位置；情形
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VERB 躺；平卧
If you are lying somewhere, you are in a horizontal position and are not standing or sitting.There was a child lying on the ground...
地上躺着一个小孩。
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VERB 被平放
If an object lies in a particular place, it is in a flat position in that place....a newspaper lying on a nearby couch...
放在旁边沙发上的一张报纸
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VERB （某处）位于（某个位置或方向）
If you say that a place lies in a particular position or direction, you mean that it is situated there.The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain.
这些岛屿位于千岛群岛的南端。
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V-LINK 处于…状态
You can use lie to say that something is or remains in a particular state or condition. For example, if something lies forgotten, it has been and remains forgotten.She turned back to the Bible lying open in her lap...
她将注意力又转回到摊放在腿上的《圣经》。
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VERB （比赛等中）排名，占名次
You can use lie to say what position a competitor or team is in during a competition.I was going well and was lying fourth...
我当时发挥不错，排在第四。
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VERB （问题、解决方法、过错等）存在，在于
You can talk about where something such as a problem, solution, or fault lies to say what you think it consists of, involves, or is caused by.The problem lay in the large amounts spent on defence...
问题在于防务方面耗资巨大。
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VERB （尤指不快或困难之事）将发生，在等待
You use lie in expressions such as lie ahead ,lie in store, and lie in wait when you are talking about what someone is going to experience in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant or difficult.She'd need all her strength and bravery to cope with what lay in store...
她需要所有的力量与勇气去应付将会出现的问题。
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VERB （尤用于墓碑上的文字中）长眠
Lie is used in formal English, especially on gravestones, to say that a dead person is buried in a particular place.The inscription reads: Here lies Catin, the son of Magarus...
碑文写着：马格勒斯之子卡廷长眠于此。
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VERB （光、云、雾等）存在，展现
If you say that light, clouds, or fog lie somewhere, you mean that they exist there or are spread over the area mentioned.It had been wet overnight, and a morning mist lay on the field.
前一天晚上下了雨，田野上笼着一层晨雾。
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N-SING 位置；状态
The lie of an object or area is its position or the way that it is arranged.The actual site of a city is determined by the natural lie of the land.
城市的实际选址取决于这片土地的自然状况。
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to let sleeping dogs lie→ see:dog -
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不要混淆lie与lay这两个动词的用法。lay表示将某物放在某处或某个位置，意义上与动词lie有相关之处。某人将某物放（lay）在某处，那该物就放（lie）在那里。lie的过去式是lay，过去分词是lain，为不及物动词，如：I lay on the floor with my legs in the air（我躺在地上，双腿抬起）。而lay的过去式和过去分词均为laid，通常作及物动词，如：They laid him on the floor（他们把他放在地上）。
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THINGS THAT ARE NOT TRUE 不实之事
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N-COUNT 谎言；假话
A lie is something that someone says or writes which they know is untrue.'Who else do you work for?' — 'No one.' — 'That's a lie.'...
“你还为谁卖命？”——“没有谁。”——“你撒谎。”
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VERB 说谎；骗人
If someone is lying, they are saying something which they know is not true.I know he's lying...
我知道他在说谎。
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Lying is something that I will not tolerate.
我绝对不能容忍撒谎这样的行为。
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VERB （事物）造成假象，不可靠
If you say that something lies, you mean that it does not express or represent something accurately.The camera can sometimes lie.
照相机拍出的照片有时也未必可靠。
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PHRASE 戳穿；揭穿；证明…不实
If something gives the lie to a statement, claim, or theory, it suggests or proves that it is not true.This survey gives the lie to the idea that Britain is moving towards economic recovery.
这项调查显示英国经济正在复苏的想法是失实的。
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PHRASE 虚伪地生活；活在谎言之中
If you say that someone is living a lie, you mean that in every part of their life they are hiding the truth about themselves from other people.My mother never told my father the truth about me. We've been living a lie all this time.
母亲从来没告诉父亲我的真实身世。一直以来我们都活在谎言之中。
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CONVENTION （用于纠正口误）不对，我说错了
People sometimes say 'I tell a lie' when they have just made a mistake in something that they are saying and immediately correct it.It is the first scene of the play chronologically. I tell a lie, it's actually strictly speaking the second scene.
从时间顺序上来看这是整个剧的第一场。不对，严格说来实际上是第二场。
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He lies awake at night worrying about his job .
他担心工作，夜晚躺在床上睡不着。
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When she lies in the sun , her face gets covered in freckles .
她躺在阳光下时，脸上布满了斑点
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You are young and your whole life lies ahead of you .
你年纪轻，今后的日子还长着呢。
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It hurt me to think that he would lie to me .
一想到他竟然对我说谎，我就很伤心。
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This subject lies beyond the scope of our investigation .
这一问题超出了我们的考察范围。
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The whole story is nothing but a pack of lies .
整个叙述只不过是一派谎言。
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I 'm perfectly content just to lie in the sun .
我在阳光下躺着就感到非常满足。
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Let 's wait and see how the land lies before we do anything .
咱们等弄清情况以后再行动吧。
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The village lies five miles due north of York .
这个村庄位于约克正北五英里处。
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Go and lie down for a while .
去躺一会儿吧。
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Farmers are now paid to let their land lie fallow .
农民让土地休耕现在得到了回报。
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Lie on your stomach with your arms by your side .
手臂放在两侧趴下。
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I find it impossible to lie to her .
我觉得无法对她撒谎。
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The blame lies with the teachers and , by extension , with the Education Service .
应受指责的是教师，再则就是教育机构。
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During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil .
冬天种子在土壤中休眠。
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The village lies on a busy through road .
那村庄坐落在一条繁忙的直达公路上。
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Father , I cannot lie to you .
爸爸，我不能对你说谎。
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I believed her ─ for surely she would not lie to me .
我相信她的话——因为她肯定不会向我撒谎。
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Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem .
双方都不愿意妥协，问题就在这里。
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It is a fallacy to say that the camera never lies .
说照相机绝不骗人，这是谬见。
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You can enjoy all the water sports , or simply lie on the beach .
你可以进行所有的水上运动，或只是躺在沙滩上。
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We went ahead to scout out the lie of the land .
我们先走一步，去侦察地形。
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She lies about her age .
她谎报自己的年龄。
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The immediate future is clear , but it 's hard to tell what lies beyond .
最近的将来已经明朗，但更往后就很难说了。
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We first met in 1982 , no , I tell a lie , it was 1983 .
我们初次见面是在1982年，不，我说错了，是1983年。
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It lies with you to accept or reject the proposals .
接受或是拒绝这些建议由你决定。
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The investigation will try to find out where the guilt for the disaster really lies .
此调查将尽力查出灾难的真正责任所在。
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I refuse to lie about it ; it 's against my principles .
我绝不为此事撒谎；那是违背我的原则的。
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He dampened his hair to make it lie flat .
他把头发弄湿，梳得平平的。
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The problem lies in deciding when to intervene .
问题在于决定何时介入。