lie
verb
verb
noun
laɪ verb
1
FLAT POSITION
平放状态
a. to be in a position in which your body is flat on the floor, on a bed etc b. also 又作 to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on the floor or on a bed c. to be in a flat position on a surface 平放 I I always + adv/prep I always + adv/prep
[+ on/in etc ]
He was lying on the bed smoking a cigarette.
他正躺在床上抽烟。
Don’t lie in the sun for too long.
不要在日光下躺太长时间。
lie there
For a few minutes he just lay there.
有几分钟时间他只是躺在那里。
lie still/awake etc
She would lie awake worrying.
她会担忧得躺在床上无法入睡。
The dog was lying dead on the floor.
那只狗躺在地上死了。
[+ on ]
Lie flat on the floor.
平躺在地板上。
[+ back ]
She lay back against the pillows.
她躺下来，靠在枕头上。
[+ on/in etc ]
The papers were lying neatly on his desk.
文件整齐地摆放在他的桌上。
2
EXIST
存在
if a problem, an answer, blame etc lies somewhere, it is caused by, exists, or can be found in that thing, person, or situation 〔问题、答案、责任等〕存在，在于 I always + adv/prep
fault/blame/responsibility lies with sb
Part of the blame must lie with social services.
社会服务机构肯定也有一部分责任。
the problem/answer etc lies with/in sth
The difficulty lies in providing sufficient evidence.
困难在于要提供足够的证据。
The strength of the book lies in the fact that the material is from classroom experience.
这本书的好处是它取材于课堂经验。
herein/therein lies the problem/dilemma etc
And herein lies the key to their achievements.
这是他们成功的关键所在。
3
PLACE
地方
if a town, village, etc lies in a particular place, it is in that place 位于 I always + adv/prep
The town lies in a small wooded valley.
该镇坐落于一个林木茂盛的山谷中。
The Tasman Sea lies between Tasmania and Australia.
塔斯曼海位于塔斯马尼亚和澳大利亚之间。
4
FUTURE
将来
if something lies ahead of you, lies in the future etc, it is going to happen to you in the future 将要发生 I always + adv/prep
[+ ahead ]
How will we cope with the difficulties that lie ahead?
我们如何应付面前的困难呢？
[+ before ]
A blank and empty future lay before me.
我的未来是一片茫然和空白。
I was wondering what lay in store for us.
我在想，等待着我们的会是什么呢？
5
CONDITION
状态
to be in a particular state or condition 处于，保持〔某种状态〕 linking verb 连系动词
lie empty/open/hidden etc
The book lay open on the table.
书摊开放在桌子上。
The town now lay in ruins .
该镇现已成为一片废墟。
6
lie at the heart/centre/root of sth
to be the most important part of something, especially the main cause of it 处在某事物的核心部分
the issue that lies at the heart of the present conflict
目前冲突的中心问题
7
lie low
a. to remain hidden because someone is trying to find you or catch you b. to wait and try not to be noticed by anyone 不引起注意; 不露面
We’ll have to lie low until tonight.
我们得躲到今天晚上。
He decided to lie low for a while after the report came out.
报道出来以后他决定暂时不露面。
8
lie in wait (for sb)
a. to remain hidden in a place and wait for someone so that you can attack them b. if something bad lies in wait for you, it is going to happen to you 〔不快的事〕等待着某人
a giant crocodile lying in wait for its prey
一条守候猎物的巨鳄
9
lie (in) second/third/fourth etc (place)
to be in second, third etc position in a competition [英] 〔在竞赛中〕名列第二/第三/第四等 BrE
Liverpool are lying third in the football championship.
利物浦队在足球锦标赛中名列第三。
10
lie heavy on sb
10. if something lies heavy on you, it makes you feel unhappy [正式] 使某人感到不安，沉重地压在某人心头 formal
The feelings of guilt lay heavy on him.
内疚感沉重地压在他的心头。
11
DEAD PERSON
死者
if someone lies in a particular place, they are buried there 被埋葬 I always + adv/prep
Here lies Percival Smythe (=written on a gravestone) .
珀西瓦尔．斯迈思长眠于此。
12
lie in state
12. if an important person who has died lies in state, their body is put in a public place so that people can go and look at the body in order to show their respect for that person 〔遗体〕停放于某处供瞻仰
13
lie around (sth)
if something is lying around, it has been left somewhere in an untidy way, rather than being in its proper place 零乱地摆放（在某处）
If you leave your shoes lying around like that, you’ll trip over them.
如果你把鞋子这样到处乱放，你会被它们绊倒的。
Papers and books lay around the room in complete chaos.
房间内到处堆放着报纸和书，简直乱七八糟。
14 if you lie around, you spend time lying down and not doing anything 无所事事地闲躺着混日子
I felt so lazy just lying around on the beach all day.
我整天就是闲躺在沙滩上，感觉懒洋洋的。
15 if something lies behind an action, it is the real reason for the action, even though it may be hidden 是〔某行为〕的真正原因
She soon guessed what lay behind his question.
她很快就猜出他为什么会问这样的问题。
Two basic assumptions lay behind the policy.
这项政策的背后有两个基本的假设。
16 to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on the floor or on a bed 躺下
Just lie down on the bed.
你就躺在床上吧。
17
take sth lying down
to accept bad treatment without complaining [非正式] 甘心忍受某事 informal
I’m not going to take this lying down!
这事我是不会罢休的！
18 to remain in bed in the morning for longer than usual 早上迟起，睡懒觉
19 to hide or rest somewhere for a period of time 藏匿; 休息〔一段时间〕
The next day they lay up in a cave.
第二天他们躲在一个山洞里。
verb
20 to deliberately tell someone something that is not true 说谎
I could tell from her face that she was lying.
我可以从她的表情看出她在说谎。
[+ to ]
I would never lie to you.
我永远不会向你说谎。
[+ about ]
She lied about her age.
她隐瞒了她的年龄。
lie through your teeth
21 if a picture, account etc lies, it does not show the true facts or the true situation 〔图片、叙述等〕造成假象，欺骗
Statistics can often lie.
统计数字往往会造成一种假象。
The camera never lies.
相机从来不会作假。
noun
22 something that you say or write that you know is untrue 谎言，假话 C
23
give the lie to sth
to show that something is untrue [正式] 揭穿某事物的谎言 formal
This report gives the lie to the company’s claims.
这份报告表明公司的说法不真实。
24
the lie of the land/the way the land lies
the way that a situation is developing at a particular time 〔某一时期〕形势的发展，情况的变化
I want to see how the land lies before I decide whether or not to take the job.
我要先看看情况再决定是否接受这份工作。
25
(I) tell a lie
used when you realize that something you have just said is not correct [英，口] （我）说错了 BrE spoken
It was £25, no, tell a lie, £35.
是 25 英镑，不对，说错了，是 35 英镑。