lie
[laI; lai]
不及物動詞
(lay[le; lei]; lain[len; lein]; ly.ing)
1 臥,躺
a. <人、動物>臥,躺
He lay down on the bed.
他在床上躺下
She lay down on her bed for half an hour.
她在床上躺了約半小時
Lie down, Rover!.
羅佛,臥倒!
b. <以…的狀態> 躺著
~ asleep
躺著睡
~ ill (in bed)
病倒 (在床上)
~ dead
躺著已死
She closed her eyes and lay quiet.
她閉眼靜躺著
They lay in ambush [wait] for us.
他們埋伏等待我們
c. <屍體等> 被埋葬 (於…) ,長眠地下
Her body ~s in the churchyard.
她的遺體被葬在那教堂的墓園中
2 a. <物>擺著,在
There was a big dictionary lying on the desk.
桌上擺著壹本大字典
A heavy fall of snow lay on the street.
街道上積滿了雪
b. 被置於<…的狀態>
Leaves lay thick in the lane.
小徑上覆蓋著密集的落葉
The field was lying fallow.
那田地正在休耕中
The problem ~s open to reexamination.
這問題有待重新探討
The whole town lay spread out before me.
整個城鎮展現在我的面前
c. <物>閑擱著,閑置著,放著沒有被使用
money lying at the bank
放在銀行沒有被使用的錢
unsold goods lying on the shelf
閑置在架上賣剩的商品
3
a. 位於,在
Mt. Fuji ~s west of Tokyo.
富士山位於東京以西
The village lay across the river.
那村莊在河的對岸
b. <前途等> 展開著
Life [The world] ~s before you.
人生展現在妳們眼前(妳們的人生現在才開始)
c. <利益、困難、理由等> 存在
There ~s the difficulty.
困難[問題]就在那裏
The choice ~s between death and dishonor.
必須在死和羞辱之間作壹抉擇
I wonder what ~s behind his objections to our plan.
我不知道他反對我們計畫的理由是什麽
4 a. <原因、力量、本質等> 在於,包含於[in]
The greatest charm of traveling ~s in its new experiences.
旅行的最大魅力在於為人們提供新的經歷
He'll do as much as ~s in his power.
他將竭盡全力
All their hopes ~ in me.
他們把所有的希望寄托在我身上
b. <事物> <以…的狀態> 壓[在…上]; <食物>成為[…的]負擔[on, upon]
The problem lay heavily upon me.
那問題壓得我心情沈重
Time lay heavy on his hands.
他時間太多不知如何打發
The oily food lay heavy on my stomach.
那油膩的食物積在我胃裏消化不了
c. <事物>為[某人的]職責 [義務,罪過] [with]
It ~s with us to decide the matter.
決定那件事是我們的責任
5‘法律’ <訴訟、上訴等> 成立,理由成立,被認可
as far as in me lies
就我能力所及
I'll do it as far as in me ~s.
我將盡我所能
lie about
遊手好閑,悠閑著
lie around
= lie about
lie at a person's door
<責任、責難等> 在於某人
The responsibility doesn't ~ at your door.
這個責任不在於妳
lie back
往後倚靠
She lay back in the armchair.
她坐在扶手倚子上往後靠
lie down
(1) → v.i. 1a
(2) 屈服,屈從
take an insult lying down
甘心受辱
lie down on the job
→ job.
lie down under ?
甘心受 <侮辱等>
lie in
(1)(英)比平常晚起床,睡懶覺、賴床
(2)(罕) <產婦> 待產
lie low
→ low adj
lie off
(1) 暫停工作,休息
(2)‘航海’離 (陸地或其他船只) 稍遠
lie over
擱延,保留
lie to
‘航海’ (逆風而) 幾乎停著
lie up
(1) 退休,閉居 (家中)
(2) (因病) 臥床
(3)‘航海’<船>停在船塢,停靠著沒有使用
名詞
1 (U)[常 the ~]
(英) (物之) 方向,位置; 狀態,形勢
the ~ of the land
地勢; 形勢,事態
2 (C) (動物的) 棲身之處,巢,穴
3 (C)‘高爾夫’ (球的) 位置
lie
[laI; lai]
名詞
1 (C) (故意想欺騙他人而說的) 謊言; 虛假,虛偽
(
←→ truth)
tell a ~ [~s]
說謊
act a ~ (
以行為) 欺騙
a white ~
善意的謊言
a pack of ~s
壹大套謊言
a tissue of ~s
壹套謊言
同義字
lie 謊言 <含有強烈的指責>
fib 事實上沒有造成傷害的輕微謊言
falsehood 與事實不符,但未必是存心欺騙
2 [the ~]對謊言或不實的指控
give a person the ~ =give the ~ to a person
指控某人說謊
I wouldn't take the ~.
我不能任人指控我撒謊
give the lie to?
(1) → n. 2
(2) <事實、言行等> 顯示…為虛假[錯誤]
nail a lie to the counter(
查明並) 揭發虛假
不及物動詞
(~d; ly.ing)
1 撒謊
You're lying to me.
妳在對我撒謊
He ~d about his age.
他隱瞞 [虛報] 了自己的年齡
2 <物>欺騙,蒙蔽; 給人錯誤印象
The car's sturdy appearance ~d.
那部車的堅固外觀只是虛有其表
及物動詞
1 欺騙<人>使其[…][into]; 欺騙<人>奪走[…][out of]
~ a person into signing a paper
欺騙某人使他在文書上簽字
~ a person out of money
騙取某人的錢
2 [~ oneself 或 ~ one's way] 用說謊[從…]逃脫,用說謊擺脫…[out of]
He ~d himself [his way] out of the trouble.
他說謊擺脫了麻煩
lie in one's teeth [throat]
撒大謊