词汇 | lie |
释义 | lie /laɪ/ lie 1 (过去式: lied; 过去完成式: lied; 现在进行式: lying) v.i. To speak a falsehood. 说谎。 The witness lied to the jury. 证人对陪审团说谎。 To make false representations. 作不正确的表示。 Figures never lie. 数字永不会骗人。 v.t. To accomplish, take, put, etc., by lying. 骗取;以说谎达到目的。 He lied his way out of trouble. 他以说谎来摆脱麻烦。 phrases lie in one's throat (teeth) 撒大谎;瞒天过海。 n. An untrue statement; falsehood. 谎言;假话。 He would take a lie from no man. 他不听人谎言。 Anything that misleads or is intended to mislead. 虚假;造成错觉的事物;假像。 phrases give (sb) the lie 责备或驳斥(某人)说谎。 give the lie to 揭穿谎言;反驳;和...矛盾。 live (act) a lie (不说谎而)以行动骗人。 idoms lie detector 测谎器。 white lie 善意的谎言。 cf. A lie is something untrue, told with deliberate intent to deceive; an unwitting variation from the truth is not a lit, but a mistake. Lie 是存心说谎藉以欺人之意;凡无心的说错算是 mistake,而非 lie。 An untruth is something told which is contrary to fact; it may name a deliberate departure from the truth, or an inaccuracy resulting from misunderstanding. Untruth 指与事实相反,不论故意捏造或出于误会,均可用之。 A falsehood is the utterance of something known to be untrue with intent to deceive. Falsehood 指明知其事之不确,故意言之藉以欺骗。 Mendacity is habitual, shameless lying. Mendacity 指已成习惯而不以为耻的说谎行为。 synonyms untruth, falsehood, mendacity. antonyms truth, fact, verity. lie 2 (过去式: lay; 过去完成式: lain; 现在进行式: lying) v.i. To assume, or rest in, a reclining position. 躺;横卧。 The wounded man was lying on the battlefield. 那个受伤的男子正躺在战场上。 To be at rest, usually horizontally, used of things. (物品)平置。 The book lies on the table. 书平放于桌上。 To exist or be situated in a certain position or arrangement. 位于;坐落。 The town lies yonder. 该镇在那边。 Ireland lies west of England. 爱尔兰在英格兰的西边。 To have direction; stretch; extend. 向着;伸向;延至。 The route lay to the west. 该路向西延伸。 To be sustainable or admissible. 【法律】可承认。 phrases lie about 懒惰;无所是事。 lie around 弃置不用。 lie at sb's door 归咎于某人。 lie back (a)向后倚靠(在椅背上)。(b)休歇。 lie behind 为(某事之)原因。 lie down (under) 屈服;甘心受辱。 lie down on the job 【美】【口】敷衍了事。 lie in (a)【英】晏起。(b)坐月子。(c)(原因、毛病等)在于...。 lie in state (灵柩)陈列供公众瞻仰。 lie in wait (for) 埋伏;躲着静待。 lie low 销声匿迹(以免被捕)。 lie off 【航】(船)离陆地或他船不远;暂时停工。 lie on (upon) 压迫;凭依...而定。 lie out of one's money (due) 未付钱;(货物)未收到付款。 lie over 延置(待日后决定)。 lie to 【航】(将船首迎风)几乎已成停航状态。 lie under 屈受。 lie up (a)卧病在床。(b)躲藏。(c)(船)进入船坞;(汽车)搁置不用。 lie with (a)有任务(义务)。(b)【古】同宿;同床;与...发生性交。 as far as in one (one's) power lies 就能力所及。 take (sth) lying down 无抵抗地甘心接受(某事)。 n. The way, position, or direction in which a thing lies. (常用单数)形势;坐落;方向;地位。 The position in which ball in play comes to rest. 【体】(高尔夫)球落定之处。 |
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