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lie1

verblies, lain, lying, lay, lied lʌɪlaɪ

  • 1no object, with adverbial (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 lay face downwards on the grass

    一名男子的尸体俯卧在草地上。

    I had to lie down because I was groggy

    我头昏眼花、四肢无力，只好躺了两个小时。

    Lily lay back on the pillows and watched him

    莉莉背靠着枕头躺着，望着他。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was lying down to rest for a moment, and I must have drifted off.
    • You'll lie here and rest until the young master recommends otherwise for you!
    • By 11.30 pm, my stomach was growling and I was lying horizontal on the sofa yawning, as she made mention yet again of leaving.
    • Subjects were asked to lie on a support surface, positioning their left heel on the end cell of a support surface.
    • His arms were bound to the surface he was lying on and so were his legs.
    • It would happen even when she was lying on her bed trying to rest.
    • She was lying on her bed, supported by her left arm as the right one flipped through magazines.
    • When they finally made their way upstairs, Kate lay down on the bed and didn't resurface the rest of the night.
    • He had no idea how long he had been lying there, or how long he could have remained there before anyone came.
    • The dead woman lies cold and serene on a formal bier.
    • When they detect a predator, chicks either lay low in the nest and remain still, or lie on their backs and strike at the predator with their talons.
    • Instead, Chelsea finds her mother lying on the bed, her back supported by pillows to prop her up into a seated position.
    • Instead, I'm just staring blankly at the metal ceiling trying to keep my head empty whilst lying on the mattress.
    • Today she lay on her back and looked up at the gray sky through the twisted branches of the oak.
    • The next time, he was lying dead in Bradford Royal Infirmary.
    • She cried out in pain and frustration, and remained where she lay.
    • But lying there in that empty bedroom told me exactly what kind of girl I was, and what kind of girl I would never be.
    • The sun had been beating fiercely down on her tear-streaked face as she saw her father lying there, dead.
    • She lies on an empty avenue overlooked by curious streetlights.
    • She was lying, asleep we assumed, on the carpet outside our bedroom door.
    Synonyms
    recline, lie down, lie back, be recumbent, be prostrate, be supine, be prone, be stretched out, stretch oneself out, lean back, sprawl, rest, repose, relax, lounge, loll, bask
    1. 1.1 (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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • To cook asparagus, remove the woody ends first and peel part way up if the stalks are tough, then place in a skillet where the stalks can lie flat.
      • Eventually, as she got older, the bank book lay unused in a drawer.
      • Make sure the paper flange and the staples lie flat against the board, to create an even surface for attaching the finished wall material.
      • The romance novel lay on Eva's boudoir dresser, open and ragged from her wear-and-tear for the last week and a half.
      • She stepped closer to the bed where the open suitcase lay, picking up a pearl necklace.
      • The river had come over its banks several times more since the big flood, and was up again today, and heavy rainfall lay on the surface rather than draining away.
      • The emptied wax wrapper of a disposable cardboard bento box lay next to his sprawled mass.
      • Flip the pad on a preacher bench so your chest and abs rest on the inclined side and your arms lie along the flat, vertical side.
      • Only one thing lay there, a small black leather bound address book.
      • With eyes sharpened by experience, a senior member of the team has spotted remains lying beneath a felled palm tree.
      • This roomy yet compact bag lies flat, with adjustable compartments and a mesh opening for ventilation.
      • He circled around the machine to where a sole book lay on a work surface.
      • Forty or fifty feet before it lay the broken remains of a section of stone wall that had been erected there, possibly as a target.
      • For example the boot can take a child buggy and golf clubs, both items lying flat on the floor, between the rear wheel arches, without having to utilise the folding seat facility.
      • It's now that I notice the empty liquor bottles, lying broken on the floor.
      • Beer bottles and cups were scattered about the room and a pizza box lay open on the table.
      • The walls were made of stone and a small pallet lay by two book cases.
      • Then during a lull in the sickening waves of withdrawal, he noticed a pack of book matches lying on one of the flat, iron crosspieces between the bars.
      • On the desk under the palm of her left hand lay a black book, a fairly thick one at that.
      • Her eyes grew accustomed to the starlight and she spotted her own shadow lying on the surface.
      Synonyms
      be placed, be set, be situated, be positioned, rest, repose, be
    2. 1.2 (of a dead person) be buried in a particular place.
      （尸体）被掩埋
      his body lies in a crypt
      his epitaph reads ‘Here lies Garcia, King of Galicia and Portugal’
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The corpses were left where they lay pending forensic examination today.
      • A large Celtic Cross stands in the middle of the plot and there too many of the Jones Family lay at rest underneath.
      • For more than 400 years, the remains of James Hepburn, the 4th Earl of Bothwell, have lain in a Danish church where they were turned into a grisly tourist attraction.
      • He lies among the remains of pontiffs from centuries past and near the tomb traditionally believed to be of the Apostle Peter, the first pope.
      Synonyms
      be buried, be interred, be laid to rest, rest, be entombed
      rare be inhumed, be sepulchred

  • 2no object, with adverbial 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。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For 170 years Ballina's Augustinian Abbey has lain derelict and inconspicuous at the bottom of Ardnaree near St Muredach's Cathedral.
    • The writings specify an abbey that has lain unused for a century, and that is what this is.
    • His remains, which lay undisturbed for 59 years, have been found in a swamp near the town of Nieuw Chappelle, along with the wreckage of his plane.
    • Number thirty-two had lain empty for over a year, and its unlocked garage acted as our unofficial gang headquarters for dirty deeds and general hiding from parents.
    • After all, there would be no point in saving a building just for it to lie empty and rot.
    • The body was taken from the villa up the hillside, where it lay for a night in the church.
    • Situated on the outskirts of Ballybunion, this church was built in 1930 and has now been lying idle and in a general state of disrepair for over three decades.
    • And, in some winter scenes, the landscapes lie still and silent as though waiting for the ice and snow to melt.
    • As a child I wandered through it when it lay silent and empty.
    • The original hospital buildings date back to the 1850s, but the site has lain empty for nearly five years while the Clements Park estate has grown up around it.
    • Other times, the water lies still and flat, reflecting the blaze of sunset and sunrise.
    1. 2.1 (of something abstract) reside or be found.
      （抽象事物）存在于，在于
      the solution lies in a return to traditional values

      出路在于恢复“传统家庭价值观”。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • As ever, a painting freezes a moment and expression in time and has the viewer wondering what story lies beneath the surface.
      • The Belgian band encapsulated the friendly spirit of fraternity that lies at the heart of folk.
      • In spite of these reform measures that favor the implementation of integration, a number of challenges still lie ahead.
      • It's the coming together with a common purpose of two such different men that lies at the heart of his novel.
      • The solution, of course, may not lie inside the churches at all.
      • Similarly, our comedies season is not just about laughter, but the yearning for harmony and reconciliation which lies at the heart of Shakespeare's great comedies.
      • The truth lies somewhere between these two extremes - although closer to the pro side than the con.
      • The real blame lies at the feet of the people who profit from this carnage.
      • The answer lies just ahead in what many are calling the interview of the century.
      • The answer, of course, does not lie within the hallowed halls of government, finance or business.
      • Perhaps the answer lies somewhere in the fact that the world is imperfect and gets more so every day.
      • The heroic prototype is considerably watered down and herein lies the crux of the problem.
      • Do one's loyalties lie on one side, the other, or somehow on both?
      • To perform the operation with pencil and paper one must start with the million or so numbers among which the solution is known to lie.
      • While an accurate prediction is near impossible, the attention of many in the market is now turning to the subject that lies at the heart of economic performance: consumer confidence.
      • Imaginary resources, in the form of sovereign rents and aid flows, lie at the heart of the impasse.
      • The answer lies somewhere between these two extremes.
      • The power of art lies not in its surface beauty but in its quality of inducing self-reflection.
      • Therein lies the rub for those who would curb latte consumption with pocketbook reasoning.
      • Where there is trouble to be enacted, they lie at its bitter heart.
      Synonyms
      consist, be inherent, inhere, be present, be contained, exist, reside, have its existence/being

  • 3no object, with adverbial (of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction.

    坐落于，位于

    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。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Taxis are available for the ride into town, which lies just three miles away.
    • The village lies five miles east of Ilfracombe in a valley that runs from the north-western edge of the Exmoor upland down to the Bristol Channel.
    • On a Salmon River tributary downstream from Francis' place lies the site of the old mining town of Florence.
    • The town of Whistler lies 15 miles away, just over the summit of 7,639-foot Rainbow Mountain.
    • And it lies within a stone's throw of the most intensively used footpath on the North York Moors.
    • Bishop's Crossing is a small village lying ten miles in a south-westerly direction from Liverpool.
    • As a matter of etiquette, York and Ainsty South had to give permission for hounds from other hunts to attend, as York Minster lies within its area.
    • As Newry's push for city status reaches fever pitch, a forgotten city lies merely 10 miles away from the frontier town.
    • Besides, the port lies just 10 nautical miles from the international shipping route.
    • Culturally integrated but politically separate, the United States Territory of Guam lies thirty miles farther south at the bottom of the chain.
    • The town of Shanhaiguan lies on a five mile sliver of plain between mountains and sea, a pass that opens like an avenue into the heart of China.
    • I consider however that a means of overcoming the problem should be feasible although it may involve land lying between the appeal site and the river that is not in the control of the appellant.
    • The neutral locus lies at two different positions between two selected loci.
    • The proposed site for the centre lies between the Airport Road and the Burma Road.
    • The top of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation lies within the more widely used, but poorly constrained, Tithonian Stage.
    • At Nagaon, it lies within a palm grove and is about an eight-minute walk from the Nagaon Beach - a complete horticulture project.
    • Still, the reef can be safely explored from dozens of places along the Queensland coast, where it lies within a couple of hours' boat trip from the shore.
    • The fact that Grange lies ten miles north of Sligo town means it is never likely to be considered a suburb of the town, which is just fine for the many people who call Grange home.
    • The city lies 100 miles south of the U.S. border in Baja, California.
    • The Aral Sea lies within Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
    Synonyms
    be situated, be located, be placed, be positioned, be found, be sited, be established, be
    1. 3.1 (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

      站到这儿来，整个阿姆斯特丹就展现在你面前了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Wind whistled against the hole in the back wall, which heightened the eerie effect of the scene which lay before them.
      • An open door lay beyond them and Chris could see the first few steps of the staircase that would lead him to the top floor.
    2. 3.2British (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 are currently lying in fifth place
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Currently lying 12 th in the league, they still harbour hopes of a play-off push but have been hindered by a failure to go on and win games.
      • After five matches the town lies 6th place overall out of a total of 8 towns.
      • The first team currently lie mid-table in the York and District League division one, while the reserves prop up reserve ‘B’.
      • The Cape Town team is currently lying mid-table and will be desperate to prove their cup success last season was no fluke.
      • On Wednesday night, against a team lying fifth in the Portuguese league, United made their earliest exit from the Champions League in a decade.
      • Currently lying 15th in the championship, Dean is confident of rising through the ranks as the 18-race season progresses.
      • New Earswick will be anxious to avoid a sluggish start against Dewsbury Moor, who have just one win from their opening five games and lie just one place off the bottom.
      • Workington currently lie next to bottom in the league table with just two victories and a draw from their nine games.
      • They have the tenth best goal-scoring record and the twelfth best defensive record, suggesting the team should be lying mid-table rather than sixteenth.
      • They currently lie 8th in the Northern Counties East League, first division.

  • 4Law
    no object, with adverbial (of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable.

    〔律〕（诉讼，控告，索赔）可受理，可立案

    an action for restitution would lie for money paid in breach of the law
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He said that the Crown Prosecution Service accepted the pleas and would ask for the rape charge to lie on the file after sentence.
    • Where a policy provides cover against one of two or more concurrent causes of a casualty, a claim will lie under the policy provided that there is no relevant exclusion.
    • Before the judge and before us there was some debate whether such a claim lies for breach of fiduciary duty generally or only those which also involve the misapplication of property.
    • Prerogative remedies for criminal charges will not ordinarily lie where an appeal is available.
    • Where the injury to the claimant is caused as a result of his especially sensitive activity, no claim will lie.
nounPlural lies lʌɪlaɪ
usually the lie

  • 1The 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。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You have been invited to play a new golf course and now want to find out more about it, perhaps even ‘walk’ the course in advance of your game or visualise the lie of the greens.
    • With the lie of Scottish theatreland already shifting, we are seeing a nascent, semiconscious shuffling for position for next year's awards.
    • Look, the last thing that a star wants is to disrupt the lie of a dress by eating a cheeseburger before a show.
    • Then, too, I am scared of tying too much money up here, not being entirely sure where the lie of the politics is.
    • You should brush along the lie of the hair, and in the places hardest for the cat to reach such as under the chin and the back of the neck.
    1. 1.1Golf 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 lie, in deep rough on a bank, was not good
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She decides to play the shot anyway, because the lie is so good.
      • Change the lie and the shot to keep your mind engaged.
      • You can play this shot off any lie, even bare ground if your wedge has minimal bounce.
      • As the lie gets deeper, the ball automatically goes farther back in your stance.
      • If the heel is up then well-struck shots will go right, and the lie needs to be more upright to correct.
    2. 1.2 The lair or place of cover of an animal.
      （动物的）穴；（鸟的）巢

Usage

The verb lie is often confused with the verb lay, giving rise to incorrect uses such as he is laying on the bed (correct use is he is lying on the bed) or why don't you lie it on the bed? (correct use is why don't you lay it on the bed?). See lay

Phrases

  • let something lie

    • Take no action regarding a problematic matter.

      将（有争议或问题的事）搁置，把…束之高阁

      ‘Are you planning a follow-up to the programme?’ ‘No, we'll let it lie for now.’
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Having done so in 1993 and having been told to get lost, he had essentially let matters lie.
      • He said last night that he would not let the matter lie and that he would make an official complaint as it was a clear breach of the rules.
      • Failing to receive any guidance from the committee, he reluctantly let the matter lie.
      • Therefore, I would be pleased it you would let the matter lie, as it now is.
      • Almost 18 months since the smoke cleared in Genoa, cinema refuses to let the matter lie.
      • Todd said he would not be letting the matter lie.
      • On the part of the wife it arose from her conscious decision to let matters lie for a considerable period of time.
      • As such I am prepared to let the matter lie for the time being.
      • At that point there was no opportunity of changing them but the team captain chose not to let the matters lie but instead continued to agitate about them, particularly in the newspaper article.
      • I much prefer a gracious, magnanimous withdrawal, but if it is beyond that member to do such a thing, then we will let it lie where it lies, and will deal with it in public.

  • lie heavy on one

    • Cause one to feel troubled or uncomfortable.

      让人感到麻烦，让人不舒服

      it was the loss of human life that lay heavy on him
      Example sentencesExamples
      • At night the stars lay heavy on me, but I'd be stuffed if I'd ever say something like that to anyone.
      • Our relationship, now infected with deceit, lay heavy on me.
      Synonyms
      trouble, worry, bother, torment, oppress, nag, prey on one's mind, plague, niggle at, gnaw at, haunt
      be a burden to, burden, press down on, weigh down, be a great weight on, weigh heavily on someone's mind, cause anxiety to
      informal bug, aggravate

  • lie in state

    • (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

      the candlelit chapel where the king's body lay in state
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And then at 8: 30 Eastern tomorrow night, the body will lie in state for the public.
      • For eight decades he has been lying in state on public display, a cadaver in a succession of dark suits, encased in a glass box beside a walkway in the basement of his granite mausoleum.
      • Two days after the pope died his body is tonight lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
      • Poles seem undeterred by the shortage of hotel beds at their destination, the massive queue lining up to see the Pope's body lying in state and the crush of fellow pilgrims that will greet them on their arrival.
      • First, though, the pope's body is lying in state for private viewing in the apostolic palace in the Vatican.
      • The body lies in state for the nine days during the funeral masses.
      • She was paying her last respects to former US president Ronald Reagan whose body was today lying in state in Washington.
      • And there is his body lying in state, in repose in the main lobby of the Reagan Presidential Library.
      • Millions are expected to pass by his body as it lies in state, and there will be considerable numbers attending his funeral.
      • The body will then lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda so that the public will be able to pay tribute to him.

  • lie low

    • (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

      凶杀案发生时，他似乎一直躲藏在谷仓里。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Finally, three of them drifted away, strolling off in different directions, most likely intending to hide or lay low till five o'clock.
      • Stay here, lie low, and do nothing to attract any attention whatsoever, do you understand?
      • Since they are flying mostly at night (back in those early days of the war), our main challenge is to lie low and take cover while letting them hit those empty barracks or the dummies.
      • If the criminal was found lying low for a protracted period, the surveillance would automatically be lessened.
      • This keen perception also alerts them when it's time to lay low and avoid trouble.
      • The New York glitterati may just be lying low, conscious that the sight of them enjoying nights out on the town, knocking back $5,000 bottles of wine, would be considered offensive in the current climate.
      • Successfully escaping, she decides to lay low and hides in a locker room in the building next door.
      • And, in the more likely event that he's simply lying low, plotting his mode of attack, we have the backup plan.
      • Overhead, German spotters were looking for us, and I promised the men we would lie low, keep out of sight, and sleep.
      • This crow skulked and cowered up to the buzzard, sometimes lying low to the ground, sometimes popping up into the air, always trying to stay behind the enemy.
      Synonyms
      hide, go into hiding, hide out, find a hiding place, conceal oneself, keep out of sight, keep a low profile, take cover, go to earth, go to ground, go underground, cover one's tracks, lurk, skulk
      informal hole up
      British informal lie doggo

  • take something lying down

    • usually with negativeAccept an insult, setback, or rebuke without protest.

      多用于否定默默承受侮辱（或挫折、指责等）

      she's laughing at me for being weak and I'm not going to take it lying down any longer
      Example sentencesExamples
      • At least she isn't taking his attacks lying down.
      • Right now, some critical favorites are on the endangered list, and fans are not taking it lying down.
      • The visitors refused to take this setback lying down and almost immediately forced a corner.
      • Neither the newspaper nor the rest of the press took it lying down.
      • The magazine isn't taking her comments lying down, however.
      • Congressional wildlife supporters didn't take the ambush lying down.
      • He explained the college was not taking the news lying down and was working hard to repackage courses, such as offering alternatives that may not have an exam at the end.
      • Fortunately, companies are not taking it lying down.
      • This was never the kind of game where players took things lying down.
      • But, at least along the province's South Shore, folks are not taking things lying down.

Phrasal Verbs

  • lie ahead

    • Be going to happen.

      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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Aslan, the great lion, is the only creature that can protect them from the terrifying danger that lies ahead.
      • Unfortunately, there is no end in sight, though the roadmap suggests that something vague lies ahead.
      • But even with that success there are still many challenges lying ahead.
      • Why has God cursed me with such a gift, to see what lies ahead in a town with such hardships and pain ahead?
      • Surely a new horizon lies ahead for all of us should we remain on track with our commitment towards making this dream a reality.
      • At that time no-one was thinking of the unknown lying ahead.
      • ‘I think there are big problems lying ahead and one day those donor countries will wake up,’ he says.
      • Her determination, which brought her riches, will see her through what lies ahead.
      • I would add that the conference's refined dialogue and inquiry did not blunt the prickly sense of more image-trouble lying ahead.
      • And yet for all the uncertainty regarding what lies ahead, would City supporters want it any different?

  • 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 the house

      房子里到处都是药片和药剂，使我十分恼火。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Parents fear children are being put at risk from discarded needles left lying around at two different locations in York city centre.
      • You usually find that the secretary to the head salesperson has a few catalogues lying around on her desk and she can sometimes be persuaded to send you one.
      • I did consider having a quick rake around to see if anything significant was lying around, but thought better of it.
      • Don't leave dangerous nuclear materials lying around unguarded in a war zone?
      • Big, dirty green and around the size of footballs they lay around till late evening when the courtyard is cleaned for the procession.
      • There were many cloths and bottles lying around, and there was no one standing around.
      • However, the dashboard is made of stuff that they had lying around.
      • Do not leave keys lying around in sight of windows, either.
      • Well, it's symptomatic of the fact that there was a lot of weapons lying around.
      • Too many innocent lives are lost owing to power cables left lying around carelessly.
      1. 1.1(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?

        你们就整天一屁股坐在那儿消磨时间，是不是？

        Example sentencesExamples
        • No one came over, no one went out, and we just lied around and hung out as a family.
        • I noticed this last week when I was lying around disconsolately feeling ill.
        • Rocky would sit around and be disgusting, while Adam would lie around and not care, creating a dysfunctional harmony.
        • Well, what do you wear for lying around in the afternoons eating bon bons and teasing delivery boys?
        • He's at his happiest just lying around the conservatory at home.
        • So we're home today, lying around in bed and groaning a lot.
        • Instead, relaxing, lying around in bed, going out and eating nice food was the order of the day.
        • I'd basically lie around and wait for it to pass.

  • lie behind

    • 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难以捉摸的计谋。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • But more prosaic reasons may lie behind the decision - if such a decision has been taken.
      • They may also ‘unmask’ the hidden agendas that lie behind politicians' activities and speeches.
      • So you can't tell what reasons lie behind terror attacks.
      • A variety of reasons lie behind the successful spread of football around the world, and FIFA's promotion of the game has been central.
      • Ethics has been described as the systematic study of moral choices; it concerns the values that lie behind them, the reasons people give for them and the language used to describe them.
      • They're exposing the hidden stories that lie behind such killings: stories about property, money and unpaid loans.
      • Some unknown reason lay behind his absence but no-one in his office could say what.
      • The reasons that lie behind this unsurpassed forging of great language are open to debate.
      • With regards to case law in particular, further reasons lie behind the motivation to its widespread distribution.
      • He wants to search our inner lives so that we can see the hidden thoughts, attitudes, fears, and desires that lie behind the things we do.

  • lie in

    • 1Remain in bed after the normal time for getting up.

      〈英〉赖床

      if I'm not due anywhere I'll lie in until something kick-starts the day
      1. 1.1archaic (of a pregnant woman) go to bed to give birth.
        〈古〉（怀孕妇女）上床待产
        five hungry children, and a wife lying in of a sixth

  • lie off

    • (of a ship) stand some distance from shore or from another ship.

      〔航海〕稍离陆地（或他船）

  • lie over

    • Break one's journey.

      〈美〉中止旅行，在旅途中逗留于

      we'll 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

    • (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

    • (of a ship) go into dock or be out of commission.

      （船）进船坞停驶；退役

  • lie with

    • 1(of a responsibility) be attributable to (someone)

      （责任，问题）在于

      ultimate responsibility for the violence lies with the President

      暴乱的最终责任应归咎于该国总统。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Some blame her, some blame her adversaries on the board, while others see the responsibility as lying with all of the warring parties.
      • A great responsibility lies with the elected members of both local assemblies.
      • The responsibility lies with everyone whether they understand or not.
      • The burden of proof lies with the customs service to prove the goods were to be sold commercially, the court said.
      • In Ilkley, the responsibility for 30 sites lies with only sixteen people.
      • It does not lie with the State Services Commissioner and certainly not with the Minister.
      • The upgrade of roads linking Carlow town to these junctions is not regarded as part of the overall scheme, with responsibility for these roads lying with Carlow County Council should the need for their upgrade arise.
      • The roots of this tradition lie with the western, heterosexual androcentric values of the 19th century prescriptive grammar movement.
      • As for contributing comments, the responsibility lies with each posting entity.
      • He is right to say that the problem does not, at its root, lie with individual teachers and their prejudices.

    • 2Have sexual intercourse with.

      〈古〉与…性交

      if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They deflowered themselves upon the carved phalli of Hermes, Tutunus, Priapus or some other ‘anointed’ god before lying with their bridegrooms.
      • He said it would be better to kill the grown women, and save just ‘the young girls who have not known man by lying with him.’
      • She could hear Charles in the adjoining bathroom; his very presence sickened her, she knew she would not be able to bear lying with him, particularly with her last night with Will so fresh in her mind.
      • First, notice that this passage says absolutely nothing about a woman lying with a woman.

Origin

Old English licgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liggen and German liegen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek lektron, lekhos and Latin lectus 'bed'.

  • lager from mid 19th century:

    The fuller name for lager, no longer much used, is lager beer. It comes from German Lagerbier ‘beer brewed for keeping’, from Lager ‘storehouse’, which shares its root with an animal's lair (Old English), and also with lie (Old English). Since the 1980s we have had the lager lout, the young man who drinks too much and then behaves in an unpleasant or violent way. See also beer

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Rhymes

ally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai

lie2

nounPlural lies lʌɪlaɪ

  • 1An intentionally false statement.

    谎话

    they hint rather than tell outright lies
    the whole thing is a pack of lies

    整个这件事就是一堆谎言。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the absence of such a consequence, the statement is a lie.
    • Soon I would be thrust into the upper-class whirlwind of lies and false smiles.
    • It is largely a pack of lies but it is an ingeniously presented pack of lies.
    • I needn't remind you that this is the very same society that shackles them with its false smile and pristine lies and acts as a drug for the braindead masses.
    • Accordingly, you resort to false premises, lies and diversionary tactics.
    • The ingredients are fear, pejorative statements, secrecy, lies, a bought press and economic uncertainty.
    • She was bold, brave and was able to get herself out of almost any situation through quick lies and witty deceptions.
    • They tell lies, they give false addresses, they even take out temporary accommodation in the area.
    • They can be made by a young conscript who chooses to tell her family about the horrors to which she contributed, rather than maintain the silent lie of false heroism.
    • I was appalled at the political mileage that was made out of a pack of lies told about desperate people in need.
    • It implies that everything up until now has been a pack of lies.
    • The first statement is an honest-to-goodness lie, the last a half truth.
    • The above was, of course, a pack of lies designed to illustrate the fact that fox hunting is not a sport.
    • This is a farce, a cruel hoax, a pack of lies, a fraud.
    • And I told the world that your case for the war was a pack of lies.
    • But when you live a false life, the lies are all you have to keep you honest.
    • It was as if everything I believed in was proved, in one revealing second, to be false, lies.
    • But, on the merits, what he says in between is just flat-out false, a lie.
    • This conformity makes them not false in a few particulars, authors of a few lies, but false in all particulars.
    • We make things too easy for ourselves if we regard such a statement as a barefaced lie.
    Synonyms
    untruth, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, made-up story, trumped-up story, invention, piece of fiction, fiction, falsification, falsity, fairy story/tale, cock and bull story, barefaced lie
    (little) white lie, half-truth, exaggeration, prevarication, departure from the truth
    yarn, story, red herring, fable, myth, flight of fancy, figment of the imagination
    pretence, pretext, sham
    (lies) misinformation, disinformation, perjury, dissimulation, mendacity, gossip, propaganda
    informal tall story, tall tale, whopper
    British informal porky, pork pie, porky pie
    humorous terminological inexactitude
    vulgar slang bullshit
    Australian/New Zealand vulgar slang bulldust
    1. 1.1 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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Ever feel like you're living a lie by not saying anything?
      • Last season was the one in which Scotland's top flight finally decided to be honest with itself, and admitted that for the previous few years it had been living a lie.
      • To be forced to present themselves as if they were lay persons is for them a very painful deception; they feel that they are living a lie.
      • Easy to say, but I do believe that living a lie is pointless and not only hurts you but all those around you.
      • Eight ordinary people have left behind their regular lives to take part in the series, taking on a fake alias and living a lie.
      • It gives us the freedom of being true to ourselves and not living a lie.
      • Though the expected laughs are still there, many of the characters have a hunted look about them, as though constantly aware that they are living a lie, either literally or emotionally.
      • ‘There is a perverse sense of release once you get caught because you have been living a lie,’ he said.
      • It encouraged me to live deceitfully; I enjoyed living a lie.
      • Which breathtaking blonde, who married into wealth and privilege, and has one of the cutest little babies on the supermodel circuit, is living a lie?
      • Yet no one knows that he has been living a lie since arriving at Shannon Airport in 1996 with his pockets full of cash and little idea about what the future held.
      • In fact, I had probably been living a lie all those years.
      • I have a word of advice for Will: Be a real man, and stop living a lie.
      • Years of living a lie suddenly came crashing down.
      • There is no greater stress than that of running from our past or living a lie.
      • But shortly after the baptism she felt she was living a lie.
      • If they could be happy living a lie, than so be it.
      • After deciding not to go on living a lie, isn't she being a little economical with the truth?
      • One of them broke down crying and said she wanted to stop living a lie.
      • He will become rich and famous, but in doing so he will find that it comes at the cost of living a lie.
verblies, lain, lying, lay, lied lʌɪlaɪ
[no object]

  • 1Tell 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
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The people lied, betrayed one another, and frequently tried to kill each other.
    • If neither player lied, or if both players lied, assign the penalties to the Chooser and his Partner as prescribed in the basic game.
    • Is that suggesting that the solicitor has lied before the Tribunal?
    • I think most children tend to tell the truth, particularly if it's in their best interests not to lie or fabricate.
    • Given that so many men in her life have lied, cheated on her and tried to sell stories about her, she would be forgiven for becoming just a bit cynical.
    • Australian authorities have lied or dissembled for 21 months about this.
    • So the survivors lied and hid their guilty secret and trauma.
    • No one in the court bothered to think that the witnesses could be lying and presenting false testimonies.
    • MacLean later learned, in 1942, while he was fighting in North Africa, that the Scot had lied.
    • Three have deliberately lied; two have never been interviewed to this day.
    • The police later lied and said he had damaged the bus.
    • Mary, how long did it take for them to come forward after the end of that trial and to learn that one of their own witnesses had lied?
    • Yet there is scant evidence that doctors targeted by these organizations have lied on the stand.
    • Those young people have deliberately lied and falsified documents, which is fraud, misuse of a document, and so on.
    • Both these people have lied and manipulated people through the press to believe one facade after another in order to get whatever it is they want…
    • Under these circumstances, you would surely say that your friend had lied: what he had said was false.
    • They have lied, cheated and stolen - and a crime is a crime, no matter what influential social circles the criminal is fortunate enough to mix in.
    • But the sheriff in this case decided that the boys had lied.
    • At every stage he has lied, prevaricated and obstructed this process of disarmament.
    • If we do, that would be tantamount to lying, deceit or unprofessionalism.
    Synonyms
    say something untrue, tell an untruth, tell a lie, tell a falsehood, fib, fabricate, invent a story, make up a story, falsify, dissemble, dissimulate, bear false witness
    tell a white lie, prevaricate, exaggerate, stretch the truth
    perjure oneself, commit perjury, forswear oneself, be forsworn
    bluff, pretend, depart from the truth
    deceive, delude, mislead, trick, hoodwink, hoax, take in, lead astray, throw off the scent, send on a wild goose chase, put on the wrong track, pull the wool over someone's eyes
    informal lie through one's teeth, con
    humorous be economical with the truth, tell a terminological inexactitude
    vulgar slang bullshit
    1. 1.1lie one's way into/out of Get oneself into or out of a situation by lying.
      骗取，靠说谎摆脱
      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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I tried to lie my way out of it, but I quickly realized there was no getting out of it.
      • And when they can't lie their way out of a jam, they send their minions to ‘correct’ the electronic record, and to make sure the originals are safely flushed down the memory hole.
      • We can never lie our way out of responsibility for the decisions we have made.
      • Anyone that tells you otherwise or promises great results in just a few days or even weeks is either unqualified or lying their way into stealing your money.
      • You can't lie your way out of this one… your true colors were exposed before my eyes…
      • She knew that we would not survive if the Nazis found us again, so she took her chances at lying her way out of the country.
      • The chances of lying your way into a job and remaining unsuspected and undetected have become slimmer.
      • She released confidential information on someone dealing with her Ministry, then tried to lie her way out of it.
      • My mother did get suspicious, but I lied my way out of it.
      • But I had to find some way of lying my way out of this.
      • He said that in the immediate aftermath of the accident, he had been ‘shocked enough to tell lies but not the truth… you found a way that you could lie your way out of it’.
      • I don't know if I'd recommend lying your way into good writing habits, but it worked for me.
      • We claim that we are friends, and yet we keep secrets from each other, lying our way out of most everything.
      • I'd love to hear you try to lie your way out of this one!
      • The writers of these shows cannot let an episode pass without coercing a confession or lying their way into an illegal search.
      • I'm just saying you lied your way out of that one.
      • I pretty much lied my way out of there, just so I could get home and hurt myself again.
      • Thanks for putting this up, but it does sound like Jordan's trying to lie his way out of the hole he dug with his own mouth.
      • And there is great irony in a man obviously trying to lie his way out of this while pretending to be a man of God.
      • When I was a child, I would lie my way out of any situation.
    2. 1.2 (of a thing) present a false impression.
      （事物）造成假象，欺骗
      the camera cannot lie

      照相机不会骗人。

Phrases

  • give the lie to

    • Serve to show that (something previously assumed to be the case) 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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • That view may be one of the most compelling right now but a view it remains, giving the lie to any contrastive image of redemption by representing every antidote as another potential toxin.
      • If there's one thing guaranteed to give the lie to that ‘friends are the new family’ mantra, then it's holiday time.
      • It emerged as an exceptionally complex picture, but the one thing that seems clear is that it gives the lie to simplistically doctrinaire attempts to define late Titian.
      • Bucking the national trend, 82 per cent of voters turned out, giving the lie to all the talk of voter apathy.
      • If things go on unchanged, by 2007 that disease will be incurable and give the lie to all our aspirations.
      • This, and other, exceptions to a ‘true’ meritocracy give the lie to protestations that merit admissions are in fact the order of the day at the Nation's universities.
      • Evidence of his later life, and his lively presence on the screen, gave the lie to that.
      • These figures give the lie to claims that Australia cannot afford increased defence spending.
      • A visit to the F1 paddock soon gives the lie to that: most team owners and drivers now arrive at the circuit by private jet or helicopter.
      • ‘The Minister for Education has spoken at length about his commitment to tackling education disadvantage but his treatment of this issue gives the lie to that,’ she said.
      Synonyms
      disprove, contradict, negate, deny, refute, rebut, gainsay, belie, invalidate, prove to be false, show to be false, explode, discredit, debunk, quash, knock the bottom out of, drive a coach and horses through

  • I tell a lie (or that's a lie)

    • informal 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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • We are so jealous of you; well actually that's a lie.
      • Wait, I tell a lie - the youngest is only about ninety-seven, I should think.
      • Actually, that's a lie - we managed to establish that we both love liquorice.
      • No, wait, I tell a lie, I'll be back there next month.
      • Actually, that's a lie, I returned to York on Monday night but this is the first time I've actually sat down at my computer to go through my e-mails.
      • No I tell a lie, I actually thought about making pancakes, my folks have gone away to Ilfracombe for the weekend leaving me and my brother to fend for ourselves, but then couldn't be bothered.
      • Okay, I tell a lie; I recognised it as Tartan Day.
      • No, I tell a lie, Mother's day just beats it.
      • Actually that's a lie; I've seen daughter #3 covet some of the things in that shop and she's almost 19!
      • Okay, I tell a lie, that's not his only purpose in life.

  • lie through one's teeth

    • 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

      ‘Don't worry, Lavender, you'll soon catch up’, Miss Honey said, lying through her teeth
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I had until then in my life not thought I was capable of such dishonesty, had probably never told more than a handful of fibs in my 40 years and here I was lying through my teeth at every turn.
      • The Council are lying through their teeth on this issue and I'm still not convinced that someone cannot be held criminally responsible for all this.
      • One of these groups of men are lying through their teeth.
      • ‘Oh, but I make more sense than you do,’ I said, lying through my teeth.
      • And if they tell you they don't, they're lying through their teeth.
      • Ask me any more questions, and I'll start lying through my teeth.
      • I myself have changed so much in the recent past that I would be lying through my teeth if I told you I knew what I was all about.
      • But then, lying through your teeth and being caught out is never a terrific PR conquest.
      • Their continued obfuscation, their attempts to throw dust in people's eyes, leads me to believe that they're lying through their teeth.
      • You'd be able to tell that I'm lying through my teeth.

Origin

Old English lyge (noun), lēogan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liegen and German lügen.

verb.1
phr.
phr.v.
noun.1
phr.

lie1

verblaɪlī

  • 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 man lay face downward 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

    我头昏眼花、四肢无力，只好躺了两个小时。

    Lily lay back on the pillows and watched him

    莉莉背靠着枕头躺着，望着他。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Today she lay on her back and looked up at the gray sky through the twisted branches of the oak.
    • His arms were bound to the surface he was lying on and so were his legs.
    • Instead, Chelsea finds her mother lying on the bed, her back supported by pillows to prop her up into a seated position.
    • When they detect a predator, chicks either lay low in the nest and remain still, or lie on their backs and strike at the predator with their talons.
    • Instead, I'm just staring blankly at the metal ceiling trying to keep my head empty whilst lying on the mattress.
    • She was lying on her bed, supported by her left arm as the right one flipped through magazines.
    • But lying there in that empty bedroom told me exactly what kind of girl I was, and what kind of girl I would never be.
    • He had no idea how long he had been lying there, or how long he could have remained there before anyone came.
    • I was lying down to rest for a moment, and I must have drifted off.
    • The next time, he was lying dead in Bradford Royal Infirmary.
    • By 11.30 pm, my stomach was growling and I was lying horizontal on the sofa yawning, as she made mention yet again of leaving.
    • The sun had been beating fiercely down on her tear-streaked face as she saw her father lying there, dead.
    • She was lying, asleep we assumed, on the carpet outside our bedroom door.
    • She lies on an empty avenue overlooked by curious streetlights.
    • She cried out in pain and frustration, and remained where she lay.
    • Subjects were asked to lie on a support surface, positioning their left heel on the end cell of a support surface.
    • It would happen even when she was lying on her bed trying to rest.
    • When they finally made their way upstairs, Kate lay down on the bed and didn't resurface the rest of the night.
    • You'll lie here and rest until the young master recommends otherwise for you!
    • The dead woman lies cold and serene on a formal bier.
    Synonyms
    recline, lie down, lie back, be recumbent, be prostrate, be supine, be prone, be stretched out, stretch oneself out, lean back, sprawl, rest, repose, relax, lounge, loll, bask
    1. 1.1 (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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • On the desk under the palm of her left hand lay a black book, a fairly thick one at that.
      • With eyes sharpened by experience, a senior member of the team has spotted remains lying beneath a felled palm tree.
      • Eventually, as she got older, the bank book lay unused in a drawer.
      • This roomy yet compact bag lies flat, with adjustable compartments and a mesh opening for ventilation.
      • She stepped closer to the bed where the open suitcase lay, picking up a pearl necklace.
      • Flip the pad on a preacher bench so your chest and abs rest on the inclined side and your arms lie along the flat, vertical side.
      • The emptied wax wrapper of a disposable cardboard bento box lay next to his sprawled mass.
      • For example the boot can take a child buggy and golf clubs, both items lying flat on the floor, between the rear wheel arches, without having to utilise the folding seat facility.
      • The walls were made of stone and a small pallet lay by two book cases.
      • Beer bottles and cups were scattered about the room and a pizza box lay open on the table.
      • It's now that I notice the empty liquor bottles, lying broken on the floor.
      • Make sure the paper flange and the staples lie flat against the board, to create an even surface for attaching the finished wall material.
      • The romance novel lay on Eva's boudoir dresser, open and ragged from her wear-and-tear for the last week and a half.
      • He circled around the machine to where a sole book lay on a work surface.
      • Her eyes grew accustomed to the starlight and she spotted her own shadow lying on the surface.
      • Forty or fifty feet before it lay the broken remains of a section of stone wall that had been erected there, possibly as a target.
      • The river had come over its banks several times more since the big flood, and was up again today, and heavy rainfall lay on the surface rather than draining away.
      • To cook asparagus, remove the woody ends first and peel part way up if the stalks are tough, then place in a skillet where the stalks can lie flat.
      • Only one thing lay there, a small black leather bound address book.
      • Then during a lull in the sickening waves of withdrawal, he noticed a pack of book matches lying on one of the flat, iron crosspieces between the bars.
      Synonyms
      be placed, be set, be situated, be positioned, rest, repose, be
    2. 1.2 (of a dead person) be buried in a particular place.
      （尸体）被掩埋
      Example sentencesExamples
      • For more than 400 years, the remains of James Hepburn, the 4th Earl of Bothwell, have lain in a Danish church where they were turned into a grisly tourist attraction.
      • A large Celtic Cross stands in the middle of the plot and there too many of the Jones Family lay at rest underneath.
      • The corpses were left where they lay pending forensic examination today.
      • He lies among the remains of pontiffs from centuries past and near the tomb traditionally believed to be of the Apostle Peter, the first pope.
      Synonyms
      be buried, be interred, be laid to rest, rest, be entombed

  • 2Be, remain, or be kept in a specified state.

    （使）处于…状态

    the church lies in ruins today

    现在修道院已成一片废墟。

    putting homeless families into apartments that would otherwise lie empty

    把无家可归的家庭安置在空闲的私宅里。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As a child I wandered through it when it lay silent and empty.
    • Number thirty-two had lain empty for over a year, and its unlocked garage acted as our unofficial gang headquarters for dirty deeds and general hiding from parents.
    • After all, there would be no point in saving a building just for it to lie empty and rot.
    • For 170 years Ballina's Augustinian Abbey has lain derelict and inconspicuous at the bottom of Ardnaree near St Muredach's Cathedral.
    • Situated on the outskirts of Ballybunion, this church was built in 1930 and has now been lying idle and in a general state of disrepair for over three decades.
    • Other times, the water lies still and flat, reflecting the blaze of sunset and sunrise.
    • The writings specify an abbey that has lain unused for a century, and that is what this is.
    • The body was taken from the villa up the hillside, where it lay for a night in the church.
    • His remains, which lay undisturbed for 59 years, have been found in a swamp near the town of Nieuw Chappelle, along with the wreckage of his plane.
    • And, in some winter scenes, the landscapes lie still and silent as though waiting for the ice and snow to melt.
    • The original hospital buildings date back to the 1850s, but the site has lain empty for nearly five years while the Clements Park estate has grown up around it.
    1. 2.1 (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”。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The power of art lies not in its surface beauty but in its quality of inducing self-reflection.
      • The answer lies just ahead in what many are calling the interview of the century.
      • Perhaps the answer lies somewhere in the fact that the world is imperfect and gets more so every day.
      • It's the coming together with a common purpose of two such different men that lies at the heart of his novel.
      • As ever, a painting freezes a moment and expression in time and has the viewer wondering what story lies beneath the surface.
      • The real blame lies at the feet of the people who profit from this carnage.
      • Imaginary resources, in the form of sovereign rents and aid flows, lie at the heart of the impasse.
      • Do one's loyalties lie on one side, the other, or somehow on both?
      • To perform the operation with pencil and paper one must start with the million or so numbers among which the solution is known to lie.
      • In spite of these reform measures that favor the implementation of integration, a number of challenges still lie ahead.
      • Where there is trouble to be enacted, they lie at its bitter heart.
      • Therein lies the rub for those who would curb latte consumption with pocketbook reasoning.
      • The solution, of course, may not lie inside the churches at all.
      • The heroic prototype is considerably watered down and herein lies the crux of the problem.
      • The answer, of course, does not lie within the hallowed halls of government, finance or business.
      • The answer lies somewhere between these two extremes.
      • The truth lies somewhere between these two extremes - although closer to the pro side than the con.
      • The Belgian band encapsulated the friendly spirit of fraternity that lies at the heart of folk.
      • Similarly, our comedies season is not just about laughter, but the yearning for harmony and reconciliation which lies at the heart of Shakespeare's great comedies.
      • While an accurate prediction is near impossible, the attention of many in the market is now turning to the subject that lies at the heart of economic performance: consumer confidence.
      Synonyms
      consist, be inherent, inhere, be present, be contained, exist, reside, have its being, have its existence

  • 3(of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction.

    坐落于，位于

    the small town of Swampscott lies about ten miles north of Boston
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The town of Whistler lies 15 miles away, just over the summit of 7,639-foot Rainbow Mountain.
    • As a matter of etiquette, York and Ainsty South had to give permission for hounds from other hunts to attend, as York Minster lies within its area.
    • And it lies within a stone's throw of the most intensively used footpath on the North York Moors.
    • At Nagaon, it lies within a palm grove and is about an eight-minute walk from the Nagaon Beach - a complete horticulture project.
    • The town of Shanhaiguan lies on a five mile sliver of plain between mountains and sea, a pass that opens like an avenue into the heart of China.
    • Still, the reef can be safely explored from dozens of places along the Queensland coast, where it lies within a couple of hours' boat trip from the shore.
    • The village lies five miles east of Ilfracombe in a valley that runs from the north-western edge of the Exmoor upland down to the Bristol Channel.
    • Besides, the port lies just 10 nautical miles from the international shipping route.
    • Bishop's Crossing is a small village lying ten miles in a south-westerly direction from Liverpool.
    • I consider however that a means of overcoming the problem should be feasible although it may involve land lying between the appeal site and the river that is not in the control of the appellant.
    • As Newry's push for city status reaches fever pitch, a forgotten city lies merely 10 miles away from the frontier town.
    • On a Salmon River tributary downstream from Francis' place lies the site of the old mining town of Florence.
    • The city lies 100 miles south of the U.S. border in Baja, California.
    • Culturally integrated but politically separate, the United States Territory of Guam lies thirty miles farther south at the bottom of the chain.
    • The proposed site for the centre lies between the Airport Road and the Burma Road.
    • Taxis are available for the ride into town, which lies just three miles away.
    • The neutral locus lies at two different positions between two selected loci.
    • The Aral Sea lies within Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
    • The fact that Grange lies ten miles north of Sligo town means it is never likely to be considered a suburb of the town, which is just fine for the many people who call Grange home.
    • The top of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation lies within the more widely used, but poorly constrained, Tithonian Stage.
    Synonyms
    be situated, be located, be placed, be positioned, be found, be sited, be established, be
    1. 3.1 (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

      站到这儿来，整个阿姆斯特丹就展现在你面前了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Wind whistled against the hole in the back wall, which heightened the eerie effect of the scene which lay before them.
      • An open door lay beyond them and Chris could see the first few steps of the staircase that would lead him to the top floor.

  • 4Law
    (of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable.

    〔律〕（诉讼，控告，索赔）可受理，可立案

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Prerogative remedies for criminal charges will not ordinarily lie where an appeal is available.
    • Where the injury to the claimant is caused as a result of his especially sensitive activity, no claim will lie.
    • Before the judge and before us there was some debate whether such a claim lies for breach of fiduciary duty generally or only those which also involve the misapplication of property.
    • He said that the Crown Prosecution Service accepted the pleas and would ask for the rape charge to lie on the file after sentence.
    • Where a policy provides cover against one of two or more concurrent causes of a casualty, a claim will lie under the policy provided that there is no relevant exclusion.
nounlaɪlī
usually the lie

  • 1The way, direction, or position in which something lies.

    状态；方向；位置

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then, too, I am scared of tying too much money up here, not being entirely sure where the lie of the politics is.
    • With the lie of Scottish theatreland already shifting, we are seeing a nascent, semiconscious shuffling for position for next year's awards.
    • Look, the last thing that a star wants is to disrupt the lie of a dress by eating a cheeseburger before a show.
    • You have been invited to play a new golf course and now want to find out more about it, perhaps even ‘walk’ the course in advance of your game or visualise the lie of the greens.
    • You should brush along the lie of the hair, and in the places hardest for the cat to reach such as under the chin and the back of the neck.
    1. 1.1Golf 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
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As the lie gets deeper, the ball automatically goes farther back in your stance.
      • She decides to play the shot anyway, because the lie is so good.
      • If the heel is up then well-struck shots will go right, and the lie needs to be more upright to correct.
      • You can play this shot off any lie, even bare ground if your wedge has minimal bounce.
      • Change the lie and the shot to keep your mind engaged.
    2. 1.2 The lair or place of cover of an animal.
      （动物的）穴；（鸟的）巢

Usage

The verb lie (‘assume a horizontal or resting position’) is often confused with the verb lay (‘put something down’), giving rise to incorrect uses such as he is laying on the bed (correct use is he is lying on the bed) or why don't you lie the suitcase on the bed? (correct use is why don't you lay the suitcase on the bed?). The confusion is only heightened by the fact that lay is not only the base form of to lay, but is also the past tense of to lie, so while he is laying on the bed is incorrect, he lay on the bed yesterday is quite correct. For more discussion of these lie and lay verb forms, see lay

Phrases

  • let something lie

    • 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

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Todd said he would not be letting the matter lie.
      • Having done so in 1993 and having been told to get lost, he had essentially let matters lie.
      • Failing to receive any guidance from the committee, he reluctantly let the matter lie.
      • As such I am prepared to let the matter lie for the time being.
      • Almost 18 months since the smoke cleared in Genoa, cinema refuses to let the matter lie.
      • Therefore, I would be pleased it you would let the matter lie, as it now is.
      • On the part of the wife it arose from her conscious decision to let matters lie for a considerable period of time.
      • At that point there was no opportunity of changing them but the team captain chose not to let the matters lie but instead continued to agitate about them, particularly in the newspaper article.
      • I much prefer a gracious, magnanimous withdrawal, but if it is beyond that member to do such a thing, then we will let it lie where it lies, and will deal with it in public.
      • He said last night that he would not let the matter lie and that he would make an official complaint as it was a clear breach of the rules.

  • lie heavy on one

    • Cause one to feel troubled or uncomfortable.

      让人感到麻烦，让人不舒服

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Our relationship, now infected with deceit, lay heavy on me.
      • At night the stars lay heavy on me, but I'd be stuffed if I'd ever say something like that to anyone.
      Synonyms
      trouble, worry, bother, torment, oppress, nag, prey on one's mind, plague, niggle at, gnaw at, haunt

  • lie in state

    • (of the corpse of a person of national importance) be laid in a public place of honor before burial.

      （伟人遗体安葬前）受公众吊唁

      Example sentencesExamples
      • And then at 8: 30 Eastern tomorrow night, the body will lie in state for the public.
      • And there is his body lying in state, in repose in the main lobby of the Reagan Presidential Library.
      • Poles seem undeterred by the shortage of hotel beds at their destination, the massive queue lining up to see the Pope's body lying in state and the crush of fellow pilgrims that will greet them on their arrival.
      • She was paying her last respects to former US president Ronald Reagan whose body was today lying in state in Washington.
      • For eight decades he has been lying in state on public display, a cadaver in a succession of dark suits, encased in a glass box beside a walkway in the basement of his granite mausoleum.
      • Two days after the pope died his body is tonight lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
      • The body will then lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda so that the public will be able to pay tribute to him.
      • The body lies in state for the nine days during the funeral masses.
      • First, though, the pope's body is lying in state for private viewing in the apostolic palace in the Vatican.
      • Millions are expected to pass by his body as it lies in state, and there will be considerable numbers attending his funeral.

  • lie low

    • (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

      凶杀案发生时，他似乎一直躲藏在谷仓里。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Overhead, German spotters were looking for us, and I promised the men we would lie low, keep out of sight, and sleep.
      • And, in the more likely event that he's simply lying low, plotting his mode of attack, we have the backup plan.
      • The New York glitterati may just be lying low, conscious that the sight of them enjoying nights out on the town, knocking back $5,000 bottles of wine, would be considered offensive in the current climate.
      • If the criminal was found lying low for a protracted period, the surveillance would automatically be lessened.
      • This crow skulked and cowered up to the buzzard, sometimes lying low to the ground, sometimes popping up into the air, always trying to stay behind the enemy.
      • Since they are flying mostly at night (back in those early days of the war), our main challenge is to lie low and take cover while letting them hit those empty barracks or the dummies.
      • Stay here, lie low, and do nothing to attract any attention whatsoever, do you understand?
      • Successfully escaping, she decides to lay low and hides in a locker room in the building next door.
      • This keen perception also alerts them when it's time to lay low and avoid trouble.
      • Finally, three of them drifted away, strolling off in different directions, most likely intending to hide or lay low till five o'clock.
      Synonyms
      hide, go into hiding, hide out, find a hiding place, conceal oneself, keep out of sight, keep a low profile, take cover, go to earth, go to ground, go underground, cover one's tracks, lurk, skulk

  • take something lying down

    • usually with negativeAccept 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）

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Congressional wildlife supporters didn't take the ambush lying down.
      • Neither the newspaper nor the rest of the press took it lying down.
      • But, at least along the province's South Shore, folks are not taking things lying down.
      • Right now, some critical favorites are on the endangered list, and fans are not taking it lying down.
      • Fortunately, companies are not taking it lying down.
      • At least she isn't taking his attacks lying down.
      • The visitors refused to take this setback lying down and almost immediately forced a corner.
      • The magazine isn't taking her comments lying down, however.
      • This was never the kind of game where players took things lying down.
      • He explained the college was not taking the news lying down and was working hard to repackage courses, such as offering alternatives that may not have an exam at the end.

  • lie in wait

    • Conceal oneself, waiting to surprise, attack, or catch someone.

      埋伏准备惊吓；准备出其不意地袭击（或抓住）

      Example sentencesExamples
      • She was so excited about the surprise that was lying in wait for her that she could feel the butterflies in her stomach.
      • However, two vessels of the Royal Navy were lying in wait and attacked early the next day.
      • By draining the land, by planting trees, by practising a newer sensitive agriculture, we can get them to go back down again, but they're always lying in wait to catch us out.
      • Once her identity is known they will investigate whether it was an opportunist attack or if someone she knew was lying in wait.
      • Unpleasant surprises lie in wait for everybody.
      • The killer may have lain in wait before attacking as there was no sign of forced entry and the club has a tight security system.
      • The gunman appeared to have lain in wait and caught him as he was walking out of his home in an unlit alleyway.
      • No matter how alert, attentive or prepared you are, stupidity is always lying in wait around the corner, and it'll catch you sooner or later.
      • Don't think of the garden spot as a place where a wide variety of animals, miniscules and vegetables are lying in wait to attack the plants you want to grow.
      • He had been drinking at a pub near his home when he hid in the toilets and lay in wait to attack an innocent member of the public.

Phrasal Verbs

  • lie ahead

    • 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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • At that time no-one was thinking of the unknown lying ahead.
      • Why has God cursed me with such a gift, to see what lies ahead in a town with such hardships and pain ahead?
      • And yet for all the uncertainty regarding what lies ahead, would City supporters want it any different?
      • Unfortunately, there is no end in sight, though the roadmap suggests that something vague lies ahead.
      • Surely a new horizon lies ahead for all of us should we remain on track with our commitment towards making this dream a reality.
      • ‘I think there are big problems lying ahead and one day those donor countries will wake up,’ he says.
      • I would add that the conference's refined dialogue and inquiry did not blunt the prickly sense of more image-trouble lying ahead.
      • Her determination, which brought her riches, will see her through what lies ahead.
      • Aslan, the great lion, is the only creature that can protect them from the terrifying danger that lies ahead.
      • But even with that success there are still many challenges lying ahead.

  • lie around/about

    • 1(of an object) be left carelessly out of place.

      （物）随便放

      there were 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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I did consider having a quick rake around to see if anything significant was lying around, but thought better of it.
      • There were many cloths and bottles lying around, and there was no one standing around.
      • Parents fear children are being put at risk from discarded needles left lying around at two different locations in York city centre.
      • You usually find that the secretary to the head salesperson has a few catalogues lying around on her desk and she can sometimes be persuaded to send you one.
      • However, the dashboard is made of stuff that they had lying around.
      • Too many innocent lives are lost owing to power cables left lying around carelessly.
      • Do not leave keys lying around in sight of windows, either.
      • Well, it's symptomatic of the fact that there was a lot of weapons lying around.
      • Don't leave dangerous nuclear materials lying around unguarded in a war zone?
      • Big, dirty green and around the size of footballs they lay around till late evening when the courtyard is cleaned for the procession.
      1. 1.1(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?

        你们就整天一屁股坐在那儿消磨时间，是不是？

        Example sentencesExamples
        • I noticed this last week when I was lying around disconsolately feeling ill.
        • I'd basically lie around and wait for it to pass.
        • Instead, relaxing, lying around in bed, going out and eating nice food was the order of the day.
        • Well, what do you wear for lying around in the afternoons eating bon bons and teasing delivery boys?
        • He's at his happiest just lying around the conservatory at home.
        • No one came over, no one went out, and we just lied around and hung out as a family.
        • So we're home today, lying around in bed and groaning a lot.
        • Rocky would sit around and be disgusting, while Adam would lie around and not care, creating a dysfunctional harmony.

  • lie behind

    • 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难以捉摸的计谋。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • But more prosaic reasons may lie behind the decision - if such a decision has been taken.
      • Ethics has been described as the systematic study of moral choices; it concerns the values that lie behind them, the reasons people give for them and the language used to describe them.
      • The reasons that lie behind this unsurpassed forging of great language are open to debate.
      • They're exposing the hidden stories that lie behind such killings: stories about property, money and unpaid loans.
      • Some unknown reason lay behind his absence but no-one in his office could say what.
      • He wants to search our inner lives so that we can see the hidden thoughts, attitudes, fears, and desires that lie behind the things we do.
      • With regards to case law in particular, further reasons lie behind the motivation to its widespread distribution.
      • So you can't tell what reasons lie behind terror attacks.
      • A variety of reasons lie behind the successful spread of football around the world, and FIFA's promotion of the game has been central.
      • They may also ‘unmask’ the hidden agendas that lie behind politicians' activities and speeches.

  • lie in

    • 1Remain in bed after the normal time for getting up.

      〈英〉赖床

      1. 1.1archaic (of a pregnant woman) go to bed to give birth.
        〈古〉（怀孕妇女）上床待产

  • lie off

    • (of a ship) stand some distance from shore or from another ship.

      〔航海〕稍离陆地（或他船）

  • lie to

    • (of a ship) come almost to a stop with its head toward the wind.

      〔航海〕（因逆风航行而）滞航

  • 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

      暴乱的最终责任应归咎于该国总统。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It does not lie with the State Services Commissioner and certainly not with the Minister.
      • The burden of proof lies with the customs service to prove the goods were to be sold commercially, the court said.
      • A great responsibility lies with the elected members of both local assemblies.
      • Some blame her, some blame her adversaries on the board, while others see the responsibility as lying with all of the warring parties.
      • He is right to say that the problem does not, at its root, lie with individual teachers and their prejudices.
      • The responsibility lies with everyone whether they understand or not.
      • The upgrade of roads linking Carlow town to these junctions is not regarded as part of the overall scheme, with responsibility for these roads lying with Carlow County Council should the need for their upgrade arise.
      • The roots of this tradition lie with the western, heterosexual androcentric values of the 19th century prescriptive grammar movement.
      • As for contributing comments, the responsibility lies with each posting entity.
      • In Ilkley, the responsibility for 30 sites lies with only sixteen people.

    • 2Have sexual intercourse with.

      〈古〉与…性交

      Example sentencesExamples
      • First, notice that this passage says absolutely nothing about a woman lying with a woman.
      • She could hear Charles in the adjoining bathroom; his very presence sickened her, she knew she would not be able to bear lying with him, particularly with her last night with Will so fresh in her mind.
      • He said it would be better to kill the grown women, and save just ‘the young girls who have not known man by lying with him.’
      • They deflowered themselves upon the carved phalli of Hermes, Tutunus, Priapus or some other ‘anointed’ god before lying with their bridegrooms.

Origin

Old English licgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liggen and German liegen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek lektron, lekhos and Latin lectus ‘bed’.

lie2

nounlaɪlī

  • 1An intentionally false statement.

    谎话

    the whole thing is a pack of lies

    整个这件事就是一堆谎言。

    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。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And I told the world that your case for the war was a pack of lies.
    • The ingredients are fear, pejorative statements, secrecy, lies, a bought press and economic uncertainty.
    • They can be made by a young conscript who chooses to tell her family about the horrors to which she contributed, rather than maintain the silent lie of false heroism.
    • This is a farce, a cruel hoax, a pack of lies, a fraud.
    • She was bold, brave and was able to get herself out of almost any situation through quick lies and witty deceptions.
    • It implies that everything up until now has been a pack of lies.
    • I needn't remind you that this is the very same society that shackles them with its false smile and pristine lies and acts as a drug for the braindead masses.
    • They tell lies, they give false addresses, they even take out temporary accommodation in the area.
    • In the absence of such a consequence, the statement is a lie.
    • The above was, of course, a pack of lies designed to illustrate the fact that fox hunting is not a sport.
    • I was appalled at the political mileage that was made out of a pack of lies told about desperate people in need.
    • It was as if everything I believed in was proved, in one revealing second, to be false, lies.
    • It is largely a pack of lies but it is an ingeniously presented pack of lies.
    • Accordingly, you resort to false premises, lies and diversionary tactics.
    • But, on the merits, what he says in between is just flat-out false, a lie.
    • The first statement is an honest-to-goodness lie, the last a half truth.
    • We make things too easy for ourselves if we regard such a statement as a barefaced lie.
    • But when you live a false life, the lies are all you have to keep you honest.
    • This conformity makes them not false in a few particulars, authors of a few lies, but false in all particulars.
    • Soon I would be thrust into the upper-class whirlwind of lies and false smiles.
    Synonyms
    untruth, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, made-up story, trumped-up story, fake news, invention, piece of fiction, fiction, falsification, falsity, fairy story, fairy tale, cock and bull story, barefaced lie
    1. 1.1 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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • One of them broke down crying and said she wanted to stop living a lie.
      • Last season was the one in which Scotland's top flight finally decided to be honest with itself, and admitted that for the previous few years it had been living a lie.
      • Yet no one knows that he has been living a lie since arriving at Shannon Airport in 1996 with his pockets full of cash and little idea about what the future held.
      • If they could be happy living a lie, than so be it.
      • After deciding not to go on living a lie, isn't she being a little economical with the truth?
      • Easy to say, but I do believe that living a lie is pointless and not only hurts you but all those around you.
      • He will become rich and famous, but in doing so he will find that it comes at the cost of living a lie.
      • It gives us the freedom of being true to ourselves and not living a lie.
      • Which breathtaking blonde, who married into wealth and privilege, and has one of the cutest little babies on the supermodel circuit, is living a lie?
      • Though the expected laughs are still there, many of the characters have a hunted look about them, as though constantly aware that they are living a lie, either literally or emotionally.
      • Eight ordinary people have left behind their regular lives to take part in the series, taking on a fake alias and living a lie.
      • But shortly after the baptism she felt she was living a lie.
      • In fact, I had probably been living a lie all those years.
      • It encouraged me to live deceitfully; I enjoyed living a lie.
      • Years of living a lie suddenly came crashing down.
      • I have a word of advice for Will: Be a real man, and stop living a lie.
      • ‘There is a perverse sense of release once you get caught because you have been living a lie,’ he said.
      • There is no greater stress than that of running from our past or living a lie.
      • Ever feel like you're living a lie by not saying anything?
      • To be forced to present themselves as if they were lay persons is for them a very painful deception; they feel that they are living a lie.
verblaɪlī
[no object]

  • 1Tell a lie or lies.

    说谎

    why had Wesley lied about his visit to Philadelphia?

    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
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mary, how long did it take for them to come forward after the end of that trial and to learn that one of their own witnesses had lied?
    • But the sheriff in this case decided that the boys had lied.
    • Given that so many men in her life have lied, cheated on her and tried to sell stories about her, she would be forgiven for becoming just a bit cynical.
    • At every stage he has lied, prevaricated and obstructed this process of disarmament.
    • Is that suggesting that the solicitor has lied before the Tribunal?
    • They have lied, cheated and stolen - and a crime is a crime, no matter what influential social circles the criminal is fortunate enough to mix in.
    • Yet there is scant evidence that doctors targeted by these organizations have lied on the stand.
    • Both these people have lied and manipulated people through the press to believe one facade after another in order to get whatever it is they want…
    • MacLean later learned, in 1942, while he was fighting in North Africa, that the Scot had lied.
    • Those young people have deliberately lied and falsified documents, which is fraud, misuse of a document, and so on.
    • If neither player lied, or if both players lied, assign the penalties to the Chooser and his Partner as prescribed in the basic game.
    • Australian authorities have lied or dissembled for 21 months about this.
    • So the survivors lied and hid their guilty secret and trauma.
    • If we do, that would be tantamount to lying, deceit or unprofessionalism.
    • Three have deliberately lied; two have never been interviewed to this day.
    • I think most children tend to tell the truth, particularly if it's in their best interests not to lie or fabricate.
    • The people lied, betrayed one another, and frequently tried to kill each other.
    • The police later lied and said he had damaged the bus.
    • Under these circumstances, you would surely say that your friend had lied: what he had said was false.
    • No one in the court bothered to think that the witnesses could be lying and presenting false testimonies.
    Synonyms
    say something untrue, tell an untruth, tell a lie, tell a falsehood, fib, fabricate, invent a story, make up a story, falsify, dissemble, dissimulate, bear false witness
    1. 1.1lie one's way into/out of Get oneself into or out of a situation by lying.
      骗取，靠说谎摆脱
      you lied your way on to this voyage by implying you were an experienced sailor

      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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • We can never lie our way out of responsibility for the decisions we have made.
      • But I had to find some way of lying my way out of this.
      • Thanks for putting this up, but it does sound like Jordan's trying to lie his way out of the hole he dug with his own mouth.
      • I don't know if I'd recommend lying your way into good writing habits, but it worked for me.
      • She released confidential information on someone dealing with her Ministry, then tried to lie her way out of it.
      • And when they can't lie their way out of a jam, they send their minions to ‘correct’ the electronic record, and to make sure the originals are safely flushed down the memory hole.
      • I'm just saying you lied your way out of that one.
      • You can't lie your way out of this one… your true colors were exposed before my eyes…
      • I pretty much lied my way out of there, just so I could get home and hurt myself again.
      • I'd love to hear you try to lie your way out of this one!
      • The chances of lying your way into a job and remaining unsuspected and undetected have become slimmer.
      • We claim that we are friends, and yet we keep secrets from each other, lying our way out of most everything.
      • Anyone that tells you otherwise or promises great results in just a few days or even weeks is either unqualified or lying their way into stealing your money.
      • The writers of these shows cannot let an episode pass without coercing a confession or lying their way into an illegal search.
      • He said that in the immediate aftermath of the accident, he had been ‘shocked enough to tell lies but not the truth… you found a way that you could lie your way out of it’.
      • My mother did get suspicious, but I lied my way out of it.
      • When I was a child, I would lie my way out of any situation.
      • She knew that we would not survive if the Nazis found us again, so she took her chances at lying her way out of the country.
      • And there is great irony in a man obviously trying to lie his way out of this while pretending to be a man of God.
      • I tried to lie my way out of it, but I quickly realized there was no getting out of it.
    2. 1.2 (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。

Phrases

  • give the lie to

    • 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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Bucking the national trend, 82 per cent of voters turned out, giving the lie to all the talk of voter apathy.
      • These figures give the lie to claims that Australia cannot afford increased defence spending.
      • A visit to the F1 paddock soon gives the lie to that: most team owners and drivers now arrive at the circuit by private jet or helicopter.
      • Evidence of his later life, and his lively presence on the screen, gave the lie to that.
      • That view may be one of the most compelling right now but a view it remains, giving the lie to any contrastive image of redemption by representing every antidote as another potential toxin.
      • If things go on unchanged, by 2007 that disease will be incurable and give the lie to all our aspirations.
      • This, and other, exceptions to a ‘true’ meritocracy give the lie to protestations that merit admissions are in fact the order of the day at the Nation's universities.
      • If there's one thing guaranteed to give the lie to that ‘friends are the new family’ mantra, then it's holiday time.
      • It emerged as an exceptionally complex picture, but the one thing that seems clear is that it gives the lie to simplistically doctrinaire attempts to define late Titian.
      • ‘The Minister for Education has spoken at length about his commitment to tackling education disadvantage but his treatment of this issue gives the lie to that,’ she said.
      Synonyms
      disprove, contradict, negate, deny, refute, rebut, gainsay, belie, invalidate, prove to be false, show to be false, explode, discredit, debunk, quash, knock the bottom out of, drive a coach and horses through

  • I tell a lie (or that's a lie)

    说谎

    • 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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Actually, that's a lie, I returned to York on Monday night but this is the first time I've actually sat down at my computer to go through my e-mails.
      • Okay, I tell a lie; I recognised it as Tartan Day.
      • No, wait, I tell a lie, I'll be back there next month.
      • Wait, I tell a lie - the youngest is only about ninety-seven, I should think.
      • Okay, I tell a lie, that's not his only purpose in life.
      • We are so jealous of you; well actually that's a lie.
      • No, I tell a lie, Mother's day just beats it.
      • Actually, that's a lie - we managed to establish that we both love liquorice.
      • No I tell a lie, I actually thought about making pancakes, my folks have gone away to Ilfracombe for the weekend leaving me and my brother to fend for ourselves, but then couldn't be bothered.
      • Actually that's a lie; I've seen daughter #3 covet some of the things in that shop and she's almost 19!

  • lie through one's teeth

    • 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

      Example sentencesExamples
      • One of these groups of men are lying through their teeth.
      • You'd be able to tell that I'm lying through my teeth.
      • Their continued obfuscation, their attempts to throw dust in people's eyes, leads me to believe that they're lying through their teeth.
      • But then, lying through your teeth and being caught out is never a terrific PR conquest.
      • I myself have changed so much in the recent past that I would be lying through my teeth if I told you I knew what I was all about.
      • ‘Oh, but I make more sense than you do,’ I said, lying through my teeth.
      • I had until then in my life not thought I was capable of such dishonesty, had probably never told more than a handful of fibs in my 40 years and here I was lying through my teeth at every turn.
      • And if they tell you they don't, they're lying through their teeth.
      • Ask me any more questions, and I'll start lying through my teeth.
      • The Council are lying through their teeth on this issue and I'm still not convinced that someone cannot be held criminally responsible for all this.

Origin

Old English lyge (noun), lēogan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liegen and German lügen.

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