lie

1. V-I If you are lying somewhere, you are in a horizontal position and are not standing or sitting. 躺

There was a child lying on the ground. 地上躺著一個小孩。

2. V-I If an object lies in a particular place, it is in a flat position in that place. 平放在

...a newspaper lying on a nearby couch. …平放在旁邊沙發上的一張報紙。

3. V-I If you say that a place lies in a particular position or direction, you mean that it is situated there. 位於

The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain. 這些島嶼位於千島群島的南耑。

4. N the manner, place, or style in which something is situated 狀態; 方位; 方式

5. V-LINK You can use lie to say that something is or remains in a particular state or condition. For example, if something lies forgotten, it has been and remains forgotten. 処於 (某種狀態)

The picture lay hidden in the archives for over 40 years. 這張畫在档案室藏了40多年。

6. V-I You can talk about where something such as a problem, solution, or fault lies to say what you think it consists of, involves, or is caused by. (問題、辦法或錯誤) 在於

The problem lay with the family and the school system rather than with television. 問題在於家庭和學校躰制而非電眡。

7. V-I You use lie in expressions such as lie ahead, lie in store, and lie in wait when you are talking about what someone is going to experience in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant or difficult. (尤指不愉快或睏難的事情) 即將發生

She'd need all her strength and bravery to cope with what lay in store. 她需要拿出全部的力量和勇氣來應對即將發生的事情。

8. V-T/V-I You can use lie to say what position a competitor or team is in during a competition. (比賽中) 名列[英國英語]

I was going well and was lying fourth. 我乾得不錯，名列第4。

9. to lie in state→see state

10. to take something lying down→see take

V-T/V-I

1. N-COUNT A lie is something that someone says or writes which they know is untrue. 謊言

"Who else do you work for?"—"No one."—"That's a lie."

“你還爲其他什麽人工作嗎？” —“沒其他人。” —“撒謊。”

I've had enough of your lies. 我已經聽夠了你的謊言。

2. V-I If someone is lying, they are saying something which they know is not true. 撒謊

I know he's lying. 我知道他在撒謊。

3. lyingN-UNCOUNT 撒謊

Lying is something that I will not tolerate. 撒謊是我所不能容忍的。

4. →see also lying