lie
v. 躺; 被平放; 位於; 處於; 伸展; 排名; 說謊; 存在; 將發生; 長眠
n. 謊言; 位置
If you are lying somewhere, you are in a horizontal position and are not standing or sitting.
There was a child lying on the ground...
地上躺著一個小孩。
The injured man was lying motionless on his back...
那名受傷的男子一動不動地仰面躺在那裡。
If an object lies in a particular place, it is in a flat position in that place.
...a newspaper lying on a nearby couch...
放在旁邊沙發上的一張報紙
Broken glass lay scattered on the carpet.
碎玻璃散落在地毯上。
If you say that a place lies in a particular position or direction, you mean that it is situated there.
The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain.
這些島嶼位於千島群島的南端。
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.
She turned back to the Bible lying open in her lap...
她將注意力又轉回到攤放在腿上的《聖經》。
The picture lay hidden in the archives for over 40 years...
這張照片在檔案室中藏了40多年。
You can use lie to say what position a competitor or team is in during a competition.
I was going well and was lying fourth...
我當時發揮不錯,排在第四。
Blyth Tait is lying in second place.
布萊思·泰特目前名列第二。
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.
The problem lay in the large amounts spent on defence...
問題在於防務方面耗資巨大。
They will only assume that, as a woman, the fault lies with me...
他們只會假定是我出了錯,因為我是女人。
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.
She'd need all her strength and bravery to cope with what lay in store...
她需要所有的力量與勇氣去應付將會出現的問題。
The President's most serious challenges lie ahead.
對總統來說最為嚴重的挑戰還在後面。
Lie is used in formal English, especially on gravestones, to say that a dead person is buried in a particular place.
The inscription reads: Here lies Catin, the son of Magarus...
碑文寫著:馬格勒斯之子卡廷長眠於此。
My father lies in the small cemetery a few miles up this road.
我父親葬在沿這條路往北幾英里處的一個小公墓裡。
If you say that light, clouds, or fog lie somewhere, you mean that they exist there or are spread over the area mentioned.
It had been wet overnight, and a morning mist lay on the field.
前一天晚上下了雨,田野上籠著一層晨霧。
The lie of an object or area is its position or the way that it is arranged.
The actual site of a city is determined by the natural lie of the land.
城市的實際選址取決於這片土地的自然狀況。
1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
2. position or manner in which something is situated
1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
2. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position;
3. originate (in);
4. be and remain in a particular state or condition;
5. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive;
6. have a place in relation to something else;
7. assume a reclining position;
situate, lie, stand
這些動詞均含"位於"之意。
lie down
少有作為,一事無成
lie in
等待分娩
lie to &I{【航海】}
受阻,滯航:頂風時停滯不動
lie with
由…決定,取決於,視…而定
&I{【古語】} 與某人性交
let something lie
將(有爭議或問題的事)擱置,把…束之高閣
lie heavy on one
讓人感到麻煩,讓人不舒服
lie in state
(偉人遺體安葬前)受公眾弔唁
lie in wait
埋伏準備驚嚇(或襲擊、抓住)某人
lie low
(尤指罪犯)隱匿,躲藏
the lie ( 北美
地貌
take something lying down
[多用於否定]默默承受侮辱(或挫折、指責等)
lie ahead
即將發生;蓄勢待發
lie around/about
(物)隨便放
lie behind
是(事件)背後真正的原因
Economic conditions may lie responsible for the creation of social unrest.
經濟狀況可能是產生社會不安的根源.
A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
真假參半的謊言最險惡.
He tried to tell me a lie about losing his wallet.
他試圖使我相信他丟失了錢夾的謊言.
A lot of national parks lie in the areas inhabited by minority nationality people.
許多國家公園都位於少數民族聚居的地方.
All their hopes lie in him.
他們把所有希望都寄託在他身上.