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lie
常考释义
The collapse of their isolated civilisation, Diamond writes, is a 'worst-case scenario for what may lie ahead of us in our own future'.
他们远古文化的丧失，Diamond写道，是一个“在我们的未来可能呈现在我们面前的最坏的境况”。
来源于：剑雅11-Test2n. I tell a lie：我说错了，不对（用于纠正刚刚说过的话）
It is the first scene of the play chronologically. I tell a lie, it's actually strictly speaking the second scene.
从时间顺序来看，这是该剧的第一场。不对，严格来讲这是第二场。
n. the lie of the land：地形；地势；情势；行为方式
The actual site of a city is determined by the natural lie of the land.
城市的实际位置是由地形决定的。
The lie of the land and natural waterways made it relatively easy to build canals.
这片土地的地形和天然水系使修建运河变得相对容易。
The team would go in, ascertain the lie of the land, and report back.
小分队将进入现场，了解情况后发回报告。
n. to give the lie to sth：戳穿…；证明…不实
This survey gives the lie to the idea that Britain is moving towards economic recovery.
这次调查证明了英国经济正在复苏的想法是错误的。
His face was giving the lie to his speech.
他的表情表明他在说谎。
n. to live a lie：虚伪地生活；活在谎言之中
Maybe he was fed up with living a lie.
也许他厌倦了虚伪地活着。
Living that lie nearly destroyed us.
活在那个谎言之中几乎毁掉了我们自己。
n. 谎言；假话
I've had enough of your lies.
我听够了你的谎话。
That's a lie!
你说谎！
All the boys told lies about their adventures.
所有男孩讲自己的冒险经历时都有水分在里面。
n. 骗人的东西；骗局；假象
He dismissed their claims as lies.
他驳回了他们的索赔，认为那是骗局。
The invitation was all a lie – they just needed to get you away from the house.
那个邀请完全就是一个骗局——他们只是想让你离开屋子。
vi. to lie down to sth/sb：对…屈服；向…投降
Chris Sutton's one-match ban after he accused Dunfermline of lying down to Rangers
克里斯•萨顿指责邓弗姆林队故意输给流浪者队后被禁赛一场
vi. to lie low：不引起注意；保持低调；伺机；等待时机
Far from lying low, Kay became more outspoken than ever.
凯根本没有保持低调，反而比以往更加直言不讳。
Mr Heseltine had planned to lie low until after the European elections.
赫赛尔廷先生计划在欧洲选举后再伺机而动。
vi. to take sth lying down：欣然接受…；对…随遇而安
The government is not taking such criticism lying down.
政府没有欣然接受此类批评。
vi. 停留
My sins lie heavily on my mind.
沉重的罪恶感压在我的心头。
vi. 出错；欺骗
I believe that the figures lie.
我相信这些数字有问题。
The camera can sometimes lie.
照相机有时也会骗人。
vi. 在于
The decision lies with you.
这个主意由你拿。
We must be clear about where the responsibility lies.
我们必须清楚责任所在。
They will only assume that, as a woman, the fault lies with me.
他们只会假设错出在我身上，因为我是女人。
vi. 坐落
The bridge lies beyond the docks.
那座桥位于码头的另一侧。
It had been wet overnight, and a morning mist lay on the field.
雨下了一整夜，田野上弥漫着晨雾。
a newspaper lying on a nearby couch
放在旁边长椅上的报纸
a two-page memo lying unread on his desk
放在桌子上他还未看的一份两页的备忘录
The island lies off the west coast of Scotland.
那个岛位于苏格兰西海岸外。
Several dictionaries lay on a shelf.
架子上有几本字典。
Broken glass lay scattered on the carpet.
碎玻璃散落在地毯上。
vi. 处于…状态；保持…状态
His country's economy lies in ruins.
他所在国家的经济崩溃了。
Her body lay undiscovered until the next morning.
她的尸体直到第二天早上才被发现。
The flat above me has lain empty since it was sold a few months ago.
我楼上那套公寓自几个月前售出后就一直处于空置状态。
The picture lay forgotten in the archives for over 40 years.
那张照片在档案库里被人遗忘了40多年。
Tait is lying in second place.
泰特目前处于第二的位置。
She turned back to the Bible lying open in her lap.
她的注意力又回到了膝头翻开的《圣经》上面。
vi. 存在
The problem lay in the large amounts spent on defence.
问题在于防务方面耗资巨大。
The causes of this lie in the past.
这个问题的根源在过去。
Where does the problem lie?
问题出在哪里？
He realised his future lay elsewhere.
他意识到自己的未来在别处。
vi. 将发生；展现；呈现
She'd need all her strength and bravery to cope with what lay in store.
她需要拿出全部力气和胆量去应对将要发生的一切。
The city lies before us.
那座城市展现在我们面前。
vi. 被埋葬
My father lies in the small cemetery a few miles up this road.
我父亲葬在这条路上几英里外的一个小型墓地。
Here lies John Smith.
这里长眠着约翰•史密斯。
vi. 说谎；撒谎
I know she's lying.
我知道她在撒谎。
She lied to her husband so she could meet her lover.
她对丈夫说了谎，以便能够去会情人。
If asked, he lies about his age.
如果有人问起，他就会谎报年龄。
vi. 躺；平卧
There was a child lying on the ground.
有个孩子躺在地上。
The injured man was lying motionless on his back.
那个伤者仰面躺着一动不动。
He snores when he lies on his back.
他平躺时会打鼾。
She was lying on the bed.
当时她正躺在床上。
When I'm on holiday I lie on the beach all day.
我休假时会整日躺在沙滩上。
Don't lie on the grass.
不要躺在草地上。
He lay awake watching her.
他睁眼躺着看着她。
n. 三角馄饨【烹】
n. 状态；位置；方式
n. 球杆上扬前的角度【高尔夫】
n. （击球后）球的位置【高尔夫】
n. （动物的）窝，洞穴，巢穴【动】
vi. to lie in state；参见：state
vi. 可维持；可行【律】
vi. 性交<古>
vi. 暂时停留；临时停留<古>
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