过去式::lay/lied
过去分词::lain/lied
现在分词::lying
第三人称单数::lies
"The sick man lay in bed all day"
"the books are lying on the shelf"
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
"lie dormant"
"Don't lie to your parents"
"She lied when she told me she was only 29"
"The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"
"The responsibility rests with the Allies"
"lie down on the bed until you feel better"
I wish you wouldn't just lie around all day.
但愿你别整日无所事事。
Don't leave your tools lying about.
别把工具到处乱丢。
My dog just lies around all day and doesn't even bark when strangers knock on the door—he's not even worth his keep.
我的狗整天睡觉,甚至在陌生人敲门时也不叫——不值得养它了。
Just lie back and enjoy yourself here.
在这里休息休息,快活地玩玩吧。
He lay back in the comfortable chair.
他靠在舒适的椅子上。
The valley lay before us.
山谷展现在我们眼前。
A vast expanse of golden crops lay before us.
我们眼前展现出一大片金黄色的作物。
Since you are young, life still lies before you.
你还年轻,生活之路还长呢。
My duty to my family lies before my own interests.
我的家庭责任比我的个人利益更重要。
Memories lie behind of all that has happened.
大家都记得以前发生过的事情。
I have only ever seen as far as the next valley, and have no idea what lies beyond.
我最远只到过下一个山谷,至于更远处怎么样我就不知道了。
We can make plans for the next year, but who can tell what lies beyond?
我们可以制订明年的计划,但谁说得准之后会发生什么情况呢?
We shall have to lie by because of the storm.
因为这场暴风雨,我们不得不停航。
It's so pleasant to lie by a warm fire.
呆在暖烘烘的火炉旁边真够惬意的。
You had better go and lie down.
你还是去躺一下为好。
I had already lain down when he came in.
他进来的时候,我已经躺下了。
The doctor says that Mary must lie down and rest an hour every afternoon.
医生说玛丽每天午后要躺下休息一个小时。
I get terrible headaches but it helps if I lie down in the dark for a while.
我头痛得厉害,要是在暗处躺一会儿，那是大有好处的。
She lay down for half an hour.
她休息了半小时。
The dog lay down.
这条狗睡觉了。
lie downI hope you don't expect me just to lie down and take his insults.
我希望你不会要我容忍他的侮辱。
Does he expect us to take such an insult lying down?
难道他希望我们坦然忍受这样的侮辱吗?
The man will not lie down under such treatment.
这个人不甘心受这样的对待。
We have no intention of lying down under these accusation.
我们不甘心接受这些指责。
lie down on the jobIf Ade keeps lying down on the job, he'll soon be fired.
如果艾德一直不好好干,用不了多久他就会被辞退。
The ship is now lying off, ready to load up.
这艘船现在在附近停泊,等待装货。
As soon as he makes a little money, he lies off and spends it.
他赚点钱就停止工作,把钱花光。
We arrived there too late for the morning cars. We had, therefore, to lie over a day.
我们到那里太迟,没赶上早班车,只好耽搁一天。
Let the matter lie over until the next committee meeting.
将此事搁延至委员会下次会议。
The decision must lie over until the next executive meeting.
这项决议必须留到下次执委会会议讨论。
The ship was lying to outside the harbour.
这艘船停泊在港湾外。
To the east of China lies Japan.
日本位于中国以东。
It lies with you to accept or reject the proposal.
接受还是拒绝该提议全由你作主。
It lies with the police to prove that the prisoner actually stole the jewels.
该由警察来证实该囚犯确实盗窃了珠宝。
The fault does not lie with the government officials.
这不是政府官员的过错。
The job of ensuring an equal sharing of national wealth lies with the government.
保证平均分享国家财富是政府的职责。
Many women lie about their ages.
许多妇女在她们的年龄问题上不肯说实话。
Age is one thing, but how do you lie about your height?
年龄可以谎报,可是你如何隐瞒自己的身高呢?
She lied about her past.
她编造了自己过去的经历。
She lied about what had happened.
她对发生的事撒了谎。
Be on guard against those who try to lie themselves into our confidence.
要警惕那些试图用谎言来骗取我们信任的人。
He lied himself into office.
他靠哄骗手段得到职务。
He lied me into lending him my car.
他骗我把汽车借给了他。
She succeeded in lying herself out of trouble.
她成功地用谎言使自己摆脱了困境。
He lied his way out of trouble.
他以谎言使自己摆脱了困境。
The witness lied to the jury.
证人欺骗了陪审团。
It is wrong to lie to the parents.
对父母不诚实是错误的。
I had committed some fault and told a lie about it.
出自：J. CaryThe horizontal lie of the chalk beds.
出自：S. BaringA stretcher on which lies a drunken woman.
出自：Scott FitzgeraldThe long white forenoons of childhood, as I lay ill or convalescent.
出自：Day LewisThe boy lay asleep..in his teak bunk.
出自：G. GreeneThe train was very full, he said, though Myatt knew he lied.
出自：G. GreeneIt seems so terrible to lie to him..about things which just aren't true.
出自：I. Murdoch误 He lied in bed for three days.
正 He lay in bed for three days.
他们躺在草地上沐浴着阳光。误 They lied on the grass enjoying the sunshine.
正 They lay on the grass enjoying the sunshine.
析 lie 作“说谎”解时为规则动词 (lie, lied, lied, lying);作“躺”解时为不规则动词(lie, lay, lain, lying)。
他仰卧着,眼睛盯着天花板。误 He lay to his back and stared up at the ceiling.
正 He lay on his back and stared up at the ceiling.
析 lie on one's back(side)表示“仰(侧)卧”,习惯上用on,而不用to。
勤奋通向成功,失败在于懒惰。误 Hard work lies in success and failure leads to laziness.
正 Success lies in hard work and laziness leads to failure.
正 Hard work leads to success and failure lies in laziness.
析 lead to是“…原因导致…结果”, lie in是“…结果存在于…原因之中”。注意区别因果关系。
误 He lied me about it.
正 He lied to me about it.
析 lie表示“说谎”,是不及物动词,不能直接跟宾语。表示“对某人说谎”,应该说lie to sb。
你说你出去了,这是对我说谎。误 You lay to me when you said you were out.
正 You lied to me when you said you were out.
析 当lie作“说谎”解时,是规则动词,其过去式是lied。
误 He never says a lie.
正 He never tells a lie.
析 表示“说谎”,一般说tell a lie或tell lies,不说say a lie或say lies。
不要说谎。误 Don't tell lie.
正 Don't tell a lie〔lies〕.
析 lie用作名词,表示“说谎”,是可数名词。
