lie¹/laɪ/

v. tell sb sth that you know is not true

n. sth you tell sb that you know is not true

➭ pt. & pp. lied

➭ ing. lying

v. [I] 说谎：[lie to sb] She is lying to him. 她正对他撒谎。

◇[lie about sth] She lied about her age. 她谎报年龄。

n. [C] 谎言，谎话：He's telling a lie. 他正在说谎。

◇[lie about sth] He was accused of telling lies about his achievements. 他被指控在所取得的成就上造假。

音组-ie/-aɪ/

die; lie; pie; tie

常犯错误

✗ She lied me about her background.

✓ She lied to me about her background. 她没有告诉我她的真实背景。

v.

➊ be in or move into a position in which your body is flat on a surface

➋ be in a flat position

➌ be in a particular place

➭ pt. lay/leɪ/

➭ pp. lain/leɪn/

➭ ing. lying

v. [I]

➊ 躺；卧：[lie + a./prep. (+ doing sth)] He is lying on the bed reading a novel. 他正躺在床上看小说。

◇lie in bed 卧床

◇Lie on your back. 仰卧。

◇She lay down on the bed. 她往床上躺了下去。

➋ 平放：[lie + a./prep.] The book lay open on the desk. 那本书摊开平放在书桌上。

➌ 位于，坐落在：The city lies to the west of the mountain. 这座城市在山的西边。

常犯错误

✗ Do you know the boy laying under the big tree?

✓ Do you know the boy lying under the big tree? 你认识躺在大树下的那个男孩吗？

用法表示“位于”时，lie on ..., lie to ..., lie in ... 意思不同，具体区别参见辨析in the east of; on the east of; to the east of; east of。

辨析lay; lie