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lie POSITIONlaIvlying, past simple lay leI, past part lain leInto be in or move into an esp. horizontal position on a surface卧，躺The mechanic was lying on his back underneath my car. [I always + adv/prep]修理工仰卧在我的车下面。The cat just loves to lie in front of the fire. [I always + adv/prep]这只猫就喜欢躺在火炉前。She lay back in the dentist's chair and tried to relax. [I always + adv/prep]她仰坐到牙科椅上，尽量不使自己紧张。Lie still a moment, John. [I always + adv/prep]约翰，安静地躺一会儿。He lies awake at night, worrying. [L]他晚上躺在床上发愁睡不着。He lay down on the bed and cried. [I always + adv/prep]他躺倒在床上大哭。I usually lie down (= rest/sleep) for an hour after lunch. [I always + adv/prep]我午饭后经常休息一个小时。Snow lay thickly over the fields. [I always + adv/prep]田野里积雪非常厚。(fig.) Worries about the wedding lay heavily on his mind. [I always + adv/prep]他满脑子里都是对婚礼的担心。If something lies in a particular place, position or direction it is in that place, position or direction.在某个地方、位置或方向There's an old pair of shoes of yours lying at/in the bottom of the wardrobe. [I always + adv/prep]衣柜底下有你一双旧鞋子。Seattle lies on the route from Vancouver to San Francisco. [I always + adv/prep]西雅图位于从温哥华到旧金山的途中。(Br) Cambridge United are lying third in the league/are lying bottom. [L]剑桥联队位列联赛第三/倒数第一。The river lies 40 km to the south of us. [I always + adv/prep]该河在我们南面40公里。(fml) Here lies the body of Mary Taylor (= This is where Mary Taylor is buried) . [I always + adv/prep]玛丽·泰勒长眠于此。(fig.) The hardest part of the competition still lies ahead of us. [I always + adv/prep]最艰苦的比赛还在后面。There are several houses lying empty in the town. [L]镇子里有几座房子空关着。The book wouldn't lie flat. [L]这书展不平。The town lay in ruins. [I always + adv/prep]该镇成为一片废墟。He says bandits are lying in wait (= hiding in order to make a surprise attack) further along the road. [I always + adv/prep]他说匪徒就埋伏在前面的路上。If something lies behind something else, it is the (hidden) cause of it.内在原因Do you know what lies behind their decision? [I always + adv/prep]你知道他们决定的真正原因是什么吗？If a cause, a solution, your interest, etc. lies in something, it is the cause, the solution or the area in which you are interested.在于The causes of the war lie in the greed and incompetence of politicians on both sides. [I always + adv/prep]战争爆发的原因在于双方政客的贪婪和无能。(fml) Where do your interests lie? [I always + adv/prep]你对什么感兴趣呢？My real interest lies in developing a new sort of robot. [I always + adv/prep]我真正的兴趣是研制一种新型机器人。If responsibility, blame, a decision, a choice, etc. lies with someone, they have responsibility, must make the decision, etc.落在…身上Responsibility for the disaster must ultimately lie with the government. [I always + adv/prep]灾难的最终责任必定在政府。The choice lies with you. [I always + adv/prep]由你来做出选择。Where does the blame lie? [I always + adv/prep]应该责怪谁呢？If something lies about/around, it is in a place because it has been left there.被放于某地The box lay around in the kitchen for weeks before anyone noticed it. [I always + adv/prep]这个盒子在被人注意到之前已经在厨房里放了几个星期了。Have you seen my hairbrush lying about anywhere? [I always + adv/prep]你看到我的发刷放在哪儿了吗？If someone lies around/about they spend time doing very little and not working.无所事事They spent Sunday lying around the house, watching TV.他们星期天无所事事，呆在家里看电视。[LAYABOUT](infml dated) To lie doggo is to keep still and hide so that you cannot be found.悄悄躲着(esp. Am and Aus disapproving) If you lie down on the job you fail to work as hard or as well as you should.不卖力，偷懒If you lie in you stay in bed later than usual in the morning.睡懒觉It was a Sunday, so she could lie in till almost lunch time.因为是星期天，所以她可以睡到吃午饭的时间。When the dead body of a person lies in state it is arranged so that the public can see and honour it before it is buried.装殓后供凭吊If you lie low you hide so you will not be found.销声匿迹He planned to escape and then lie low for at least a year.他计划逃跑，然后至少有一年时间消声匿迹。(fig.) She decided it was best to lie low (= try not to be noticed) and not attract attention while the boss was still angry.她决定最好还是保持沉默，不要在老板还在气头上的时候引起他的注意。(specialized) If a ship lies off the coast or another ship, it stays near it.停泊在附近The American fleet are lying off the coast of Italy.美国舰队停靠在意大利海岸附近。(esp. Br) To lie up is to hide from police officers, soldiers, etc. who are looking for you.隐藏The escaped prisoners lay up in a barn for a few weeks, until the search had died down.逃跑的犯人在一个谷仓里躲了几个星期，直到搜查停止为止。If you take something unpleasant lying down you accept it without complaining or fighting against it.甘心屈服或忍受She refused to take such an insult lying down.她不愿容忍这样的侮辱。(esp. Br infml) A lie down is a short rest, usually in bed.躺下休息I usually have a bit of a lie down after lunch.我午饭后经常要躺下休息一会。(esp. Br infml) A lie-in is time spent in bed after the usual time when you get up in the morning.赖床，睡懒觉的时间 ☆ LAY
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