| 释义 |
lie2/lai/ n. & v.●n. 1 an intentionally false statement 谎言，假话 tell a lie 说谎; pack of lies 一派谎言 2 imposture; false belief 欺骗行为；假象 live a lie 过骗人的生活 ●v. (lies, lied, lying /ˈlaiiŋ/) 1 intr.a tell a lie or lies 说谎，欺骗 they lied to me 他们对我说谎 b (of a thing) be deceptive (事物)蒙骗人，造成假象 the camera cannot lie 照相不可能造假 2 tr. (usu. 通常作 refl.; foll. by 后跟 into, out of) get (oneself) into or out of a situation by lying 撒谎使(自己)陷入(或摆脱)某种境地 lied themselves into trouble 撒谎使他们陷入困境; lied my way out of danger 用谎言摆脱险境 □ give the lie to serve to show the falsity of (a supposition etc.) 证明(推测等)是假的 [Old English lyge lēogan, from Germanic] |