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| 1 | to be in a position in which your body is flat on a surface such as the floor or a bed 躺；平卧 |
| +on/in etc She was lying on the bed watching television. 她躺在床上看电视。 |
| lie still/awake/unconscious etc I lay awake worrying about work. 因为工作上的烦恼，我躺着无法入睡。 |
| lie on your back/side/stomach etc Emma was lying on her back in the sunshine. 埃玛在太阳底下仰躺着。 |
| | 1a | to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on a surface 让（自己）平躺 | | Go and lie on the bed until you feel better. 躺到床上去，感觉好一些了再起来。 | |
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| 2 | to be on a particular surface or in a particular place 在；位于 |
| There were clothes lying all over the floor. 地板上到处都是衣服。 |
| | 2a | used for saying where a place is （用于表明地理位置）位于 | | The village lies in a valley. 村庄位于一个山谷里。 | | The farm lay a few miles to the north. 农场位于北面几英里处。 | |
| | 2b | used for saying where someone is buried （用于表明某人被埋葬的位置） | | Here lies the body of James McDonald. 这里埋葬着詹姆斯·麦克唐纳。 | |
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| 3 | to be in a particular position in a competition （比赛中）占名次 |
| O’ Connell is currently lying in second position in the world championship. 奥康纳尔目前在世界锦标赛中名列第二。 |
| As we go into the third round, Evans is lying in third place. 我们进入第三轮比赛时埃文斯排名第三。 |
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| 4 | used for talking about things such as plans, ideas, and qualities and what they consist of （用于谈及计划、想法等）存在，在于 |
| He must decide where his future lies (=he must decide what he is going to do with his life) . 他必须决定自己将来要做什么。 |
| +in The difficulty lies in knowing what to do next. 难办的是不知道接下去要做什么。 |
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| 5 | if something lies in a particular state , it is in that state 处于（某种状态） |
| The castle lay in ruins. 城堡已成废墟。 |
| Her bag was lying open on the table. 她的包放在桌上打开着。 |
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| 6 | if your interest lies in a particular subject , you are interested in it （兴趣）在，存在于（某方面） |
| My main interest lies in the development of new technology. 我的主要兴趣在于发展新技术 |
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| 7 | to deliberately say something that is not true 撒谎；说谎 |
| It was obvious that she was lying. 很明显她在撒谎。 |
| +about He had to lie about his age to get into the army. 为了参军，他不得不谎报年龄。 |
| +to She admitted lying to the police. 她承认对警方撒了谎。 |
| lie through your teeth (=say something completely false) They say they’ re not married but they’ re lying through their teeth. 撒弥天大谎；睁眼说瞎话 |
| | 7a | if something lies, it shows or suggests facts that are not true （某事物）给人以假象，造成错觉 | | The results of these surveys often lie. 这些调查结果常常会给人以假象。 | |
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| - | let it/things lie
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| to not do or say anything because you might make a difficult situation worse |
| 随它去 |
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| - | lie ahead/before/in store
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| if something lies ahead , it is going to happen to you in the future |
| （某事）将发生（在某人身上） |
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| A grand future lies ahead of him. 他前程似锦。 |
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| - | lie at the heart of sth
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| to be the most important part of something |
| 是某事物最重要的部分 |
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| The questions of training and pay lie at the heart of the staffing problems. 培训和薪资问题是雇用员工的核心问题。 |
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| - | lie at the root of sth
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| to be the cause of something |
| 是某事物的原因 |
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| He believes that unemployment lies at the root of the problem. 他相信失业是这个问题的原因。 |
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| - | lie heavy on sb formal
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| to make you feel unhappy |
| 令某人觉得不开心 |
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| Feelings of guilt lay heavy on him. 内疚感令他无法快乐起来。 |
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| - | lie in state
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| if the dead body of an important person lies in state , it is put in a public place for people to go and look at |
| （遗体）停放在某处供瞻仰 |
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| - | lie in wait (for sb)
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| 1 | to hide so that you can attack someone when they pass you 埋伏，等待伏击（某人） |
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| 2 | if something unpleasant is lying in wait for you , it is going to happen to you （不愉快之事）将发生（在某人身上） | Little did I know what troubles were lying in wait for me when I got home. 我回家时根本就不知道有什么麻烦等着我。 | |
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| - | lie low
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| to hide , or try to avoid attracting attention to yourself , because someone is trying to find you |
| 隐藏；躲藏 |
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| - | ˌlie aˈbout or ˌlie aˈround |
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| 1 | to have been left somewhere instead of being put in the correct place 到处乱扔乱放 | Never leave cash or other valuables just lying around. 一定不要把现金或其他贵重物品到处乱扔乱放。 | | You shouldn’ t leave bottles of pills lying around the house. 你不应把一瓶瓶药在房子里随意乱扔。 | |
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| 2 | I lie about/around sth: to spend a lot of time relaxing 消磨时光 | We lay around all day playing cards and watching television. 我们成天打牌、看电视消磨时光。 | | | 2a | to spend time being lazy when you should be doing something 闲着；无所事事 | | He just lies around the house all day. 他成天就在家里闲着。 | | |
| - | ˌlie ˈback |
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| | to move from a sitting position into a position in which you are lying flat on a surface 仰躺下来 |
| - | ˌlie beˈhind |
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| | lie behind sth: to be the real reason for a decision or action 是（…的）真正原因 | We’ d like to know what lay behind her decision to change her will. 我们想了解她决定改变遗嘱的真正原因是什么。 | |
| - | ˌlie ˈdown |
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| | lie11a | Lie down and relax. 躺下来休息一下。 | | I’ m going to go and lie down for a while. 我要去躺会儿。 | |
| | - | lie down on the job
| | to not work as hard at something as you should do | | 磨洋工；偷懒 | | | | | | - | not take sth lying down
| | to show that you will not accept unfair treatment by complaining about it or trying to change it | | 不甘接受某物；对某物不逆来顺受 | | | | | |
| - | ˌlie ˈin |
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| | to stay in bed in the morning for longer than usual 睡懒觉；迟起 | We usually lie in on Sundays. 我们周日通常都会睡懒觉。 | |
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| 1 | if something such as responsibility or blame for something lies with someone , they are responsible for it or they should be blamed for it 是（某人）的责任 | There is evidence to suggest that some blame lies with the police. 有证据表明警方负有一定的责任。 | | | 1a | if something such as power or a decision lies with someone , they have power or the right to make a decision 是（某人）的职权；取决于（某人） | | Unfortunately, the decision doesn’ t lie with our department. 不幸的是，我们部门无权作这个决定。 | | |
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| 2 | an old phrase meaning ‘to have sex with someone’ （古时用语）与（某人）性交 |
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