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| | something that you say or write that is not true and that you know is not true 谎话；谎言 | He told them he could drive, but it was a lie. 他告诉他们他会开车，但那是个谎言。 | | tell a lie/tell lies Are you accusing me of telling lies? 你是在指责我说谎吗？ | | tell sb a lie All children tell their parents little lies sometimes. 所有的孩子有时都会跟自己的父母撒一些小谎。 | | blatant/complete/downright lie (=something that is completely false) He was uncomfortable about telling such a blatant lie. 彻头彻尾的谎言 | |
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| to show that something is not at all true |
| 戳穿某事物的谎言 |
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| These figures give the lie to the notion that people are spending less. 这些数据表明认为人们现在消费减少的观点并不属实。 |
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| - | I tell a lie BRITISH spoken
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| used when you realize that something you have just said is not correct |
| 我说错了（用于表示意识到刚说的话不正确） |
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| There were only five people at the meeting – I tell a lie – there were six. 会上只有5个人，我说错了，有6个人。 |
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| - | the lie of the land
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| 1 | the way a situation is developing 形势；情况 | Let’ s get a feeling for the lie of the land before we approach them directly. 在直接和他们接触之前让我们先估摸一下形势。 | |
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| 2 | the shape of the land around you 地形 |
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| - | live a lie
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| to continue for a long time to pretend that something is true |
| （长期）过骗人的生活，虚伪做人 |
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| I don’ t love him any more and I can’ t go on living a lie. 我不再爱他了，我无法继续装出爱他的样子。 |
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| - | a pack of lies informal
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| several lies that someone tells |
| 一派谎言 |
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| Words frequently used with lie | | lie 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | barefaced, blatant, complete, downright, outright, transparent, | 1 | | | |
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