lie1
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they lie | |
| he / she / it lies | |
| past simple lay | |
| past participle lain | |
| -ing form lying |
- [intransitive]
(of a person or an animal 人或動物 to be or put yourself in a flat position so that you are not standing or sitting 躺；平躺；平卧 - lie + adv./prep.
to lie on your back/side/front 仰卧；側卧；俯卧 She lay in bed listening to music. 她躺在床上聽音樂。 Lie there for a bit until you feel better. 在那裏躺一會兒，直到你感覺好些。 - lie + adj.
I lay awake all night worrying about it. 我擔心這件事，徹夜未眠。 The cat was lying fast asleep by the fire. 貓卧在爐火旁睡得很熟。
Which Word? lay / lielay / lie- lay has an object and lie does not
She was lying on the beach. 她躺在沙灘上。 - She was laying on the beach.
Why don't you lie on the bed? 你爲什麽不到床上躺着？ - Why don’t you lay on the bed?
- In the past tenses laid (from lay) is often wrongly used for lay or lain (from lie)
She had lain there all night. 她在那兒躺了一整晚。 - She had laid there all night.
- Some people use lay as a noun instead of lie, but this is not considered correct
If you're tired, go and have a lie down. 如果你累了，去躺一會兒。 - Go and have a lay down.
Extra ExamplesShe likes to lie in bed all day. 她喜歡成天躺在床上。 He was lying next to his wife in bed. 他躺在他妻子旁邊的床上。 I lay on the sofa reading my book. 我躺在沙發上看書。 I lay on the grass and fell asleep. 我躺在草地上睡着了。 She wouldn't enjoy a holiday just lying on the beach. 她不會喜歡躺在沙灘上度假。 A man lay dead in the middle of the road. 一個男人躺在路中間，已沒有氣息。 They found him lying in a pool of blood. 他們發現他躺在血泊中。 They found him lying unconscious at the foot of the stairs. 他們發現他昏迷不醒地躺在樓梯腳下。 He fell on the floor and just lay there not moving. 他倒在地板上，一動不動地躺在那裏。 Her body lay motionless on the bed. 她的身體一動不動地躺在床上。 Lying there listening to music, I felt at peace. 躺在那裏聽音樂，我感到很平靜。 He just lay there smiling. 他只是躺在那裏微笑。 They stole her belongings while she lay helpless on the bed. 當她無助地躺在床上時，他們偷了她的東西。 A sleeping dog lies at his feet. 一只睡着的狗躺在他的腳邊。 He was lying face down in the mud. 他臉朝下趴在爛泥中。 I was lying flat on the floor. 我平躺在地板上。 Lie face up with your feet on the floor. 仰面躺下，腳落在地板上。 Lie still and try to sleep. 躺着别動，試着睡覺。 Lie still while I put the bandage on. 我包紮繃帶時，你要老老實實地躺着。 They lay quietly for a while. 他們靜靜地躺了一會兒。 She lay on her stomach. 她俯卧着。 She lay sprawled on the sofa. 她四仰八叉地躺在沙發上。 He was lying naked on the bed. 他一絲不挂地躺在床上。 She lay on her back and looked up at the sky. 她躺下來仰望着天空。 The painting depicts a male figure lying prone. 這幅畫描繪了一個俯卧的男性形象。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- down
- there
- comfortably
- …
- on
- in
- lie asleep
- lie awake
- lie dead
- …
- lie + adv./prep.
- [intransitive]
(of a thing 物品 to be or remain in a flat position on a surface 平放 - lie + adv./prep.
Clothes were lying all over the floor. 地板上到處都堆放着衣服。 She picked up a pen that was lying nearby. 她拿起放在附近的一支鋼筆。 - lie + adj.
The book lay open on the desk. 書翻開着放在桌子上。 Make sure the fabric lies flat. 確保織物平整。
Extra ExamplesHe just leaves his wet towel lying on the carpet. 他只是把濕毛巾放在地毯上。 Broken glass lay scattered all over the floor. 碎玻璃散落一地。 An empty pill bottle lay on the bedside table. 床頭櫃上放着一個空藥瓶。 He found a piece of quartz lying on the sand. 他發現沙灘上有一塊石英。 She left the letter lying unread on her desk for a week. 她把那封信放在桌子上一個星期沒讀。 He tried to pick up the gun that was lying close by. 他試圖撿起放在附近的槍。 A stack of waffles lay next to a pile of blueberry pancakes. 一堆華夫餅放在一堆藍莓煎餅旁邊。 The books lay gathering dust on the shelf. 書在書架上積滿了灰塵。 Bodies and rubble lay everywhere. 到處都是屍體和瓦礫。 The cables, pipes and wires that serve New York lie as deep as 800 feet underground. 爲紐約服務的電纜、管道和電線位於800英尺深的地下。 The ship now lies at the bottom of the sea. 這艘船現在位於海底。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- down
- there
- comfortably
- …
- on
- in
- lie asleep
- lie awake
- lie dead
- …
- lie + adv./prep.
- [intransitive]
to be, remain or be kept in a particular state 處於，保留，保持（某種狀態） - lie + adj.
Houses lie empty while people are homeless. 人們無家可歸時，房子空着。 These machines have lain idle since the factory closed. 工廠關閉以來，這些機器就一直閒置着。 Snow was lying thick on the ground. 厚厚的積雪覆蓋着大地。 - lie + adv./prep.
Much of the city now lay in ruins. 這座城市的大部分現在都成了廢墟。 a ship lying at anchor 錨泊的船 I'd rather use my money than leave it lying in the bank. 我甯願把錢花掉也不願擱在銀行裏不用。
Extra ExamplesThe seeds lie dormant in the soil throughout the winter. 種子整個冬天都潛伏在土壤中。 Passengers were standing up while first class seats lay empty. 頭等艙座位空着時，乘客們都站了起來。 Too many apartments are lying vacant. 太多公寓空置着。 The field is left to lie fallow. 這塊地閒置着。 A tremendous amount of work lay ahead of us. 大量的工作擺在我們面前。 None of us knows what lies in front of us. 我們誰也不知道面前是什麽。 These Roman ruins have lain undiscovered for two thousand years. 這些羅馬遺迹已經有兩千年沒有被發現了。 This precious film lay untouched in an attic. 這部珍貴的電影原封不動地放在閣樓上。 Our plans lay in ruins. 我們的計劃毀於一旦。 Their dreams lay in tatters. 他們的夢想破滅了。
- lie + adj.
- [intransitive]
(of ideas, qualities, problems, etc. 思想、特征、問題等 to exist or be found 存在；在於 - lie in something
The problem lies in deciding when to intervene. 問題在於決定何時介入。 Our strength lies in our loyal customer base. 我們的優勢在於我們忠誠的客戶群。 - lie with somebody
The fault lies with you. 錯在你。 - lie + adv./prep.
The answer seems to lie elsewhere. 答案似乎在别處。 We need to consider carefully where our best interests lie. 我們需要仔細考慮我們的最大利益在哪裏。 Different people see quite different things in this film, and therein lies its genius. 不同的人在這部電影中看到了完全不同的東西，這就是它的天才之處。
Extra ExamplesMy main interest lies in his early work. 我的主要興趣在於他的早期作品。 The big difference between them lies in their attitudes. 他們之間的最大區别在於他們的態度。 Her strength lies in her ability to understand her opponent's thinking. 她的力量在於她理解對手思維的能力。 The challenge lies in the fact that most people do not like to plan so far ahead. 挑戰在於大多數人不喜歡提前做好計劃。 The appeal of his paintings lies in their simplicity and boldness. 他的畫的吸引力在於它們的簡單和大膽。 The answer lies in your hands. 答案就在你手裏。 Where does the answer lie? 答案在哪裏？ Perhaps the truth lies somewhere in between. 也許真相就在這兩者之間。 The really important things lie outside of our narrow concerns. 真正重要的事情不在我們狹隘的關注範圍之内。 This is an issue that lies very close to my heart. 這是一個非常貼近我内心的問題。 The responsibility lies with your employer to ensure this review is followed up. 你的僱主有責任確保這一審查得到跟進。 All the power lies with him in this situation. 在這種情況下，所有的權力都在他身上。 Our sympathies lie with the main character. 我們同情主角。 The blame lies squarely with the company. 責任完全在於公司。 Thousands of units would be needed, and therein lies the challenge. 需要數千個單位，這就是挑戰所在。 Cloning endangered species may seem a wonderful idea, but where would scientists stop? Herein lies the danger. 克隆瀕危物種似乎是一個很好的主意，但是科學家們會止步於此嗎？危險就在這裏。 We can guess what lies at the root of her problems: money. 我們可以猜到她問題的根源是什麽:錢。 Joy and love lie at the heart of all his films. 快樂和愛是他所有電影的核心。 At the heart of this story there lies a puzzle. 這個故事的核心是一個謎。 Between the two of them there lay an unspoken tension. 他們兩人之間有一種說不出的緊張關系。
- lie in something
- [intransitive] lie + adv./prep.
(of a town, natural feature, etc. 城鎮、自然特征等 to be located in a particular place 位於；坐落在 Extra ExamplesThe building dates from around 1700 and lies close to the centre of Vienna. 這座建築建於1700年左右，靠近維也納市中心。 The village lies in the foothills of the Dolomites. 這個村莊位於多洛米特人的丘陵地帶。 The site lies next to the old library building. 該網站位於舊圖書館大樓旁邊。 There's a field lying next to the barn. 谷倉旁邊有一塊田。 We walked to a stream that lay nearby. 我們走到附近的一條小溪邊。 The palace lies just outside the city walls. 這座宮殿就在城牆外面。 The airport lies 50 miles east of the city. 機場位於該市以東50英裏處。 These nations lie close to the sea lanes between Europe and China and Japan. 這些國家靠近歐洲、中國和日本之間的海上航道。
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to be spread out in a particular place 伸展；鋪展；展開 - [intransitive] (British English)
to be in a particular position during a competition （比賽時）名列，排名 - + adv./prep.
Thompson is lying in fourth place. 湯姆森名列第四。 - + adj.
After five games the German team are lying second. 經過五場比賽後，德國隊排名第二。
compare lay - + adv./prep.
Word OriginOld English licgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liggen and German liegen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek lektron, lekhos and Latin lectus ‘bed’.
Idioms
be/lie at the bottom of something
to be the original cause of something, especially something unpleasant 是某事的根源（或起因、導火線） We need to find out what lies at the bottom of these fears. 我們需要找出這些恐懼的根源。 I'd love to know what lies at the bottom of all this. 我想知道這一切究竟是怎麽一回事。
hang/lie heavy
- hang/lie heavy (on/in something)
(of a feeling or something in the air 感情或空氣中的東西 to be very easy to notice in a particular place in a way that is unpleasant 明顯地懸浮於；明顯積鬱着 - hang/lie heavy on somebody/something
to cause somebody/something to feel uncomfortable or anxious 使不安；使擔憂
let sleeping dogs lie
- (saying)
to avoid mentioning a subject or something that happened in the past, in order to avoid any problems or arguments 過去的事就不要再提了；不要沒事找事
lie ahead/in store
lie in state
(of the dead body of an important person 重要人物的遺體 to be placed on view in a public place before being buried （安葬前停放在公共場所）供人瞻仰
lie in wait (for somebody)
lie low
- (informal)
to try not to attract attention to yourself 盡量不引起注意；不露面；不露聲色
see, etc. how the land lies
take something lying down
to accept an offensive remark or act without protesting or reacting 甘受屈辱；逆來順受
you’ve made your bed and you must lie in/on it
- (saying)
you must accept the results of your actions 自己承擔後果