n谎言(话)(sth said in order to deceive;statement that is not true)[C]：invent a～about... 捏造关于……的谎言;tell a deliberate～ 存心说谎; refute a～ 驳斥谎言;Lies cannot cover up facts. 谎言掩盖不了事实。a bald-faced/barefaced/brazen/downright/transparent/white～厚颜无耻/无耻/厚颜无耻/彻头彻尾/明显/无恶意的谎言; an outright～ 十足的谎言; a whopping～ 弥天大谎;a tissue/a web of～s 瞎话连篇;What a pack of～s!真是一派谎言!We all heard the big～during the Watergate years. 在水门事件那几年，我们都听说了这一弥天大谎。nail a～(to the counter) 拆穿谎言;live a～过欺骗人(虚伪)的生活;〖反〗truth;

give the lie to sth/sb 证明是在撒谎/指责某人撒谎：The boy's dirty face gave the～to his answer that he had washed. 那个孩子回答说他已洗过脸了，但他肮脏的面颊证明他在撒谎。Every one would give her the～. 人人都会指责她撒谎。

→′lie-detector n 测谎仪;

v (1)说(撒)谎(speak falsely;tell a lie)[I，I+prep(to)(about)]：Apparently，he was lying. 很明显，他是在撒谎。He～d about his reasons for being late. 他谎报了迟到的原因。Many women～about their age. 很多女士不实说自己的年龄。The witness～d to the jury. 那个证人对陪审团撒谎。There is no use trying to～to me. 企图对我撒谎是没有用的。

(2)欺骗(deceive one)[I，T+n+prep]：Facts/Mirrors don't/never～. 事实/镜子不会/永远不会骗人。～sb into doing sth 骗某人去做某事;He tried to～himself into our confidence. 他企图用谎言来骗取我们的信任。～sb out of his money 骗取某人的钱财;～oneself out of difficulty/trouble 靠谎言使自己摆脱困难/困境;

→liar n 撒谎者;

【注意】参见LAY。