| 单词 | lie |
| 释义 | lie2 /lai; lai/ vi (pt lay /lei; le/, pp lain /lem; len/, pres p lying) [VP2A, C, D, 3A] 1 be, put oneself, flat on a horizontal surf ace or in a resting position; be at rest: 卧; 躺： lie on one's back/side; 仰卧(侧缺); lie face downwards. 俯卧。 Don't lie in bed all morning! 不要整个早上都躺在床上! His body lies (= He is. buried) in the churchyard. 他被葬于敎堂的墓地里。 He lay on the gra.s enjoying the sunshine. 他躺在草地上享受阳光。 Ho back, get into, be in a resting position: 向后靠： lie back in an armchair. 向曾靠着坐在扶羊椅上。 take sth lying down, submit to a challenge, an insult without protest. 甘受挑战或侮辱。 down under (an insult, etc), fail to protest, resist, etc. 未抗议或抵抗(侮辱等)。 lie in, a stay in bed after one's usual time for getting up. 睡懒觉 Hence, 由此产生， Jie-'in n: have a nice lie-in on Sunday morning. 星期天早上好好睡个顾觉。 b remain in bed to give birth to a child: 分娩; 祎产： The time had come for her to lie in. 她星产的时间到了。 ,lying-'in hospital, (old use) maternity hospital. (旧用法)产科医院。 He in ambush, ambush. Ho low, (colloq) → low1 (12). He up, stay in bed or in one's room (from illness, etc). (因病等) 卧床不起; 不能离室。 He with, (old use, biblical, now usu sleep with) have sexual intercourse with. (旧用法，圣经文体，现在通常用 sleep with) 与…性交。 Let sleeping dogs lie. (prov) Avoid discussing problems that are likely to cause trouble. (谚)莫惹事生非; 不要讨论麻烦问题。 'lie-abed /-abed; -abed/ n lazy person who lies in bed instead of getting up. 睡懒觉的人。 2 (of things) be resting flat on sth: (指物)平放在某物之上; 在某处： The book lay open on the table. 那书在桌上打开着。 How long has your bicycle been lying out on the wet grass? 你的脚踏车放在外面潮湿的草地上有多久了？ 3 be kept, remain, in a certain state or position: 保持在某种状态或位置： money lying idle in the bank; 闲存在银行内的钱; towns lying in ruins; 成废墟状态的城市; men who lay (= were) in prison for years. 坐牢数载的人。 The snow lay thick on the ground. 雪厚厚的堆顶在地上。 The fields lay thickly covered with snow. 田野积着厚厚的雪。 heavy on sth, cause discomfort, trouble, distress to it: 使不舒服，烦恼，痛苦： The lobster lay heavy on his stomach. 那龙虾使他的肚子难受。 The theft lay heavy on his conscience. 那次偸窃使他良心禾安。 // over, be left for action at a future time: 延期处理; 搁延： Let the matter lie over until the next committee meeting. 将此事搁延至委员会下次会议。 4 be spread out to view; extend: 展现; 展开： The valley lay before us. 那山谷展现在我们的眼前。 The coast was undefended and lay open to attack. 核海岸未设防，易受攻击。 If you are young, life still lies before you. 如果你年轻，你仍然有远大的前途。 find out/see how the 'land lies, (fig) learn how matters stand, what the state of affairs is. (M) 探知事情的真相。 5 be situated: 位于： ships lying at anchor. 停泊着的船只。 The ship is lying at No 5 berth. 该船停于五号碇泊处。 The fleet lay off the headland. 舰队停在岬外。 lie 'to, (of a ship) come almost to a stop, facing the wind. (指船)因逆风而几乎不能前进。 6 (of abstract things) exist; be in a certain position or manner: (指抽象事物)存在; 在某种情况： The trouble lies is) in the engine. 毛病发生在引警。 The answer to this difficulty lies in not putting too much pressure on the engine. 解决这龟病的方法是不要给引擎加太大的压力。 He knows where his interest lies, where he may win an advantage, make a profit 他知道他的利益之所在。 I will do everything that lies in (— that is within) my power. 我愿就我能力范围尽量去做。 lie at sb's door, be attributable to: 归于： At whose door should the blame/fault/responsibility lie, Who should we attribute it to? 我们应该饰咎于谁？ (Cf 参较 lay sth at sb's door, e door(1).) He with sb, be sb's duty or responsibility: 为蒙人的责任： The solution/ The burden of proof lies with you. 解决问题的办法(举证的责任)落在你身上。 It lies with you (= It is your duty) to accept or reject the proposal. 接受或拒绝此提议全由你做主。 as far as in me lies, to the best of my power. 尽我的力量。 7 (legal) be admissible: (法律)可承认; 成立： The appeal will not lie, is not according to law, cannot be admitted. 该上诉不能成立。 n (sing only) the way sth lies; (golf) the position of a ball when it comes to a stop. (仅用单数)位置; 形势; (高尔夫球)球停下来的位置。 the lie of the land, the natural features (esp the contours) of an area; (fig) the state of affairs. . 地势; (喻)情势; 情况。 |
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