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lies /laɪz/► SEE ALLsee, etc. how the land liesa pack of liesthere is/lies the rubtherein lies…time hangs/lies heavy (on your hands)a tissue of lies●see, etc. how the ˈland lies (BrE) find out about a situation 弄清情况；摸清形势◆Let’s wait and see how the land lies before we do anything.咱们等弄清情况以后再行动吧。●a ˌpack of ˈlies (informal) a lot of lies told at the same time 谎话连篇；一派谎言◆The police discovered that her story was a pack of lies.警方发现她的话全是谎言。◆He told me a pack of lies when I asked him about previous jobs.当我问他以前的工作时，他没一句实话。●there is/lies the ˈrub (formal or humorous) that is the main difficulty 这是主要的困难；问题就在这里◆To get a job you need somewhere to live, and there’s the rub — I have nowhere to live and so I can’t get a job.要找到工作就得有个住的地方，难就难在这儿 － 我没有住的地方，所以我也就找不到工作。 ORIGIN This expression comes from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. 这个表达法源于莎士比亚戏剧《哈姆雷特》。●therein lies… (formal) used to emphasize the result of a particular situation （用于强调某事是由某种情况引起的）那就是，此即，缘此◆He works extremely hard and therein lies the key to his success.他工作极为勤奋，那就是他成功的关键。●time hangs/lies ˈheavy (on your ˈhands)time seems to pass very slowly because you are bored or have nothing to do 时间过得很慢；（某人）感到无所事事；度日如年◆In prison, time hangs heavy.在监狱里真是度日如年。●a ˌtissue of ˈlies (literary) a story, an excuse, etc. that is full of lies 一堆谎言；一整套谎言◆This official report on the nuclear energy industry is a tissue of lies.这份关于核能工业的官方报告完全是一纸谎言。 |