| 词组 | lie |
| 释义 | lie [lay, lain, lying] lie around 1. be lying around/about (sth) informal if something is lying around, someone has left it carelessly in a place where it should not be: ▪ They'd left the dirty plates lying around and the wine bottles on the floor. ▪ Have you seen my watch lying around anywhere? ▪ It's not a good idea to leave so much money lying about the house. 2. lie around/about informal to spend your time being lazy and doing very little, especially lying down: ▪ My fifteen-year-old son just lies around all day, watching videos. ▪ If you enjoy drinking, eating and lying about, this could be the holiday for you. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑laze around, ↑doss about/around BrE informal lie ahead lie ahead if a particular situation or problem lies ahead, this is what will happen or what someone will experience in the future: ▪ A long hard struggle lies ahead before we can arrive at a diplomatic settlement. + of ▪ I felt very anxious about what lay ahead of me. + for ▪ A great future lies ahead for this talented twenty-three-year-old girl. ■ SIMILAR TO: lie before sb lie back lie back to move your body backwards from a sitting position until you are lying down or almost lying down: ▪ I lay back and closed my eyes to listen to the music. lie before lie before sb not passive if something lies before you, you will have to deal with it or you will experience it in the future: ▪ A major challenge lies before us. ▪ In the past most women accepted without question the life that lay before them. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑lie ahead lie behind lie behind sth not passive to be the reason or explanation for a situation, action etc, especially when it is not clear or not generally known: ▪ Anna never discussed what lay behind the break-up of her marriage. ▪ These statistics are interesting but we need to find out what lies behind them. lie down lie down to move into a position in which your body is flat, usually in order to sleep or rest: ▪ He felt so tired that he went straight upstairs and lay down on his bed. be lying down (=be in a position in which your body is flat on a surface) ▪ Jane was lying down on the floor, doing some exercises. lie-down n singular BrE informal if you have a lie-down, you have a rest on a bed: ▪ You don't look very well. Why don't you go and have a lie-down? lie in 1. lie in BrE to stay in bed in the morning later than usual, in order to have a rest: ▪ Don't wake me up tomorrow morning. I'm going to lie in. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑sleep in lie-in n singular BrE informal if you have a lie-in, you stay in bed in the morning for longer than usual in order to have a rest: ▪ On Sunday mornings we usually have a lie-in. 2. lie in sth not passive if a particular quality lies in something, the quality exists in it or as a result of it: ▪ Our company's strength lies in its excellent range of good quality products. ▪ The charm of the painting lay in its simplicity. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑reside in formal lie up lie up BrE to hide somewhere in order to escape from people who are looking for you: ▪ Our men lay up in the woods during the day, expecting to be attacked at any moment. ▪ He had to seek shelter - somewhere to lie up and let his wounds heal. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hide out lie with lie with sb not passive if something such as a fault, decision, or responsibility lies with someone, it is their fault, decision, responsibility etc, and they are responsible for dealing with it: ▪ The fault lies with the school for not informing the parents that there was a problem. ▪ The final decision on the refugees' fate lies with the government. ▪ Responsibility for the environment lies with us all. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑rest with |
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