| 释义 |
lie /laɪ/
(lies, lying, lay /leɪ/ , lain /leɪn/ )
► SEE ALLlie about, etc. lie aheadlie ahead of sblie aroundlie around sthlie back (in/on sth)lie before sb lie behind sthlie downlie in lie up lie with sb/sth (to do sth) ●ˌlie aˈbout, etc. (BrE) ➡ lie around, etc. ●ˌlie aˈhead●ˌlie aˈhead of sbto be in the future; to be in front of sb 在将来；在某人面前◆Great opportunities lie ahead.
今后机会很多。◆Who knows what problems might lie ahead of us?
谁知道我们可能遇到什么问题呢？[v + adv] [v + adv + prep]●ˌlie aˈround 🔑●ˌlie aˈround sth 🔑 (BrE also ˌlie aˈbout, ˌlie aˈbout sth) 1. (of a person 人) to spend time being lazy and not doing anything in particular 懒散度日；游手好闲◆She’s been lying around the house all day doing nothing.
她在家无所事事，呆了一整天。SYN laze around, laze around sth, lounge about/around, lounge about/around sth2. (of a number of things 许多东西) to be left somewhere in a careless or untidy way 乱放；乱搁◆His clothes lay around all over the floor.
他的衣服扔了一地。◆‘Have you seen my purse? ’ ‘It was lying about in the kitchen when I last saw it.’
“你看见我的皮夹了吗？”“我上次在厨房里看到过。”◆You shouldn’t leave valuables lying around the changing rooms.
你不应该把贵重物品随便放在更衣室。[v + adv] [v + prep]▸ ˈlayabout noun (old-fashioned, BrE, informal)
a lazy person who does very little work 游手好闲的人；懒汉；二流子●ˌlie ˈback (in/on sth) to rest, relax and do very little 休息；放松；休闲◆Just lie back and enjoy the peace and quiet.
放松下来，享受这种宁静。◆She lay back on the pillows and closed her eyes.
她安闲地躺在枕头上，合上了眼睛。[v + adv]●ˌlie beˈfore sb (literary) 1. to be in front of sb 出现在某人面前◆A terrible sight lay before them.
可怕的情景出现在他们面前。2. to be in the future 在将来◆Your whole life lies before you.
你的人生还长着呢。[v + prep]●ˌlie beˈhind sthto be the real explanation or reason for sth 是…的真实原因（或理由）◆She understood the feelings that lay behind his angry words.
她明白他愤怒言辞背后的真实感受。◆We will probably never know what lay behind his decision to resign.
我们可能永远不会知道他辞职的真正原因。[v + prep]●ˌlie ˈdown 🔑to be or move into a horizontal position on a bed, etc. in order to sleep or rest 躺下；平卧◆Go and lie down for a while.
去躺一会儿吧。◆He lay down on the sofa and went to sleep.
他躺在沙发上睡着了。◆The coughing is worse when he’s lying down.
他躺着时咳嗽得愈发厉害。◆She was lying down on the bed.
她躺在床上。 NOTE Do not confuse this sense of lie down with lay sth down, which must always have an object 不要将 lie down 的这个含义和 lay sth down 混淆，后者必须接宾语◆I’m going to lie down for a while
我要躺一会儿 (not I’m going to lay down for a while).◆They were told to lay their guns down
他们被命令把枪放下 (not They were told to lie their guns down).[v + adv]
 ●lie down on the ˈjobto not do sth that you are responsible for doing or expected to do 玩忽职守；偷懒；磨洋工；工作不出力 ◆Someone at City Hall is obviously lying down on the job, or this would be done by now.
市政厅显然有人工作偷懒，否则这事现在早干完了。●take sth lying ˈdownto accept an insult, a criticism, a violent attack, etc. without protesting or reacting to it 甘受，容忍（屈辱、批评、严厉攻击等）◆He has been accused of bribery, but he won’t take this lying down.
有人指责他受贿，但他不肯忍气吞声甘受指摘。▸ ˌlie-ˈdown noun [singular] (BrE, informal)
a short rest, especially in bed （尤指在床上的）小睡，小憩◆to have a lie-down
躺一会儿●ˌlie ˈin (BrE, informal) 🔑to stay in bed after the time you usually get up 睡懒觉；起得晚◆It’s Saturday tomorrow, so you can lie in.
明天是星期六，你可以睡懒觉了。SYN sleep in[v + adv]▸ ˌlie-ˈin noun [singular] (BrE, informal)
an act of staying in bed longer than usual in the morning 睡懒觉；晚起◆to have a lie-in
睡个懒觉●ˌlie ˈup (BrE) to hide somewhere 躲藏；藏匿◆The fugitives lay up in the caves until it got dark.
逃亡者在洞里一直躲到天黑。[v + adv]●ˈlie with sb/sth (to do sth) (formal) to be the duty or responsibility of sb/sth 是…的职责；是…的责任◆It lies with you to accept or reject the proposal.
接受还是拒绝这一建议由你决定。◆The decision on whether to proceed lies with the minister.
得由部长决定是否继续进行。SYN rest with sb[v + prep] |