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lie

Word family 
lie1 /laɪ/ ●●● S2 W1 verb (past tensepst lay /leɪ/, past participlepp lain /leɪn/, present participle lying, third person singular3rd lies)  
1  flat position 水平位置
a) [intransitiveI]HORIZONTAL to be in a position in which your body is flat on the floor, on a bed etc 躺，平卧
lie on/in etc
 He was lying on the bed smoking a cigarette.
他正躺在床上抽烟。
 Don’t lie in the sun for too long.
不要在日光下躺太长时间。
lie there
 For a few minutes he just lay there.
有几分钟时间他只是躺在那里。
lie still/awake etc
 She would lie awake worrying.
她会担忧得无法入睡。
 The dog was lying dead on the floor.
那只狗躺在地上死了。
b) (also lie down) [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DOWN to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on the floor or on a bed 躺下
lie on
 Lie flat on the floor.
平躺在地板上。
lie back
 She lay back against the pillows.
她躺下来，靠在枕头上。
c) [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]HORIZONTAL to be in a flat position on a surface 平放
lie on/in etc
 The papers were lying neatly on his desk.
文件整齐地摆放在他的桌上。
2  exist 存在 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]EXIST if a problem, an answer, blame etc lies somewhere, it is caused by, exists, or can be found in that thing, person, or situation 〔问题、答案、责任等〕存在，在于
fault/blame/responsibility lies with somebody
 Part of the blame must lie with social services.
社会服务机构肯定也有一部分责任。
the problem/answer etc lies with/in something
 The difficulty lies in providing sufficient evidence.
困难在于要提供足够的证据。
 The strength of the book lies in the fact that the material is from classroom experience.
这本书的优点是它取材于课堂经验。
herein/therein lies the problem/dilemma etc
 And herein lies the key to their achievements.
这是他们成功的关键所在。
3  place 地方 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]PLACE if a town, village, etc lies in a particular place, it is in that place 位于
 The town lies in a small wooded valley.
该城镇坐落于一个林木茂盛的山谷中。
 The Tasman Sea lies between Tasmania and Australia.
塔斯曼海位于塔斯马尼亚和澳大利亚之间。
4  future 将来 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]FUTURE if something lies ahead of you, lies in the future etc, it is going to happen to you in the future 将要发生
lie ahead
 How will we cope with the difficulties that lie ahead?
我们如何应付以后的困难呢？
lie before
 A blank and empty future lay before me.
我的未来是一片茫然和空白。
 I was wondering what lay in store for us.
我在想，等待着我们的会是什么呢？
5  condition 状态 [linking verb]BE to be in a particular state or condition 处于，保持〔某种状态〕
6  lie at the heart/centre/root of something MAINto be the most important part of something, especially the main cause of it 处在某事物的核心/是某事物的根基
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lie at the heart/centre/root of something• That view lies at the root of a government drive against the racist right.• The creation of a modernised democracy therefore lies at the heart of all our proposals.• As we shall find, this distinction lies at the root of Anselm's movements in his last years as archbishop.• We found that two key resource uses and two basic technologies lay at the root of lunar industry.• That is the issue which lies at the heart of Mr. Thorpe's case.• That question appears to lie at the heart of the highly publicized battle raging between Hasbro Inc. and Mattel Inc.• They overlook the human ability to negate, which lies at the root of thinking.• Basic compassion, not just for the old but for the younger generation too, lies at the heart of this idea.
7  lie low 
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lie low• Anne thought Nina had found a hiding place and was lying low.• But he knew something about lying low.• Find a place to lie low.• Mr Mitterrand, meanwhile, is lying low.• For the students it becomes a period of morbid hibernation, lying low and waiting out the years.• Weaver had been lying low at his sister's apartment for the past week.• But Phil will never miss his football, not even if he has to lie low for a couple of months.• Then we lay low for a while.• If you don't want to go back to jail, you'd better lie low for a while.• Brown seems to be lying low until the controversy passes.
8  lie in wait (for somebody) 
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lie in wait (for somebody)• Life had always pulsated; death for ever lay in wait.• Some real bargains lie in wait amongst the never-ending maze of stalls.• He lay in wait for his father and wounded him terribly.• She lay in wait for pain, expecting no rewards from people, and this made her a hopelessly disconcerting friend.• There were pitched battles, so they lay in wait for you.• But who knows also the beauty which lies in wait hereabouts, which led Williams and Bingley to make the climb?• Everywhere, finally, social revolution lies in wait, showing its colours and sharpening its demands.• One month ago, each new day had lain in wait to ambush Gabriel: he had woken up cringing.
9  lie (in) second/third/fourth etc (place) British EnglishBrEBE to be in second, third etc position in a competition 〔在竞赛中〕名列第二/第三/第四等
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lie (in) second/third/fourth etc (place)• After his win in Frankfurt on Sunday, he lies second in the series just behind Michel Robert.• Driving a Banbury prepared Prodrive Subaru, McRae now lies third in the championship.
10  lie heavy on somebody formalSAD/UNHAPPY if something lies heavy on you, it makes you feel unhappy 沉重地压在某人心头，使某人感到不安
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lie heavy on somebody• The duties of leadership lay heavy on him.• Smoke lay heavy on the far side of the water, laced eerily with threads of light from the blaze.• The river, swollen and bloated, lay heavy on the sunken fields.
11  dead person 死者 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]MX if someone lies in a particular place, they are buried there 长眠
12. lie in state MXif an important person who has died lies in state, their body is put in a public place so that people can go and look at the body in order to show their respect for that person 〔重要人物的遗体〕停放于某处供瞻仰
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lie in state• He lay on the marble slab in the centre of the tiny oblong chapel like a king lying in state.• He may as well have been lying in state.• Jane was fearful for a moment that Flopsy might be lying in state.• He lay in state, for ever disgraced.• President to lie in state while he was still alive.
→ let sleeping dogs lie at sleep1(7) PHRASAL VERBS
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lie• The camera doesn't lie.• Public servants, like children with guns, learn to lie.• I looked at her face and just knew that she was lying.• Movie stars always lie about their age.• The children's clothes were lying all over the bedroom floor.• Almost every night I lie awake in bed worrying about my family.• When they found him, he was lying face down in a pool of blood.• Now, with the founder gone, these ominous flaws lay glaringly exposed.• The jelly cupboard was on its back, its contents lying in a heap in the corner of the bottom shelf.• I spent most of the morning lying in bed.• Now the town lay in ruins.• The immorality lies in the inherent wrongness of people deliberately killing other people.• Her packed suitcase was lying near the door.• It doesn't set out to lie, of course, but it sometimes succeeds.• The baby was lying on his back in his crib, perfectly content.• We were both lying on our backs, our heads on our clasped hands.• Libby switched off the light and lay on the couch, staring into the darkness.• She was dressed in a silk kimono and lying on the daybed when he went in.• Lie on the floor and put your legs in the air.• Several letters were lying on the table.• He lay on the track for five minutes before being rescued by two friends who were also out riding.• Frank was lying there flat on his back, snoring away.• "The witness was lying through his teeth, " said Davis, "and should be charged with perjury."• Don't lie to me! I know where you were last night.• Recent storms destroyed a wall that had lain undisturbed underwater for thousands of years.
lie on/in etc• The answer lies in a comparison between the conditions under which it worked before the war and works now.• The puzzle lay in his certainty that his feeling for her found an echo in her own feelings.• It was just lying on its poor back with its legs stuck up and a dreadfully resigned look on its dear face!• She was still lying on the carpet five minutes later when he left the apartment.• The first answer lies in the choice of books.• Since no Pareto gain is possible, every point such as C lying on the frontier must be Pareto-efficient.• Tim was lying on the sand, looking in the direction the man had gone.• The secret lies in those cryptic symbols that begin every web address.
fault/blame/responsibility lies with somebody• The Communist Party's paralysis is one factor, but the prime responsibility lies with Labour's manic political caution.• Labour spokesman David Oakenson says there's evidence to suggest the blame lies with Swindon Police.• Clients will resist carrying these costs if the fault lies with the accountant.• If the case is not progressing, then the fault lies with the auditor.• The real blame lies with the licence granted to employers by a statutory regime which stacks every deck in their favour.• I am afraid the blame lies with the saboteurs.• Where the fault lies with the structure of the job there is little point in blaming the holder of the job.
lie ahead• But remember, dangers lie ahead.• But that life was over now and a new one lay ahead.• Expectant parents should do their best to find time to talk with each other about what lies ahead.• Following the row between them, she had been frankly dreading the evening which had lain ahead.• Hillary is nothing if not aware of the pitfalls that lie ahead.• It is my first view of the road that lies ahead.• Obviously they had no idea what lay ahead after they had crossed the bridges and got close to the enemy positions.• Months of testing still lie ahead, with work being done at laboratories across the country.
lie empty/open/hidden etc• One result of globalization is the exposure of management inadequacies that have long lain hidden.• We had managed to enter Bahdu, had been accepted, and the road to Aussa lay open.• Today, as the pavilions lie empty and neglected, they look like ossified tents - silk turned to stone.• His part was to lie hidden here until the main body arrived, and all the household poured out to meet them.• Beyond, the coast of Shikoku lay hidden in mist.• The man lifted up the newspaper, which was lying open on the counter.• In dismay Paige realised that the atlas lay open to his inspection.• The army sent to meet this threat was decimated at Adrianople: the road to Rome now lay open to the barbarians.
lie2 ●●● S3 W3 verb (lied, lying, lies) [intransitiveI]  
1  LIE/TELL A LIEto deliberately tell someone something that is not true 说谎
2  UNTRUEif a picture, account etc lies, it does not show the true facts or the true situation 〔图片、叙述等〕造成假象，欺骗
n THESAURUS
lie/tell a lie to deliberately tell someone something that is not true
She had lied to protect her son.
Are you accusing me of telling lies?
fib verb [intransitiveI] informal to lie, especially about something that is not very important – used especially by children
Dan’s fibbing. I didn’t hit him.
make something up/invent something to invent a story, explanation etc in order to deceive someone
I didn’t want to go so I made up an excuse and said I was busy.
He invented the tale to prevent his parents from finding out the truth.
mislead verb [transitiveT] to make someone believe something that is not true by giving them false or incomplete information
The government misled the public over the war.
be economical with the truth to only tell someone part of the truth – often used when saying indirectly that someone is lying
He admitted that he had perhaps been economical with the truth.
perjure yourself/commit perjury to tell a lie in a court of law
He had perjured himself in court.
Witnesses will be prosecuted if they commit perjury.
Examples from the Corpus
lie• Public servants, like children with guns, learn to lie.• Now, with the founder gone, these ominous flaws lay glaringly exposed.• The jelly cupboard was on its back, its contents lying in a heap in the corner of the bottom shelf.• The immorality lies in the inherent wrongness of people deliberately killing other people.• It doesn't set out to lie, of course, but it sometimes succeeds.• We were both lying on our backs, our heads on our clasped hands.• She was dressed in a silk kimono and lying on the daybed when he went in.• He lay on the track for five minutes before being rescued by two friends who were also out riding.
lie about• I was pretty sure she was lying about where she was.
lie3 ●●● S3 noun  
1  [countableC]LIE/TELL A LIE something that you say or write that you know is untrue 谎言，假话
2  give the lie to something formalUNTRUE to show that something is untrue 揭穿某事物的谎言
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give the lie to something• The Bomb gives the lie to the false Enlightenment doctrine of perpetual progress.• Does not that hostility to the charter give the lie to the Opposition parties' request for freedom of information?• The success of our manufactured exports gives the lie to the Opposition's portrayal of manufacturing.• The quatrain poems give the lie to that.• They posed for photographers at the star-studded show, giving the lie to rumours they had been separated for several weeks.• Their success gives the lie to predictions of the city's economic doom.• And the way Sir William treated him didn't give the lie to the notion.• A string of female rulers, from Boudicca to Margaret Thatcher, gives the lie to that idea.• Chicken's feet used to give the lie to my bravura claim to Eat Anything, so long as it was recently dead.
3  the lie of the land UNDERSTAND
4  (I) tell a lie British EnglishBrE spokenCORRECT used when you realize that something you have just said is not correct (我)说错了
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(I) tell a lie• They fight viciously and tell lies to get each other into trouble.• However, telling lies to the police is assisting in the retention of stolen goods: Kanwar, above.• No, I tell a lie.• We can not tell a lie, so we confessed we were getting way too many.• For one thing, telling a lie is like eating peanuts.
→ live a lie at live1(16)
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
tell (somebody) a lie (对某人)说谎
He got into trouble for telling a lie.
他撒了个谎，惹下麻烦了。
believe a lie 相信谎言
How could you believe his lies?
你怎么会听信他的谎言？
spread lies (=tell them to a lot of people) 散布谎言
How dare you spread such vicious lies?
你怎么胆敢散布如此恶毒的谎言？
adjectives
a complete/total/outright lie (=something that is completely untrue) 彻底的/完全的谎言
Of course the whole thing was a complete lie.
那整件事当然完全是一派谎言。
nShe didn't want to tell her mother an outright lie.
a white lie (=a small lie that you tell someone for good reasons, for example to avoid hurting their feelings) 善意的小谎言
We all have to tell white lies sometimes.
有时候我们都得说一些善意的小谎言。
a downright lie (=used when something is clearly a lie, especially when you feel annoyed) 十足的谎言〔尤用于表示愤怒〕
That’s a downright lie. I never said any such thing!
那是彻头彻尾的谎言。 我从没说过这样的话！
a vicious lie (=one that is very unkind and very untrue) 恶毒的谎言
nHe told the court that it was a vicious lie from beginning to end.
a blatant lie (=an obvious lie) 露骨的谎言
nHe felt sure Adams was not convinced by such blatant lies.
a barefaced lie British EnglishBrE, a bald-faced lie American EnglishAmE (=an obvious lie that is told with no sense of shame) 厚颜无耻的谎言
nHow can you stand there and tell me such a barefaced lie?
an elaborate lie 精心编织的谎言
nHer parents didn’t realise that it was all an elaborate lie.
a big lie 弥天大谎
nThe lawyer said it was a ‘big lie’ that Jones had not received the message.
phrases
a pack of lies informal (also a tissue of lies British EnglishBrE formal) (=a lot of lies) 一派谎言，谎话连篇
Everything he had told me was a pack of lies.
他告诉我的一切都是一派谎言。
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘say a lie’. Say tell a lie.
不要说 ‘say a lie’. 而要说 tell a lie.
n THESAURUS
lie noun [countableC] something you say or write that you know is untrue
Would you tell lies to protect a friend?
The allegation is a complete lie.
white lie noun [countableC] informal a lie that you tell to avoid upsetting someone
We all tell white lies sometimes.
fib noun [countableC] informal a lie, especially about something that is not very important – used especially by children
Have you been telling fibs?
porky noun [countableC usually plural] British EnglishBrE informal a lie – a very informal use
He’s been telling porkies again.
falsehood noun [countableC] formal a statement that is not true, especially one that is intended to give people the wrong idea about someone or something
He described the allegations as malicious falsehoods.
untruth noun [countableC] formal a lie – used especially when you want to avoid saying the word lie
Some workers go off and tell untruths about the organisations for which they are working.
fabrication noun [countableC, uncountableU] formal a story or claim that someone has invented in order to deceive someone, or the act of doing this
The claim was described as a fabrication by the police prosecutor.
He dismissed the charges as pure fabrication.
libel noun [uncountableU] law the crime of writing lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, especially in a newspaper or magazine
She sued the newspaper for libel.
libel laws
slander noun [countableC, uncountableU] law the crime of speaking lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, or an untrue statement which does this
He’s threatening to sue them for slander.
a slander on the good name of the company
Linking his name to terrorism was a slander.
Examples from the Corpus
lie• That would be a bit of a lie.• Jim said that he was planning to stay home and watch TV, but I knew it was a lie.• Jean Cocteau said that history is facts which become lies and that legends are lies which become history.• Davenport said the congressman's allegations were nothing more than "downright lies".• Otherwise, it would sound like some kind of weird, fawning lie.• He called the report "a pack of lies".• And yet parents press children to be truthful, admonishing against wild stories and silly lies.• How can the newspapers print all these lies about her?• But she was afraid that some evil tongue might poison me with lies ...
lie1 verb →PHRASAL VERBS1lie2 verb →n THESAURUS1lie3 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →n THESAURUS1
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BNC: 483 COCA: 751
lie

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIE | LIE + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, big fat (informal) , great, monstrous大謊話；彌天大謊◇He told a big fat lie!他撒了個彌天大謊！➤little小謊言▸➤absolute, complete, downright, flat-out, outright, total徹頭徹尾的謊言；赤裸裸的謊言◇That's a downright lie!那完全是騙人的鬼話！➤little white, white善意的小謊言；善意的謊言◇A little white lie is surely excusable.善意的小謊言肯定是可以原諒的。➤deliberate存心編造的謊言▸➤bald-faced, barefaced, blatant, obvious, transparent無恥的謊言；彌天大謊；易識破的謊言▸➤elaborate精心編造的謊言◇a web of elaborate lies一堆精心編造的謊話➤outrageous令人震驚的謊言➤vicious惡毒的謊言VERB + LIE➤be是謊言◇That's a lie－I never said that!那是胡說 － 我從來沒那麼說過！➤tell (sb)（向某人）說謊▸➤believe, swallow相信／輕信謊言◇How could she swallow such a blatant lie?她怎麼能輕信這個彌天大謊呢？➤expose揭露謊言▸➤live過騙人的生活◇He lived a lie for thirty years, 'married' to two women.他坑矇拐騙地生活了 30 年，同兩個女人“結婚”。LIE + NOUN➤detector測謊儀PHRASES➤a pack of lies, a tissue of lies, a web of lies謊話連篇；一派胡言➤give the lie to sth, put the lie to sth (= prove that something is not true) 揭穿⋯的虛假性▸➤spread lies (about sb)散佈（關於某人的）謊言
lie

verb¹

 1be in a flat position平放ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤down躺下◇He was lying down on the bed.他躺在牀上。➤there躺在那裏◇He just lay there smiling.他只是躺在那裏微笑。➤comfortably, helplessly, limply, peacefully, quietly舒適地／無助地／無力地／平靜地／安靜地躺着PREPOSITION➤on躺在⋯上◇She lay on her stomach.她俯卧着。➤in躺在⋯◇She likes to lie in bed all day.她喜歡成天躺在牀上。PHRASES➤lie asleep, lie awake躺着入睡／醒着◇I used to lie awake at night worrying about it.我過去總是躺在那兒，夜不能寐，擔心那件事。➤lie dead, lie unconscious躺着已經死去／已失去知覺◇A man lay dead in the middle of the road.一個男人躺在路中間，已沒有氣息。➤lie face down, lie prone (formal) , lie prostrate (formal) 臉朝下趴着；俯卧◇He was lying face down in the mud.他臉朝下趴在爛泥中。➤lie face up, supine (formal) 臉朝上躺着；仰卧◇Lie face up with your feet on the floor.仰面躺下，腳落在地板上。➤lie flat平躺◇I was lying flat on the floor.我平躺在地板上。➤lie motionless, lie still躺着一動不動◇Lie still while I put the bandage on.我包紮繃帶時，你要老老實實地躺着。➤lie naked裸身躺着◇She was still lying naked on the bed.她還裸身躺在牀上。➤lie sprawled攤開四肢躺着◇She lay sprawled on the sofa.她四仰八叉地躺在沙發上。
lie

verb²

 2say sth that is not true撒謊ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤convincingly令人信服地說謊◇He was unable to lie convincingly.他的謊言沒人相信。➤easily傾向於說謊➤constantly, repeatedly不斷地／反複地說謊➤blatantly公然說謊➤deliberately, intentionally故意說謊➤completely, outright, totally (all NAmE) 完全是撒謊PREPOSITION➤about隱瞞◇She lied about her age.她謊報了自己的年齡。➤to對⋯說謊◇Don't lie to me.別對我說謊。PHRASES➤lie through your teeth信口雌黃➤lie under oath背誓說謊
BNC: 483 COCA: 751
lie verb
⇨ lie (lie on your back) ⇨ lie low ⇨ hide 2 lie

noun

  ➡ See also the entry for nonsense 另见nonsense条lie ♦︎ story ♦︎ fiction ♦︎ perjury ♦︎ fabrication ♦︎ falsehood ♦︎ fibThese are all words for a statement made by sb knowing that it is not true. 这些词均表示谎言、假话。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) complete lie / fiction / fabrication / falsehood◆pure fiction / fabrication◆a little lie / story / fiction◆a plausible / convincing lie / story◆a malicious lie / story / fabrication / falsehood◆to tell (sb) a lie / a story / a falsehood / a fib◆to spread lies / stories◆to believe a lie / a story / a fiction■ lie [countable] a statement made by sb knowing that it is not true 谎言；谎话◆I couldn't tell her a lie.我不能对她撒谎。◆The whole story is nothing but a pack of lies.整篇报道纯属一派谎言。◆What's the harm in telling a little white lie (= a harmless or small lie)?撒个善意的小谎有什么害处呢？▸ lie

verb

 [intransitive] ◆Don't lie to me!不要对我撒谎！◆She lies about her age.她谎报了自己的年龄。◆You could see from his face that he was lying.从他的表情可以看出他在撒谎。■ story [countable, usually plural] (rather informal) a statement about sb/sth that is not true, especially one that sb makes in order to impress sb, or to make other people believe unpleasant things about sb （尤指为出风头或诋毁他人而编造的）谎言，假话◆She knew the child had been telling stories again.她知道这孩子又在说谎了。◆He's been spreading malicious stories about you.他在散布关于你的谣言。ⓘ A tall story (BrE) (or tall tale (NAmE) ) is a story that is difficult to believe because what it describes seems exaggerated and not likely to be true. * tall story（英式英语）或tall tale（美式英语）指由于内容夸张而让人难以置信的无稽之谈◆Sounds like another one of his tall stories to me.听起来他又在对我说些无稽之谈了。 ■ fiction [countable, uncountable] (rather formal) a thing that is invented or imagined and is not true; invented false information intended to deceive people 虚构的事；假想之物；虚假的信息◆For years he managed to keep up the fiction that he was not married.多年来他想方设法给人一种未婚的假象。◆Fact and fiction became all jumbled up in his report of the robbery.他所写的关于抢劫事件的报告真真假假一片混乱。OPP fact ⇨ fact ■ perjury ˈpɜːdʒəri; NAmE ˈpɜːrdʒəri [uncountable] (law 法律) the crime of telling a lie in court 伪证；伪证罪◆She was found guilty of perjury.她被判犯有伪证罪。▸ perjure yourself [transitive] ◆She admitted that she had perjured herself.她承认自己作了伪证。■ fabrication ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃn [countable, uncountable] (rather formal) invented false information intended to deceive people; the act of inventing such information; a thing that is invented and is not true 虚假的信息；捏造；捏造的事情◆Her story was a complete fabrication from beginning to end.她的故事从头到尾都是编造出来的。◆Much of the 'evidence' is rumour and conjecture; some of it is pure fabrication.这些所谓“证据”大多是谣传和推测，有些则纯属编造。   see also fabricate ⇨ invent NOTE 辨析 Fiction or fabrication?A fiction is usually a single thing, presented as a fact, that is not true; a fabrication is usually a series of lies built up into a complete story. * fiction通常指被当作事实来描述的一件不真实的事情；fabrication通常指由一系列谎言堆砌而成的一个完整故事◆For years he managed to keep up the fabrication that he was not married. ◆Her story was complete fiction from beginning to end. ■ falsehood ˈfɔːlshʊd [uncountable, countable] (formal) the state of not being true; the act of telling a lie; a lie 虚假；说谎；谎言◆He needed to test the truth or falsehood of her claims.他需要检验她的说法是真是假。◆It is an offence to deliberately publish a serious falsehood.故意发布重大虚假消息是违法行为。 OPP truth ⇨ truth ■ fib [countable] (informal) a lie about sth that is not important （无关紧要的）小谎，瞎话◆Stop telling fibs.别再撒谎了。▸ fib

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 [intransitive] ◆Come on, don't fib! Where were you really last night?得了吧，不要撒谎了！昨夜你到底在哪儿？lie

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  ➡ See also the entries for sit and stand 1 另见sit条和stand条第1义lie ♦︎ lie down ♦︎ sprawl ♦︎ lounge ♦︎ bask ♦︎ reclineThese words all mean to be in a relaxed position, especially with your body stretched out flat or leaning back. 这些词均表示身体处于放松姿势，尤指平躺、平卧或向后倚靠。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to lie / lie down / sprawl on your back / side / front■ lie (lay, lain) [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to be or get into a flat position so that you are not standing or sitting 躺；平躺；平卧◆She lay on her back and looked up at the sky.她躺下来仰望着天空。◆The cat was lying fast asleep by the fire.那只猫趴在炉火旁睡得正酣。■ ˌlie ˈdown

phrasal verb

(lay, lain)to be or get into a flat position, especially in bed, in order to sleep or rest 躺下，平卧（尤指在床上睡觉或休息）◆Go and lie down for a while.去躺一会儿吧。◆He lay down on the sofa and soon fell asleep.他躺在沙发上，很快就睡着了。■ sprawl [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to sit or lie with your arms and legs spread out in a relaxed or awkward way 伸开四肢坐（或躺）◆He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV.他手足摊开坐在电视机前的一张扶手椅上。◆Something hit her and sent her sprawling to the ground.有东西击中了她，把她打趴在地上。◆I tripped and went sprawling.我绊了一跤，趴倒在地上。■ lounge laʊndʒ [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to stand, sit or lie in a lazy way 懒洋洋地站（或坐、躺）着◆Several students were lounging around, reading newspapers.有几个学生懒洋洋地坐在旁边看报纸。■ bask bɑːsk; NAmE bæsk [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to enjoy sitting or lying in the heat or light of sth, especially the sun 晒太阳；取暖◆We sat basking in the warm sunshine.我们坐着享受温暖的阳光。◆A cat was basking on the windowsill.一只猫正在窗台上晒太阳。■ recline rɪˈklaɪn [intransitive] (formal) to sit or lie in a relaxed way, with your body leaning backwards 斜倚；斜躺；向后倚靠◆She was reclining on a sofa.她倚靠在沙发上。◆a reclining figure (for example in a painting) 半躺着的人像
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