lie/laɪ/ (lay, lain; lying)

vi

1. 躺，平卧

• He is lying on his front(back, side) in the bed. 他趴(或躺，侧卧)在床上。

2. 处于某种状态(或处所)

• There is a dictionary lying on the desk. 课桌上平放着一本字典。

• lie in wait 暗中守候，伺机攻击

• His money lay idle in the bank. 他的钱闲置在银行里。

• snow lying thick on the ground 地上的一层厚厚的积雪

3. 位于

• The village lies a mile to the south. 这村庄位于南面一英里处。

4. (抽象事物)存在，在于

• The answer lies in hard work. 答案在于辛勤劳动。

• The cure lies in education. 挽救的办法在于教育。

5. 展现

• The valley lay below us. 山谷展现在我们的脚下。

• A bright future lies ahead. 前途是光明的。

6. (部队)驻扎

7. 【律】 (诉讼等)可受理

词组lie about(或around)

1. 到处乱放

• His dirty clothes lay about in his room. 他的脏衣服在房间里到处都是。

2. 无所事事

• He just lay about all day. 他整天无所事事。

lie behind 是…的原因

• There must be something lying behind her anxiety in recent days. 她这些天来忧心忡忡的，一定有什么原因。

lie down 躺下

• He lay down for a rest. 他躺下休息了一会儿。

lie down on the job 磨洋工 lie down under sth. 忍受，逆来顺受

• I'll never lie down under such unfair treatment. 我决不能忍受这样不公平的对待。

lie in

1. 睡懒觉

• It's nice to lie in at weekends. 周末睡懒觉真好。

2. (孕妇)待产

lie off

1. 【海】 (船)离岸(或其他船只)不远

2. 暂停工作

lie over (工作、问题等)留待日后处理

• This matter can lie over till next week. 这个问题可留待下星期解决。

lie to 【海】 (船)顶风停住，滞航 lie up

1. (因病长时间)卧床

• She had a fever and lay up for two days. 她发烧在床上躺了两天。

2. 躲藏

• The burglar lay up somewhere in the building. 窃贼藏在大楼里的某个地方。

lie with

1. 是…的责任

• The decision lies with you. 由你来做决定。

2. 与…性交

take sth. lying down 俯首帖耳，逆来顺受

• We won't take all these accusations lying down. 我们决不甘心忍受这些指责。