A2 [ I + adv/prep, L ] present participle lying, past tense lay, past participle lain to be in or move into a horizontal position on a surface躺;平躺;平卧
B1 [ I + adv/prep, L ] present participle lying, past tense lay, past participle lain If something lies in a particular place, position, or direction, it is in that place, position, or direction.位于,处在,坐落在
[ I + adv/prep ] present participle lying, past tense lay, past participle lain to exist存在,在
C2 [ I usually + adv/prep ] present participle lying, past tense lay, past participle lain If responsibility, blame, a decision, a choice, etc. lies with someone, they have responsibility, must make the decision, etc.(责任、罪责、决定、选择等)在于
When the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is arranged so that the public can see and honour it before it is buried.(重要人物的遗体埋葬前经整容后)供公众瞻仰
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It was very uncomfortable lying on the hospital bed with my legs suspended in the air.
He was lying under the table in a drunken stupor.
The ship has been lying on the seabed for more than 50 years.
My dog loves lying on the rug in front of the fire.
The town lies halfway between Rome and Florence.
B1 [ I ] present participle lying, past tense lied, past participle lied to say or write something that is not true in order to deceive someone说谎,撒谎
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If you're both going to lie, at least stick to the same story and don't contradict each other!
He studied the men's faces carefully, trying to work out who was lying.
Are you accusing me of lying?
The prime minister reacted angrily to claims that he had lied to the House of Commons.
He's never lied to me before, so I have no reason to doubt his word.
B1 something you say that you know is not true谎话,瞎话
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It's embarrassing to be caught telling a lie.
I wasn't entirely honest with him, I admit, but I didn't actually tell him any lies.
The story was nothing but lies.
Under cross-examination, the witness admitted her evidence had been mostly lies.
It's difficult to disentangle hard fact from myth, or truth from lies.
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