时间: 2025-04-23 20:14:06
英: [laɪ]
vi. 躺；说谎；位于；展现
vt. 谎骗
n. 谎言；位置
n. (Lie)人名；(罗、挪、瑞典)利；(中)李(普通话·威妥玛)
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词源分析：
"lie" 的词源来自古英语“lygan”，意思是“躺下”。关于“说谎”的含义，则源于古英语“leogan”，与德语的“liegen”（躺）有联系。
历史背景：
“lie”最早出现在公元前的古英语中，主要用作描述物体的位置或状态。其“说谎”的用法在中世纪逐渐演变而来。
课本：
在**的英语教材中，初中和高中阶段常见“lie”一词。美国的英语教材如《Oxford English Dictionary》和《American Heritage Dictionary》在中小学阶段普遍涉及该词。
正式与非正式语境：
在正式场合，如法律文件、“lie”通常指“说谎”，如“to lie under oath”（在宣誓下说谎）。在非正式场合，常用于日常交流，比如朋友间的对话。
引证解释：
特殊场合：
在心理学或社会学研究中，“lie”用于探讨人类行为和信任的主题。在法律领域，谎言被视为一种重要的证据因素。
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通过以上分析，学*者可以更全面地理解“lie”这个词及其使用方法。
[V-I] If you are lying somewhere, you are in a horizontal position and are not standing or sitting. 躺
例：There was a child lying on the ground.地上躺着一个小孩。
[V-I] If an object lies in a particular place, it is in a flat position in that place. 平放在
例：...a newspaper lying on a nearby couch.…平放在旁边沙发上的一张报纸。
[V-I] If you say that a place lies in a particular position or direction, you mean that it is situated there. 位于
例：The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain.这些岛屿位于千岛群岛的南端。
[V-LINK] You can use lie to say that something is or remains in a particular state or condition. For example, if something lies forgotten, it has been and remains forgotten. 处于 (某种状态)
例：The picture lay hidden in the archives for over 40 years.这张画在档案室藏了40多年。
[V-I] You can talk about where something such as a problem, solution, or fault lies to say what you think it consists of, involves, or is caused by. (问题、办法或错误) 在于
例：The problem lay with the family and the school system rather than with television.问题在于家庭和学校体制而非电视。
[V-I] You use lie in expressions such as lie ahead, lie in store, and lie in wait when you are talking about what someone is going to experience in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant or difficult. (尤指不愉快或困难的事情) 即将发生
例：She'd need all her strength and bravery to cope with what lay in store.她需要拿出全部的力量和勇气来应对即将发生的事情。
[[英国英语]] You can use lie to say what position a competitor or team is in during a competition. (比赛中) 名列
例：I was going well and was lying fourth.我干得不错，名列第4。
[N-COUNT] A lie is something that someone says or writes which they know is untrue. 谎言
例："Who else do you work for?"—"No one."—"That's a lie."“你还为其他什么人工作吗？” —“没其他人。” —“撒谎。”
例：I've had enough of your lies.我已经听够了你的谎言。
[V-I] If someone is lying, they are saying something which they know is not true. 撒谎
例：I know he's lying.我知道他在撒谎。
[N-UNCOUNT] lying 撒谎
例：Lying is something that I will not tolerate.撒谎是我所不能容忍的。