- [intransitive]
(of a person or an animal 人或动物 to be or put yourself in a flat position so that you are not standing or sitting 躺；平躺；平卧 - lie + adv./prep.
to lie on your back/side/front 仰卧；侧卧；俯卧 She lay in bed listening to music. 她躺在床上听音乐。 Lie there for a bit until you feel better. 躺在那儿直到感觉好一点。 - lie + adj.
I lay awake all night worrying about it. 我整夜都在为此担心。 The cat was lying fast asleep by the fire. 猫卧在炉火旁睡得很熟。 🔊🔊
Which Word? lay / lielay / lie- lay has an object and lie does not
She was lying on the beach. 她躺在沙滩上。 - She was laying on the beach.
Why don't you lie on the bed? 你为什么不到床上躺着？ - Why don’t you lay on the bed?
- In the past tenses laid (from lay) is often wrongly used for lay or lain (from lie)
She had lain there all night. 她在那儿躺了一整晚。 - She had laid there all night.
- Some people use lay as a noun instead of lie, but this is not considered correct
If you're tired, go and have a lie down. 如果您累了，去躺下。 - Go and have a lay down.
Extra ExamplesShe likes to lie in bed all day. 她喜欢成天躺在床上。 He was lying next to his wife in bed. 他躺在床上躺在妻子旁边。 I lay on the sofa reading my book. 我躺在沙发上看书。 I lay on the grass and fell asleep. 我躺在草地上睡着了。 She wouldn't enjoy a holiday just lying on the beach. 她不会只是躺在沙滩上度过一个假期。 A man lay dead in the middle of the road. 一个男人躺在路中间，已没有气息。 They found him lying in a pool of blood. 他们发现他躺在血泊中。 They found him lying unconscious at the foot of the stairs. 他们发现他昏迷地躺在楼梯的脚下。 He fell on the floor and just lay there not moving. 他跌倒在地板上，只是躺在那里不动。 Her body lay motionless on the bed. 她的身体一动不动地躺在床上。 Lying there listening to music, I felt at peace. 躺在那里听音乐，我感到很安宁。 He just lay there smiling. 他只是躺在那里微笑。 They stole her belongings while she lay helpless on the bed. 当她无奈躺在床上时，他们偷走了她的财物。 A sleeping dog lies at his feet. 一条熟睡的狗躺在他的脚下。 He was lying face down in the mud. 他脸朝下趴在烂泥中。 I was lying flat on the floor. 我平躺在地板上。 Lie face up with your feet on the floor. 仰面躺下，脚落在地板上。 Lie still and try to sleep. 仍然躺着，尝试入睡。 Lie still while I put the bandage on. 我包扎绷带时，你要老老实实地躺着。 They lay quietly for a while. 他们安静地躺了一会儿。 She lay on her stomach. 她俯卧着。 She lay sprawled on the sofa. 她四仰八叉地躺在沙发上。 He was lying naked on the bed. 他赤身裸体躺在床上。 She lay on her back and looked up at the sky. 她躺下来仰望着天空。 The painting depicts a male figure lying prone. 这幅画描绘了一个俯卧的男性人物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- down
- there
- comfortably
- …
- on
- in
- lie asleep
- lie awake
- lie dead
- …
- lie + adv./prep.
- [intransitive]
(of a thing 物品 to be or remain in a flat position on a surface 平放 - lie + adv./prep.
Clothes were lying all over the floor. 地板上到处都堆放着衣服。 🔊🔊 She picked up a pen that was lying nearby. 她捡起附近的一支笔。 - lie + adj.
The book lay open on the desk. 书翻开着放在桌子上。 Make sure the fabric lies flat. 确保织物平整。
Extra ExamplesHe just leaves his wet towel lying on the carpet. 他只是把湿毛巾躺在地毯上。 Broken glass lay scattered all over the floor. 碎玻璃散落在地板上。 An empty pill bottle lay on the bedside table. 一个空的药瓶躺在床头柜上。 He found a piece of quartz lying on the sand. 他发现一块石英躺在沙滩上。 She left the letter lying unread on her desk for a week. 她把这封信放在桌子上未读了一周。 He tried to pick up the gun that was lying close by. 他试图拿起附近的枪。 A stack of waffles lay next to a pile of blueberry pancakes. 蓝莓松饼旁边放着一叠华夫饼干。 The books lay gathering dust on the shelf. 书本上堆积着灰尘，放在书架上。 Bodies and rubble lay everywhere. 尸体和瓦砾遍布各处。 The cables, pipes and wires that serve New York lie as deep as 800 feet underground. 服务纽约的电缆，管道和电线位于地下800英尺深。 The ship now lies at the bottom of the sea. 该船现在位于海底。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- down
- there
- comfortably
- …
- on
- in
- lie asleep
- lie awake
- lie dead
- …
- lie + adv./prep.
- [intransitive]
to be, remain or be kept in a particular state 处于，保留，保持（某种状态） - lie + adj.
Houses lie empty while people are homeless. 人们无家可归时，房屋空置。 These machines have lain idle since the factory closed. 工厂关闭以来，这些机器就一直闲置着。 🔊🔊 Snow was lying thick on the ground. 厚厚的积雪覆盖着大地。 🔊🔊 - lie + adv./prep.
Much of the city now lay in ruins. 现在，这座城市的大部分地区都废墟。 a ship lying at anchor 锚泊的船 I'd rather use my money than leave it lying in the bank. 我宁愿把钱花掉也不愿搁在银行里不用。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesThe seeds lie dormant in the soil throughout the winter. 整个冬季，种子都在土壤中休眠。 Passengers were standing up while first class seats lay empty. 头等舱座位空着时，乘客们站起来。 Too many apartments are lying vacant. 太多公寓空置。 The field is left to lie fallow. 田野留给休假。 A tremendous amount of work lay ahead of us. 我们面前还有大量工作要做。 None of us knows what lies in front of us. 我们谁都不知道摆在我们面前的是什么。 These Roman ruins have lain undiscovered for two thousand years. 这些罗马遗迹已发现两千年了。 This precious film lay untouched in an attic. 这部珍贵的电影原封不动地放在阁楼上。 Our plans lay in ruins. 我们的计划是一片废墟。 Their dreams lay in tatters. 他们的梦想破烂不堪。
- lie + adj.
- [intransitive]
(of ideas, qualities, problems, etc. 思想、特征、问题等 to exist or be found 存在；在于 - lie in something
The problem lies in deciding when to intervene. 问题在于决定何时介入。 🔊🔊 Our strength lies in our loyal customer base. 我们的优势在于我们忠实的客户群。 - lie with somebody
The fault lies with you. 错在你身上。 - lie + adv./prep.
The answer seems to lie elsewhere. 答案似乎在其他地方。 We need to consider carefully where our best interests lie. 我们需要仔细考虑我们最大的利益所在。 Different people see quite different things in this film, and therein lies its genius. 不同的人在这部电影中看到的事物截然不同，而这正是它的天才所在。
Extra ExamplesMy main interest lies in his early work. 我的主要兴趣在于他的早期工作。 The big difference between them lies in their attitudes. 他们之间最大的不同在于他们的态度。 Her strength lies in her ability to understand her opponent's thinking. 她的优势在于她能理解对手的思想。 The challenge lies in the fact that most people do not like to plan so far ahead. 挑战在于，大多数人不喜欢这么远的计划。 The appeal of his paintings lies in their simplicity and boldness. 他的画的吸引力在于其朴素和大胆。 The answer lies in your hands. 答案就在你手中。 Where does the answer lie? 答案在哪里？ Perhaps the truth lies somewhere in between. 也许真相介于两者之间。 The really important things lie outside of our narrow concerns. 真正重要的事情不在我们关注的范围之内。 This is an issue that lies very close to my heart. 这是一个非常贴切的问题。 The responsibility lies with your employer to ensure this review is followed up. 您的雇主有责任确保对此审核进行跟进。 All the power lies with him in this situation. 在这种情况下，所有的力量都在他身上。 Our sympathies lie with the main character. 我们的同情在于主人公。 The blame lies squarely with the company. 公司应负全部责任。 Thousands of units would be needed, and therein lies the challenge. 将需要成千上万的单位，这是挑战。 Cloning endangered species may seem a wonderful idea, but where would scientists stop? Herein lies the danger. 克隆濒临灭绝的物种似乎是一个绝妙的主意，但科学家将在哪里停下来？这就是危险所在。 We can guess what lies at the root of her problems: money. 我们可以猜测出她问题的根源是金钱。 Joy and love lie at the heart of all his films. 欢乐和爱是他所有电影的核心。 At the heart of this story there lies a puzzle. 这个故事的核心是一个难题。 Between the two of them there lay an unspoken tension. 在他们两个之间，潜伏着紧张。
- lie in something
- [intransitive] lie + adv./prep.
(of a town, natural feature, etc. 城镇、自然特征等 to be located in a particular place 位于；坐落在 Extra ExamplesThe building dates from around 1700 and lies close to the centre of Vienna. 该建筑的历史可追溯至1700年左右，靠近维也纳市中心。 The village lies in the foothills of the Dolomites. 该村庄位于白云岩的山脚下。 The site lies next to the old library building. 该地点位于旧图书馆大楼旁边。 There's a field lying next to the barn. 谷仓旁边有一块田地。 We walked to a stream that lay nearby. 我们走向附近的一条小溪。 The palace lies just outside the city walls. 宫殿就在城墙外。 The airport lies 50 miles east of the city. 机场位于城市以东50英里处。 These nations lie close to the sea lanes between Europe and China and Japan. 这些国家靠近欧洲，中国和日本之间的海上通道。
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to be spread out in a particular place 伸展；铺展；展开 - [intransitive] (British English)
to be in a particular position during a competition （比赛时）名列，排名 - + adv./prep.
Thompson is lying in fourth place. 汤姆森名列第四。 🔊🔊 - + adj.
After five games the German team are lying second. 经过五场比赛后，德国队排名第二。 🔊🔊
compare lay - + adv./prep.
Word OriginOld English licgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liggen and German liegen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek lektron, lekhos and Latin lectus ‘bed’.
Idioms
be/lie at the bottom of something
to be the original cause of something, especially something unpleasant 是某事的根源（或起因、导火线） We need to find out what lies at the bottom of these fears. 我们需要找出这些恐惧的根源。 I'd love to know what lies at the bottom of all this. 我想知道这一切究竟是怎么一回事。
hang/lie heavy
- hang/lie heavy (on/in something)
(of a feeling or something in the air 感情或空气中的东西 to be very easy to notice in a particular place in a way that is unpleasant 明显地悬浮于；明显积郁着 - hang/lie heavy on somebody/something
to cause somebody/something to feel uncomfortable or anxious 使不安；使担忧
let sleeping dogs lie
- (saying)
to avoid mentioning a subject or something that happened in the past, in order to avoid any problems or arguments 过去的事就不要再提了；不要没事找事
lie ahead/in store
lie in state
(of the dead body of an important person 重要人物的遗体 to be placed on view in a public place before being buried （安葬前停放在公共场所）供人瞻仰
lie in wait (for somebody)
lie low
- (informal)
to try not to attract attention to yourself 尽量不引起注意；不露面；不露声色
see, etc. how the land lies
take something lying down
to accept an offensive remark or act without protesting or reacting 甘受屈辱；逆来顺受
you’ve made your bed and you must lie in/on it
- (saying)
you must accept the results of your actions 自己承担后果