Translations for „lie“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

lie¹ <lay; lain; lying> [laı] VB intr

1. lie:

lie

(平)躺 tǎng

lie

卧 wò

2. lie:

lie

被平放 bèi píngfàng

There was a book lying on the desk.

书桌上平放着一本书。

3. lie:

lie

位于 wèiyú

The village lies on the coast.

这个小村庄位于海边。

4. lie:

lie

处于某种状态 chǔyú mǒuzhǒng zhuàngtài

She lay sick in bed.

她卧病在床。

5. lie:

lie

存在 cúnzài

lie

在(于) zài

Do you know where your best interests lie?

你知道你的最大利益所在吗？

Phrases:

lie back

仰靠 yǎngkào

lie back in the chair

仰坐在椅子上

lie down

躺下 tǎngxia

lie in inf Brit

(早晨)睡懒觉 shuì lǎnjiào

lie in inf Brit

在于 zàiyú

lie with

是…的职权 shì…de zhíquán

The decision lies with the chairman.

这决定应由主席来作。

I . lie² <lying> [laı] VB intr

lie

说谎 shuōhuǎng

lie

欺骗 qīpiàn

She lies about her age.

她谎报年龄。

II . lie² <lying> [laı] N

lie

谎言 huǎngyán

lie

欺骗行为 qīpiàn xíngwéi

tell a lie

说谎

Usage examples with lie

lie in inf Brit

(早晨)睡懒觉 shuì lǎnjiào

lie back

仰靠 yǎngkào

lie down

躺下 tǎngxia

lie with

是…的职权 shì…de zhíquán

lie on the ground

躺在地上

tell a lie

说谎

a blatant lie

弥天大谎

a ruddy lie

十足的谎言

lie in ruins

成为废墟

a bald lie

明目张胆的谎言

lie in wait for sb

埋伏以候袭击某人

lie spreadeagled on the bed

手脚伸开躺在床上

lie back in the chair

仰坐在椅子上

lie [or wait] in ambush (for sb)

埋伏(以待某人) máifu

lie on a bed of thorns

如坐针毡 rú zuò zhēn zhān

I'd sooner lose my job than lie.

我宁可丢了工作也不说谎。

Do you know where your best interests lie?

你知道你的最大利益所在吗？

lie in [or on] the bed one has made

自作自受 zì zuò zì shòu

She said she loved the present, which was a lie.

她说很喜欢这礼物，那是说谎。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

One pair each of cerebral and pleural ganglia lie close to the oesophagus, and effectively form the animal's brain.

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Through this he developed an early version of the lie detector.

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Guests lie on their stomach on the toboggan style mat as they race to the finish line.

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Around them lie the silent husks of war: a submarine, a warplane, tracked transports, tent pegs, ships and shells some still waiting to explode.

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Having been looking around town for a victim all night without success, they decided to lie-in-wait for whoever might happen to step outside.

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This usually required the diver to lie down to fit the harness, and if the cylinders were large, to be assisted to a standing position.

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Other times, an individual will maintain their innocence despite the test results and ask to re-take the lie detector test.

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Beyond super leaving groups in reactivity lie the hyper leaving groups.

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These intensify less than a week later, forcing the infected to lie down, and producing stronger symptoms such as vascular, renal, hematological and neurological alterations.

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If it was a lie, then they are deducted one point.

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