Translations for „lies“ 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 lies

a skein of lies

一连串的谎言

a pack of lies

一堆谎言

She lies about her age.

她谎报年龄。

The fault lies with him.

是他的过错。

The village lies on the coast.

这个小村庄位于海边。

The decision lies with the chairman.

这决定应由主席来作。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Have these baseless accusations and lies dissuaded me from public service?

opinion.inquirer.net

People tend to take her side, even through her lies, in large part because of how she conducts herself in confrontational situations.

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That simple act is powered by a complicated "lightning storm" of neural activity in the brain, a mind-boggling transaction that lies beneath our wide-awake awareness.

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A human skull lies by his right foot.

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This bareness hardly prepares us for the vibrant, colourful view that lies in the distance.

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The toad is an inconspicuous animal as it usually lies hidden during the day.

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Charitably, those claims could be called "misinformed", but more likely, they were lies.

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The village lies on the gault clay, where springs well up just south of a gentle gravelly ridge.

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His default expression lies somewhere between hangdog and puzzled.

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In 2009 began restoration work on the grotto, which lies in the park and was built in 1840.

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