v (1)(平)躺(have one's body in a flat position;rest at full length)[I+prep]：～by/beside a warm fire 躺在暖烘烘的爐火旁;～in bed 臥床;～on the grass/the ground/the floor/the beach/the bed 躺在草地/地/地板/海灘/床上;～on one's face/front/back/side 俯臥/俯臥/仰臥/側(cè)臥;～back in the armchair 向后靠著坐在扶手椅里;The dog was lying at his master's feet. 狗臥在主人的腳旁。As you make your bed，so you must～on it.(prov)自作自受。
?(2)平放于，在……之上(be placed;rest on a surface)[I+prep，L+adj]：Sheets of paper～about the floor. 紙張散落了一地。find a purse lying on the ground 在地上找到一個錢包;His hat and gloves were lying on the table. 他的帽子和手套在桌子上。A mist lay over the city. 城市上空籠罩著一層薄霧。The book lay open on the desk.書攤開放在寫字臺上。
?(3)處于某種狀態(tài)(be or remain in a certain condition)[L+adj，I+prep]：The snow lay thick on the field. 田野里蓋著厚厚一層雪。The machine lay idle all week. 機器閑了整整一星期。His fate lay in the hands of the jury. 他的命運操在陪審團手中。The hours lay heavy on my hands. 我覺得時間過得慢而無聊。The crime lay heavy on his conscience. 那罪行沉重地壓在他的心上。The ship lay at anchor in the harbor. 那艘船停泊在港灣里。money lying in the bank 存在銀行里的錢;The city lay in ruins after the earthquake. 地震之后，這座城市成了一片廢墟?！?strong>in ambush 埋伏;～in state(遺體)供人憑吊(瞻仰);
?(4)坐落，位于(be situated)[I+prep]：The lake～s among hills/to the west of the mountain. 此湖泊位于群山之中/山的西面。A narrow bridge lay across the stream. 小溪上有一狹窄的小橋。The ship is lying at No.3 berth/off the mouth of the river. 那艘船停在三號泊位/河口附近。The village～s at the foot of a mountain/near the rive. 這個村莊坐落在山腳下/離河不遠?！玱n the border of ... and ... 位于……與……的交界處;
?(5)展現(xiàn)，延伸(be spread out to view;extend in some direction)[I+prep]：A valley lay before/in front of us. 一個峽谷展現(xiàn)在我們眼前。A happy future/life～s before us.(fig) 幸福的前景/生活展現(xiàn)在我們眼前。The path～s along a stream. 小路沿著溪流延伸。
?(6)存在;在于(be found;exist)[I+prep]：Happiness～s in contentment. 知足常樂。The remedy～s in education. 挽救之道在于教育。The trouble lay in the engine. 毛病出在引擎上。If it～s within my power to do it，I will. 如果這是我力所能及的事，我一定去做。The whole area～s within his control. 整個地區(qū)都在他的控制之下。He knows where his interest～s. 他知道自己的興趣所在。
?(7)(法律)成立(can be maintained or admitted)[I]：The claim does not～. 此項要求不能成立。
?lie at sb's door 責任在某人：At whose door does the blame～?責任在誰身上?
?lie in store for 將發(fā)生(某種情況)：No one knows for sure what～s in store for us in the future. 誰也不能肯定將來會發(fā)生什么情況。
?lie in wait for 暗中守候，伺機攻擊：The police lay in wait for the thieves. 警察在暗中守候竊賊。
?lie about (v adv)懶散(vi)：He lay about all day instead of working. 他整天吊兒郎當不干活兒。
?lie ahead (of) (v adv)前面有，面臨(vi)：A bright future～s ahead. 前途光明。He thought of the disease that might～ahead of him. 他想到了自己可能會患的那種病。
?lie back (v adv)休息;放松(vi)：She was so exhausted that she had to～back. 她已經(jīng)精疲力盡，得休息一下。
?lie behind (v prep)是……的原因(vi)：I am not sure what lay behind his remarks，but it wasn't good will. 我不能肯定他那席話的真實含義，但肯定不是出于好意。
?lie down (under) (v adv)甘受挑戰(zhàn)或侮辱(vi)(infml)：The men will not～down under such treatment. 人們不甘忍受這種待遇。He won't take his defeat lying down. 他不甘心失敗。
?lie in (v adv) 1)晚起(vi)(infml)：She is lying in. 她還在睡懶覺。2)待分娩(vi)：The time has come for her to～in. 她分娩的時候快到了。
?lie over (v adv)延期處理(vi)：The decision can～over until Monday. 可以等到星期一再作決定。
?lie up (v adv) 1)因病臥床(vi)：She has a bad cold，and must～up for a day or two. 她得了重感冒，得臥床休息一兩天。2)躲起來(vi)：The black bear～s up in caves during the day. 黑熊白天躲在山洞里。
?lie under (v prep)負有(vt)：～under deep obligations to the state 對國家負有重大義務(wù); 2)蒙受(vt)：～under the suspicion of corruption 有貪污之嫌;
?lie with (v prep)是某人的責任(義務(wù))：The fault does not～with the government officials. 責任不在政府官員。The choice/decision～s with you. 這由你來選擇/決定。
?n (1)躺，休息(period of resting)[U，a～]：go and have a～去躺一下;Why didn't you take a～in you bed? 你為什么不在床上躺一躺?
?(2)狀態(tài)，位置(way in which sth lies)[C，sing]：the～of the land 地貌;情況;
?【注意】參見LAY。