lying

FREQ #785

n. 说谎 a. 横躺的, 说谎的

发音

US /ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
UK /ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/

词形变化

lyings 复数 lyinger lyingest more lying 比较级 lyinger 比较级 most lying 最高级 lyingest 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.

    1854, Saint Augustine, Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXIV, translated by Philip Schaff et al. But whom could the lyings in wait of the human heart escape?

  2. 1.

    An act or telling a lie or falsehood; the practice of telling lies.

v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”)

  2. 1.

    present participle and gerund of lie (“to intentionally give false information”)

  3. 1.

    simple past and past participle of lye

adj.
  1. 1.

    Tending to tell lies, untruthful, mendacious

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

fabrication prevarication

上位词 2

falsification misrepresentation

下位词 2

fibbing paltering

相关短语

lie in 在于..., 分娩, 睡懒觉 lie around 到处散放, 闲着不干事 lie in state 埋葬前任人吊唁 lie ahead 在前面；即将发生；即将来临 lie in honor lying down [经] 拒绝履行契约 lying panel lying doggo lying panels lying low lying behind lying in wait [法] 埋伏, 伏击, 诡计 lying flat lying back and thinking of England

词源

lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”) + -ing.

来源：wiktionary