"The sick man lay in bed all day" "the books are lying on the shelf"
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
"lie dormant"
"Don't lie to your parents" "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
"The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West" "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
"lie down on the bed until you feel better"
误 He lied me about it.
正 He lied to me about it.
析 lie表示“说谎”,是不及物动词,不能直接跟宾语。表示“对某人说谎”,应该说lie to sb。
你说你出去了,这是对我说谎。误 You lay to me when you said you were out.
正 You lied to me when you said you were out.
析 当lie作“说谎”解时,是规则动词,其过去式是lied。
误 He never says a lie.
正 He never tells a lie.
析 表示“说谎”,一般说tell a lie或tell lies,不说say a lie或say lies。
不要说谎。误 Don't tell lie.
正 Don't tell a lie〔lies〕.
析 lie用作名词,表示“说谎”,是可数名词。
