lie 的英语意思
lielie1 /laɪ/ verb (past tense lay /leɪ/, past participle lain /leɪn/, present participle lying, third person singular lies) 
查看全部语言翻译1flat position a)[intransitive] to be in a position in which your body is flat on the floor, on a bed etc身体平躺在地板、床等上面的姿势lie on/in etc
He was lying on the bed smoking a cigarette.他躺在床上抽着烟。 Don’t lie in the sun for too long.不要在阳光下躺太久。lie there For a few minutes he just lay there.他就那样躺了几分钟。lie still/awake etc She would lie awake worrying.她常常躺着辗转难眠，忧心忡忡。 The dog was lying dead on the floor.那只狗死在地板上。 b) (also lie down) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on the floor or on a bed使自己身体平躺于地板或床上lie on Lie flat on the floor.平躺在地板上。lie back She lay back against the pillows.她靠着枕头仰躺下来。 c)[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to be in a flat position on a surface平放在某一表面上lie on/in etc The papers were lying neatly on his desk.那些文件整齐地放在他的桌子上。2exist [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a problem, an answer, blame etc lies somewhere, it is caused by, exists, or can be found in that thing, person, or situation若问题、答案、责任等"在于"某处，则指其根源存在于或可从某事物、某人或某情况中找到fault/blame/responsibility lies with somebody Part of the blame must lie with social services.部分责任在于社会服务机构。the problem/answer etc lies with/in something The difficulty lies in providing sufficient evidence.困难在于提供足够的证据。 The strength of the book lies in the fact that the material is from classroom experience.该书的优势在于其素材源自课堂实践经验。herein/therein lies the problem/dilemma etc And herein lies the key to their achievements.而这正是他们成就的关键所在。3place [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a town, village, etc lies in a particular place, it is in that place若城镇、村庄等"位于"某处，则指其在那个地方: The town lies in a small wooded valley.这座小镇坐落在一个林木繁茂的小山谷中。 The Tasman Sea lies between Tasmania and Australia.塔斯曼海位于塔斯马尼亚岛与澳大利亚大陆之间。4future [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something lies ahead of you, lies in the future etc, it is going to happen to you in the future若某事"摆在你面前"或"在未来等待着你"，则指它将在未来发生在你身上lie ahead How will we cope with the difficulties that lie ahead?我们将如何应对前方的种种困难？lie before A blank and empty future lay before me.一片空白而毫无生气的未来摆在我面前。 I was wondering what lay in store for us.我在想命运为我们安排了什么。5condition [linking verb] to be in a particular state or condition处于某种特定状态或情况lie empty/open/hidden etc The book lay open on the table.那本书翻开着放在桌子上。 The town now lay in ruins.这座城镇现已成一片废墟。6lie at the heart/centre/root of something to be the most important part of something, especially the main cause of it是某事物最重要的部分，尤指其主要原因: the issue that lies at the heart of the present conflict当前冲突核心所在的问题7lie low a)to remain hidden because someone is trying to find you or catch you因有人试图找到或抓捕你而躲藏: We’ll have to lie low until tonight.我们得一直潜伏到今晚。 b)to wait and try not to be noticed by anyone等待并尽量不引起任何人的注意: He decided to lie low for a while after the report came out.报告发布后，他决定暂时保持低调。8lie in wait (for somebody) a)to remain hidden in a place and wait for someone so that you can attack them隐藏在某处等待某人以便袭击: a giant crocodile lying in wait for its prey一条巨大的鳄鱼埋伏等待猎物 b)if something bad lies in wait for you, it is going to happen to you若某件坏事"在等待着你"，则指它将会发生在你身上9lie (in) second/third/fourth etc (place) British English to be in second, third etc position in a competition在比赛中处于第二、第三等名次: Liverpool are lying third in the football championship.利物浦在足球联赛中排名第三。10lie heavy on somebody formal正式 if something lies heavy on you, it makes you feel unhappy若某事"沉重地压在你心上"，则指它使你感到不快: The feelings of guilt lay heavy on him.愧疚感沉甸甸地压在他心头。11dead person [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if someone lies in a particular place, they are buried there若某人"长眠于"某处，则指其葬于该地: Here lies Percival Smythe (=written on a gravestone).此处长眠着珀西瓦尔·史密斯（＝墓碑上的碑文）。12lie in state if an important person who has died lies in state, their body is put in a public place so that people can go and look at the body in order to show their respect for that person若已故的重要人物供公众瞻仰遗容，则指其遗体被陈设于公开场所，供民众前往缅怀致敬 → let sleeping dogs lie at sleep1(7)lie around (also lie about British English) phrasal verb1lie around (something) if something is lying around, it has been left somewhere in an untidy way, rather than being in its proper place若某物"随意散落着"，则指其被随手丢在某处而未放回应在的位置: If you leave your shoes lying around like that, you’ll trip over them.要是你把鞋子那样随便乱扔，会被绊倒的。 Papers and books lay around the room in complete chaos.纸张和书籍散乱地扔在房间各处，一片混乱。2if you lie around, you spend time lying down and not doing anything若你"懒洋洋地躺着"，则指你躺着什么都不做地消磨时间: I felt so lazy just lying around on the beach all day.整天躺在海滩上无所事事，我感到自己懒透了。lie behind something phrasal verb if something lies behind an action, it is the real reason for the action even though it may be hidden若某事物"隐藏在行为背后"，则指它是该行为的真实原因，即使可能未被明示: She soon guessed what lay behind his question.她很快猜出了他提问背后的真实用意。 Two basic assumptions lay behind the policy.该政策背后有两个基本假设。lie down phrasal verb1to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on the floor or on a bed使自己身体平躺于地板或床上: Just lie down on the bed.就躺到床上去。2take something lying down informal非正式 to accept bad treatment without complaining不抱怨地接受不公平对待: I’m not going to take this lying down!我不会就这样忍气吞声的！lie in phrasal verb British English to remain in bed in the morning for longer than usual早晨比平时睡得更久；赖床 → lie-inlie up phrasal verb British English to hide or rest somewhere for a period of time在某处躲藏或休息一段时间: The next day they lay up in a cave.第二天他们躲在一个山洞里。
查看全部语言翻译1flat position a)[intransitive] to be in a position in which your body is flat on the floor, on a bed etc身体平躺在地板、床等上面的姿势lie on/in etc He was lying on the bed smoking a cigarette.他躺在床上抽着烟。 Don’t lie in the sun for too long.不要在阳光下躺太久。lie there For a few minutes he just lay there.他就那样躺了几分钟。lie still/awake etc She would lie awake worrying.她常常躺着辗转难眠，忧心忡忡。 The dog was lying dead on the floor.那只狗死在地板上。 b) (also lie down) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on the floor or on a bed使自己身体平躺于地板或床上lie on Lie flat on the floor.平躺在地板上。lie back She lay back against the pillows.她靠着枕头仰躺下来。 c)[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to be in a flat position on a surface平放在某一表面上lie on/in etc The papers were lying neatly on his desk.那些文件整齐地放在他的桌子上。2exist [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a problem, an answer, blame etc lies somewhere, it is caused by, exists, or can be found in that thing, person, or situation若问题、答案、责任等"在于"某处，则指其根源存在于或可从某事物、某人或某情况中找到fault/blame/responsibility lies with somebody Part of the blame must lie with social services.部分责任在于社会服务机构。the problem/answer etc lies with/in something The difficulty lies in providing sufficient evidence.困难在于提供足够的证据。 The strength of the book lies in the fact that the material is from classroom experience.该书的优势在于其素材源自课堂实践经验。herein/therein lies the problem/dilemma etc And herein lies the key to their achievements.而这正是他们成就的关键所在。3place [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a town, village, etc lies in a particular place, it is in that place若城镇、村庄等"位于"某处，则指其在那个地方: The town lies in a small wooded valley.这座小镇坐落在一个林木繁茂的小山谷中。 The Tasman Sea lies between Tasmania and Australia.塔斯曼海位于塔斯马尼亚岛与澳大利亚大陆之间。4future [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something lies ahead of you, lies in the future etc, it is going to happen to you in the future若某事"摆在你面前"或"在未来等待着你"，则指它将在未来发生在你身上lie ahead How will we cope with the difficulties that lie ahead?我们将如何应对前方的种种困难？lie before A blank and empty future lay before me.一片空白而毫无生气的未来摆在我面前。 I was wondering what lay in store for us.我在想命运为我们安排了什么。5condition [linking verb] to be in a particular state or condition处于某种特定状态或情况lie empty/open/hidden etc The book lay open on the table.那本书翻开着放在桌子上。 The town now lay in ruins.这座城镇现已成一片废墟。6lie at the heart/centre/root of something to be the most important part of something, especially the main cause of it是某事物最重要的部分，尤指其主要原因: the issue that lies at the heart of the present conflict当前冲突核心所在的问题7lie low a)to remain hidden because someone is trying to find you or catch you因有人试图找到或抓捕你而躲藏: We’ll have to lie low until tonight.我们得一直潜伏到今晚。 b)to wait and try not to be noticed by anyone等待并尽量不引起任何人的注意: He decided to lie low for a while after the report came out.报告发布后，他决定暂时保持低调。8lie in wait (for somebody) a)to remain hidden in a place and wait for someone so that you can attack them隐藏在某处等待某人以便袭击: a giant crocodile lying in wait for its prey一条巨大的鳄鱼埋伏等待猎物 b)if something bad lies in wait for you, it is going to happen to you若某件坏事"在等待着你"，则指它将会发生在你身上9lie (in) second/third/fourth etc (place) British English to be in second, third etc position in a competition在比赛中处于第二、第三等名次: Liverpool are lying third in the football championship.利物浦在足球联赛中排名第三。10lie heavy on somebody formal正式 if something lies heavy on you, it makes you feel unhappy若某事"沉重地压在你心上"，则指它使你感到不快: The feelings of guilt lay heavy on him.愧疚感沉甸甸地压在他心头。11dead person [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if someone lies in a particular place, they are buried there若某人"长眠于"某处，则指其葬于该地: Here lies Percival Smythe (=written on a gravestone).此处长眠着珀西瓦尔·史密斯（＝墓碑上的碑文）。12lie in state if an important person who has died lies in state, their body is put in a public place so that people can go and look at the body in order to show their respect for that person若已故的重要人物供公众瞻仰遗容，则指其遗体被陈设于公开场所，供民众前往缅怀致敬 → let sleeping dogs lie at sleep1(7)lie around (also lie about British English) phrasal verb1lie around (something) if something is lying around, it has been left somewhere in an untidy way, rather than being in its proper place若某物"随意散落着"，则指其被随手丢在某处而未放回应在的位置: If you leave your shoes lying around like that, you’ll trip over them.要是你把鞋子那样随便乱扔，会被绊倒的。 Papers and books lay around the room in complete chaos.纸张和书籍散乱地扔在房间各处，一片混乱。2if you lie around, you spend time lying down and not doing anything若你"懒洋洋地躺着"，则指你躺着什么都不做地消磨时间: I felt so lazy just lying around on the beach all day.整天躺在海滩上无所事事，我感到自己懒透了。lie behind something phrasal verb if something lies behind an action, it is the real reason for the action even though it may be hidden若某事物"隐藏在行为背后"，则指它是该行为的真实原因，即使可能未被明示: She soon guessed what lay behind his question.她很快猜出了他提问背后的真实用意。 Two basic assumptions lay behind the policy.该政策背后有两个基本假设。lie down phrasal verb1to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on the floor or on a bed使自己身体平躺于地板或床上: Just lie down on the bed.就躺到床上去。2take something lying down informal非正式 to accept bad treatment without complaining不抱怨地接受不公平对待: I’m not going to take this lying down!我不会就这样忍气吞声的！lie in phrasal verb British English to remain in bed in the morning for longer than usual早晨比平时睡得更久；赖床 → lie-inlie up phrasal verb British English to hide or rest somewhere for a period of time在某处躲藏或休息一段时间: The next day they lay up in a cave.第二天他们躲在一个山洞里。lielie2 verb (past tense and past participle lied, present participle lying, third person singular lies) [intransitive] 1to deliberately tell someone something that is not true故意告诉某人不实之事: I could tell from her face that she was lying.从她的表情我就能看出她在撒谎。lie to I would never lie to you.我永远不会对你撒谎。lie about She lied about her age.她在年龄上撒了谎。lie through your teeth (=say something that is completely untrue)（＝说完全不实的话）2if a picture, account etc lies, it does not show the true facts or the true situation若图片、陈述等"说谎"，则指其未反映真实事实或真实情况: Statistics can often lie.统计数字往往具有欺骗性。 The camera never lies.相机从不说谎。THESAURUS同义词辨析lie/tell a lie to deliberately tell someone something that is not true故意告诉某人不实之事: · She had lied to protect her son.她撒谎是为了保护儿子。· Are you accusing me of telling lies?你是在指责我撒谎吗？fib verb [intransitive] informal非正式 to lie, especially about something that is not very important – used especially by children撒谎，尤指关于无关紧要之事——尤为儿童所用: · Dan’s fibbing. I didn’t hit him.丹在撒谎，我没有打他。make something up/invent something to invent a story, explanation etc in order to deceive someone为欺骗某人而编造故事、解释等: · I didn’t want to go so I made up an excuse and said I was busy.我不想去，所以编了个借口说自己很忙。· He invented the tale to prevent his parents from finding out the truth.他编造这个故事是为了不让父母发现真相。mislead verb [transitive] to make someone believe something that is not true by giving them false or incomplete information通过提供虚假或不完整的信息使某人相信不实之事: · The government misled the public over the war.政府在战争问题上误导了公众。be economical with the truth to only tell someone part of the truth – often used when saying indirectly that someone is lying只告诉某人部分真相——常用于间接暗示某人在撒谎: · He admitted that he had perhaps been economical with the truth.他承认自己或许说话有所保留，未尽实言。perjure yourself/commit perjury to tell a lie in a court of law在法庭上作伪证: · He had perjured himself in court.他在法庭上作了伪证。· Witnesses will be prosecuted if they commit perjury.证人如作伪证将被追诉。
1to deliberately tell someone something that is not true故意告诉某人不实之事: I could tell from her face that she was lying.从她的表情我就能看出她在撒谎。lie to I would never lie to you.我永远不会对你撒谎。lie about She lied about her age.她在年龄上撒了谎。lie through your teeth (=say something that is completely untrue)（＝说完全不实的话）2if a picture, account etc lies, it does not show the true facts or the true situation若图片、陈述等"说谎"，则指其未反映真实事实或真实情况: Statistics can often lie.统计数字往往具有欺骗性。 The camera never lies.相机从不说谎。THESAURUS同义词辨析lie/tell a lie to deliberately tell someone something that is not true故意告诉某人不实之事: · She had lied to protect her son.她撒谎是为了保护儿子。· Are you accusing me of telling lies?你是在指责我撒谎吗？fib verb [intransitive] informal非正式 to lie, especially about something that is not very important – used especially by children撒谎，尤指关于无关紧要之事——尤为儿童所用: · Dan’s fibbing. I didn’t hit him.丹在撒谎，我没有打他。make something up/invent something to invent a story, explanation etc in order to deceive someone为欺骗某人而编造故事、解释等: · I didn’t want to go so I made up an excuse and said I was busy.我不想去，所以编了个借口说自己很忙。· He invented the tale to prevent his parents from finding out the truth.他编造这个故事是为了不让父母发现真相。mislead verb [transitive] to make someone believe something that is not true by giving them false or incomplete information通过提供虚假或不完整的信息使某人相信不实之事: · The government misled the public over the war.政府在战争问题上误导了公众。be economical with the truth to only tell someone part of the truth – often used when saying indirectly that someone is lying只告诉某人部分真相——常用于间接暗示某人在撒谎: · He admitted that he had perhaps been economical with the truth.他承认自己或许说话有所保留，未尽实言。perjure yourself/commit perjury to tell a lie in a court of law在法庭上作伪证: · He had perjured himself in court.他在法庭上作了伪证。· Witnesses will be prosecuted if they commit perjury.证人如作伪证将被追诉。lielie3 noun 1[countable] something that you say or write that you know is untrue你说出或写下的、明知不实的话；谎言: I always know when he’s telling lies.我总能知道他什么时候在撒谎。lie about I knew that soon she would hear the lies about me.我知道她很快就会听到关于我的谎言。2give the lie to something formal正式 to show that something is untrue证明某事不实: This report gives the lie to the company’s claims.这份报告揭穿了该公司的说法。3the lie of the land a)the way that a situation is developing at a particular time某一时期形势的发展动向: I’ll talk to him and get the lie of the land before we go over.我去跟他谈谈，先摸清形势，再过去。 b)the way an area of land has been formed and the physical features it has某片土地的地貌形态及其自然地理特征4(I) tell a lie British English spoken口语 used when you realize that something you have just said is not correct用于意识到自己刚才所说有误时: It was £25, no, tell a lie, £35.是25英镑，不，说错了，是35英镑。 → live a lie at live1(16)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配verbs动词tell (somebody) a lie· He got into trouble for telling a lie.他因说谎而惹上了麻烦。believe a lie· How could you believe his lies?你怎么能相信他的谎言呢？spread lies (=tell them to a lot of people)· How dare you spread such vicious lies?你怎么敢散布如此恶毒的谎言？adjectives形容词a complete/total/outright lie (=something that is completely untrue)· Of course the whole thing was a complete lie.当然，整件事都是彻头彻尾的谎言。· She didn't want to tell her mother an outright lie.她不想对母亲公然撒谎。a white lie (=a small lie that you tell someone for good reasons, for example to avoid hurting their feelings)· We all have to tell white lies sometimes.我们有时都不得不说些善意的谎言。a downright lie (=used when something is clearly a lie, especially when you feel annoyed)· That’s a downright lie. I never said any such thing!这完全是谎言，我从来没说过这样的话！a vicious lie (=one that is very unkind and very untrue)· He told the court that it was a vicious lie from beginning to end.他告诉法庭，这是一个从头到尾的恶意谎言。a blatant lie (=an obvious lie)· He felt sure Adams was not convinced by such blatant lies.他确信亚当斯不会被如此明目张胆的谎言所蒙骗。a barefaced lie British English, a bald-faced lie American English (=an obvious lie that is told with no sense of shame)· How can you stand there and tell me such a barefaced lie?你怎么能面不改色地对我说出这样无耻的谎言？an elaborate lie· Her parents didn’t realise that it was all an elaborate lie.她的父母没有意识到这一切都是精心编造的谎言。a big lie· The lawyer said it was a ‘big lie’ that Jones had not received the message.律师说，声称琼斯没有收到消息是一个"弥天大谎"。phrases短语a pack of lies informal非正式 (also a tissue of lies British English formal正式) (=a lot of lies)· Everything he had told me was a pack of lies.他告诉我的一切都是一派谎言。COMMON ERRORS常见错误 ► Don’t say ‘say a lie’. Say tell a lie.THESAURUS同义词辨析lie noun [countable] something you say or write that you know is untrue你明知不实却说出或写下的话；谎言: · Would you tell lies to protect a friend?你会为了保护朋友而撒谎吗？· The allegation is a complete lie.这项指控完全是谎言。white lie noun [countable] informal非正式 a lie that you tell to avoid upsetting someone为避免伤害某人感情而说的谎话；善意的谎言: · We all tell white lies sometimes.我们有时都会说些善意的谎言。fib noun [countable] informal非正式 a lie, especially about something that is not very important – used especially by children谎言，尤指关于无关紧要之事——尤为儿童所用: · Have you been telling fibs?你一直在撒小谎吗？porky noun [countable usually plural] British English informal非正式 a lie – a very informal use谎言——非常非正式的用法: · He’s been telling porkies again.他又在撒谎了。falsehood noun [countable] formal正式 a statement that is not true, especially one that is intended to give people the wrong idea about someone or something不实陈述，尤指旨在使人对某人或某事产生错误印象的陈述: · He described the allegations as malicious falsehoods.他将这些指控描述为恶意的虚假陈述。untruth noun [countable] formal正式 a lie – used especially when you want to avoid saying the word lie谎言——尤用于想避免直说"谎言"时: · Some workers go off and tell untruths about the organisations for which they are working.有些员工离职后会散布关于所在组织的不实之词。fabrication noun [countable, uncountable] formal正式 a story or claim that someone has invented in order to deceive someone, or the act of doing this为欺骗他人而捏造的故事或说法，或进行此类捏造的行为；捏造: · The claim was described as a fabrication by the police prosecutor.警察检察官将这一说法描述为捏造。· He dismissed the charges as pure fabrication.他斥那些指控为纯属捏造。libel noun [uncountable] law法律 the crime of writing lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, especially in a newspaper or magazine书面诽谤罪，尤指在报纸或杂志上刊登可能损害某人名誉的不实内容: · She sued the newspaper for libel.她以书面诽谤罪起诉了那家报纸。· libel laws书面诽谤法slander noun [countable, uncountable] law法律 the crime of speaking lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, or an untrue statement which does this口头诽谤罪，即以言语散布谎言损害某人名誉，或指实施此类行为的不实陈述: · He’s threatening to sue them for slander.他威胁要以口头诽谤罪起诉他们。· a slander on the good name of the company对公司良好声誉的口头诽谤· Linking his name to terrorism was a slander.将他的名字与恐怖主义挂钩是一种诽谤。
1[countable] something that you say or write that you know is untrue你说出或写下的、明知不实的话；谎言: I always know when he’s telling lies.我总能知道他什么时候在撒谎。lie about I knew that soon she would hear the lies about me.我知道她很快就会听到关于我的谎言。2give the lie to something formal正式 to show that something is untrue证明某事不实: This report gives the lie to the company’s claims.这份报告揭穿了该公司的说法。3the lie of the land a)the way that a situation is developing at a particular time某一时期形势的发展动向: I’ll talk to him and get the lie of the land before we go over.我去跟他谈谈，先摸清形势，再过去。 b)the way an area of land has been formed and the physical features it has某片土地的地貌形态及其自然地理特征4(I) tell a lie British English spoken口语 used when you realize that something you have just said is not correct用于意识到自己刚才所说有误时: It was £25, no, tell a lie, £35.是25英镑，不，说错了，是35英镑。 → live a lie at live1(16)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配verbs动词tell (somebody) a lie· He got into trouble for telling a lie.他因说谎而惹上了麻烦。believe a lie· How could you believe his lies?你怎么能相信他的谎言呢？spread lies (=tell them to a lot of people)· How dare you spread such vicious lies?你怎么敢散布如此恶毒的谎言？adjectives形容词a complete/total/outright lie (=something that is completely untrue)· Of course the whole thing was a complete lie.当然，整件事都是彻头彻尾的谎言。· She didn't want to tell her mother an outright lie.她不想对母亲公然撒谎。a white lie (=a small lie that you tell someone for good reasons, for example to avoid hurting their feelings)· We all have to tell white lies sometimes.我们有时都不得不说些善意的谎言。a downright lie (=used when something is clearly a lie, especially when you feel annoyed)· That’s a downright lie. I never said any such thing!这完全是谎言，我从来没说过这样的话！a vicious lie (=one that is very unkind and very untrue)· He told the court that it was a vicious lie from beginning to end.他告诉法庭，这是一个从头到尾的恶意谎言。a blatant lie (=an obvious lie)· He felt sure Adams was not convinced by such blatant lies.他确信亚当斯不会被如此明目张胆的谎言所蒙骗。a barefaced lie British English, a bald-faced lie American English (=an obvious lie that is told with no sense of shame)· How can you stand there and tell me such a barefaced lie?你怎么能面不改色地对我说出这样无耻的谎言？an elaborate lie· Her parents didn’t realise that it was all an elaborate lie.她的父母没有意识到这一切都是精心编造的谎言。a big lie· The lawyer said it was a ‘big lie’ that Jones had not received the message.律师说，声称琼斯没有收到消息是一个"弥天大谎"。phrases短语a pack of lies informal非正式 (also a tissue of lies British English formal正式) (=a lot of lies)· Everything he had told me was a pack of lies.他告诉我的一切都是一派谎言。COMMON ERRORS常见错误 ► Don’t say ‘say a lie’. Say tell a lie.THESAURUS同义词辨析lie noun [countable] something you say or write that you know is untrue你明知不实却说出或写下的话；谎言: · Would you tell lies to protect a friend?你会为了保护朋友而撒谎吗？· The allegation is a complete lie.这项指控完全是谎言。white lie noun [countable] informal非正式 a lie that you tell to avoid upsetting someone为避免伤害某人感情而说的谎话；善意的谎言: · We all tell white lies sometimes.我们有时都会说些善意的谎言。fib noun [countable] informal非正式 a lie, especially about something that is not very important – used especially by children谎言，尤指关于无关紧要之事——尤为儿童所用: · Have you been telling fibs?你一直在撒小谎吗？porky noun [countable usually plural] British English informal非正式 a lie – a very informal use谎言——非常非正式的用法: · He’s been telling porkies again.他又在撒谎了。falsehood noun [countable] formal正式 a statement that is not true, especially one that is intended to give people the wrong idea about someone or something不实陈述，尤指旨在使人对某人或某事产生错误印象的陈述: · He described the allegations as malicious falsehoods.他将这些指控描述为恶意的虚假陈述。untruth noun [countable] formal正式 a lie – used especially when you want to avoid saying the word lie谎言——尤用于想避免直说"谎言"时: · Some workers go off and tell untruths about the organisations for which they are working.有些员工离职后会散布关于所在组织的不实之词。fabrication noun [countable, uncountable] formal正式 a story or claim that someone has invented in order to deceive someone, or the act of doing this为欺骗他人而捏造的故事或说法，或进行此类捏造的行为；捏造: · The claim was described as a fabrication by the police prosecutor.警察检察官将这一说法描述为捏造。· He dismissed the charges as pure fabrication.他斥那些指控为纯属捏造。libel noun [uncountable] law法律 the crime of writing lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, especially in a newspaper or magazine书面诽谤罪，尤指在报纸或杂志上刊登可能损害某人名誉的不实内容: · She sued the newspaper for libel.她以书面诽谤罪起诉了那家报纸。· libel laws书面诽谤法slander noun [countable, uncountable] law法律 the crime of speaking lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, or an untrue statement which does this口头诽谤罪，即以言语散布谎言损害某人名誉，或指实施此类行为的不实陈述: · He’s threatening to sue them for slander.他威胁要以口头诽谤罪起诉他们。· a slander on the good name of the company对公司良好声誉的口头诽谤· Linking his name to terrorism was a slander.将他的名字与恐怖主义挂钩是一种诽谤。