vi. & vt.说谎 make a statement that one knows to be untrue

　lie　的基本意思是“说谎”，指出于好意或恶意的目的说与事实截然矛盾的或根本不存在的假话。多用作不及物动词，有时也可用作及物动词，接that引导的从句作宾语。

　never ～　从不撒谎
　often ～　经常撒谎
　～ apparently　明显地撒谎
　～ carelessly　草率地撒谎
　～ cleverly　灵活地撒谎
　～ complacently　自鸣得意地撒谎
　～ consciously　有意识地撒谎
　～ constantly　经常撒谎
　～ coolly　冷静地撒谎
　～ decisively　断然撒谎
　～ definitely　肯定撒谎
　～ despairingly　绝望地撒谎
　～ diplomatically　机巧地撒谎
　～ doubtfully　难以预料地撒谎
　～ eventually　最终撒谎
　～ facetiously　滑稽地撒谎
　～ freely　随意地撒谎
　～ hesitatingly　犹豫不决地撒谎
　～ hopefully　充满希望地撒谎
　～ ignobly　不光彩地撒谎
　～ inadvertently　非故意地撒谎
　～ inauspiciously　不吉利地撒谎
　～ ineffectually　效果不佳地撒谎
　～ ingeniously　巧妙地撒谎
　～ impudently　厚颜无耻地撒谎
　～ intelligently　聪明地撒谎
　～ intentionally　故意撒谎
　～ involuntarily　不由自主地撒谎
　～ judiciously　审慎地撒谎
　～ knowingly　故意撒谎
　～ needlessly　不必要地撒谎
　～ pointlessly　无意义地撒谎
　～ prodigiously　说谎说得天花乱坠
　～ recklessly　轻率地撒谎
　～ regretfully　遗憾地撒谎
　～ reluctantly　不情愿地撒谎
　～ repeatedly　多次地撒谎
　～ shamefully　无耻地撒谎
　～ shamelessly　无耻地撒谎
　～ skeptically　心存怀疑地撒谎
　～ skilfully　巧妙地撒谎
　～ sorrowfully　可悲地撒谎
　～ treacherously　背信弃义地撒谎
　～ strenuously　艰难地撒谎
　～ unconsciously　下意识地撒谎
　～ unexpectedly　出乎意外地撒谎
　～ unscrupulously　肆无忌惮地撒谎
　～ unwisely　不明智地撒谎
　～ visibly　明显地撒谎
　～ warily　谨慎地撒谎
　～ away　骗取，骗去，以谎言毁损
　～ away sb's reputation　用谎言毁坏某人的名誉
　～ about one's age　隐瞒真实年龄
　～ about one's reason for sth　谎报…的原因
　～ in one's teeth　撒大谎
　～ a person into　骗某人相信
　～ to sb　对某人撒谎

　Obviously, he was lying.　显然他是在撒谎。
　The plain fact of the matter is that the man lied.　事实表明，那个人撒谎。
　He never lied in his life.　他一辈子没撒过谎。
　I won't be able to look him in the eye if I lie.　我要是撒谎，我就不敢直视他的眼睛。
　The lawyer demonstrated that the witness was lying.　律师证明，那位证人在撒谎。
　I could tell that he was lying because he faced away while he was speaking.　我敢说，他在撒谎，因为他说话时总是往旁边看。
　Facts never lie.　事实从不会骗人。
　That thermometer must be lying.　那个温度计肯定不准确。
　Figures can lie when statistics are misused.　统计资料用得不当，数字实际也会给人以假象。
　I hate lying and cheating.　我不愿说谎骗人。
　I'm surprised that you would descend to lying.　你竟然不顾人格撒谎，真使我感到吃惊。
　The father licked the boy for lying.　父亲因儿子撒谎而揍他。
　He spotted his reputation by lying repeatedly.　他不断撒谎，从而使他自己的名声沾上了污点。
　The boy lied that he had laid his homework on the teacher's desk.　那孩子撒谎说，他把作业放在讲台上了。
　He lied that she was found out.　他撒谎说，她被查出来了。

 ♣ lie about　(v.+prep.)
　隐瞒　conceal;cover up
　Many women lie about their ages.　许多妇女在她们的年龄问题上不肯说实话。
　Age is one thing, but how do you lie about your height?　年龄可以谎报，可是你如何隐瞒自己的身高呢?
　She lied about her past.　她编造了自己过去的经历。
　She lied about what had happened.　她对发生的事撒了谎。
 ♣ lie into　(v.+prep.)
　骗取（某人的）信任；骗（某人做某事）　make sb believe or do sth
　Be on guard against those who try to lie themselves into our confidence.　要警惕那些试图用谎言来骗取我们信任的人。
　He lied himself into office.　他靠哄骗手段得到职务。
　He lied me into lending him my car.　他骗我把汽车借给了他。
 ♣ lie out of　(v.+adv.+prep.)
　靠撒谎摆脱（困境）　leave difficulty by deceiving
　She succeeded in lying herself out of trouble.　她成功地用谎言使自己摆脱了困境。
　He lied his way out of trouble.　他以谎言使自己摆脱了困境。
 ♣ lie to　(v.+prep.)
　（向…)撒谎　make a statement that one knows to be untrue to
　The witness lied to the jury.　证人欺骗了陪审团。
　It is wrong to lie to the parents.　对父母不诚实是错误的。

 ♣ lie, equivocate, fib, palter, prevaricate
　这组词都可表示“说谎”。它们之间的区别是：
1. lie指直截了当地、不折不扣地说谎。
2. prevaricate常用作代替lie的正式用语，指用支吾、搪塞、推诿等手段来回避讲真话。例如：
　She has got a pneumonia, but she prevaricates to him that she only gets a flu.　她得了肺炎，但她告诉他只是得了流感。
3. equivocate指含糊其词或说话躲闪，强调搪塞。例如：
　Answer yes or no, but don't equivocate.　回答“是”还是“不是”，别搪塞。
4. palter指在说话或处理问题时反复无常，暗示说模棱两可的话或空口许诺、敷衍、搪塞。例如：
　He always paltered with the promise, but he may not keep it.　他多次允诺，但从未实现他的诺言。
5. fib常指无关紧要地说谎。例如：
　The child fibs when he thinks he can gain something by doing so.　这个孩子认为，他说谎可以获得一些东西，于是就这样做了。

1. 对于此事，他向我撒了谎。
　［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.
2. 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.

C 说谎 an untrue statement purposely made to deceive

　act a ～　作欺骗行为
　give the ～ to sth　揭穿某事的虚伪性
　live a ～　过欺骗的生活，靠欺骗过活
　tell a ～　撒谎，说谎
　throw a ～ in sb's face　当某人的面指责…撒谎
　big ～　弥天大谎，不断重复谎言以骗取信任的宣传伎俩
　black ～　用心险恶的谎言
　noble ～　违心地说谎
　white ～　无恶意的谎言
　pack of ～s　谎话连篇
　～ about　有关…的谎言
　～ out of the whole truth　一个彻头彻尾的谎言

　Who has put the lie about?　是谁散布的这个谎言?
　The lie that you told reflects on your honesty.　你所说的谎言影响了你的诚实。
　A lie is as much a lie, when it is whispered or when it is proclaimed at the market cross.　不管是小声低语还是在市场门口大声叫喊，谎言终归是谎言。
　He tried to sell me a lie about losing his wallet.　他试图使我相信他丢失了钱夹的谎言。
　She has no money, and sometimes has to cheat and lives a lie.　她没有钱，有时不得不搞欺骗，过虚伪的生活。
　We no longer believed the lies spread by them.　我们再也不相信他们散布的谣言了。
　The pedlar was stuffing the boy with lies.　那小贩在撒谎欺骗小孩。
　Father denounced his son for lies.　父亲因儿子撒谎而谴责他。
　Even the police cannot always discern truth from lies.　即使警察也并不总能区别出真话与谎言。
　I'll get back at him for spreading those lies about me.　他造谣诽谤我，我得对他进行报复。
　Lying is a form of dishonesty.　说谎是一种不诚实的表现。

 ♣ as far as in me lies
　尽我所能　try one's best
　I shall try, as far as in me lies, to make these points clear.　我将尽我所能把这几点讲清楚。
 ♣ tell a lie〔tell lies〕
　说谎　make a statement that one knows to be untrue
　She scorned to tell a lie.　她不屑于说谎。
　If he knows I told a lie, how can I look him in the face again?　如果他知道我对他撒了谎，我还怎么再见他！
　I confessed telling a lie.　我承认我说了谎。
　The boy owned to having told a lie.　那男孩承认曾撒过一次谎。
　He decided not to tell a lie again.　他决心不再撒谎了。
　Many of them suspected me to have told a lie.　他们许多人怀疑我撒了谎。
　He told a lie to shield his brother.　他撒谎以保护他的兄弟。
　I inferred that he is telling a lie.　我推测他是在说谎。
　It offends against my principles to tell a lie, even for my own advantage.　说谎违反我做人的原则，即便是为我自己。
　Tom told a lie about George, and when he was found out, he had to eat humble pie.　汤姆讲的有关乔治的事情都是谎言。当他被揭穿时，就只得认错。
　Parents should stop their children from telling lies.　父母亲应制止孩子们说谎。
　I may withhold the truth at times, but I stop short of actually telling lies.　我有时候可能不说真话，但事实上，我不至于到说谎的地步。
　No consideration on earth justifies a parent in telling lies to his child.　无论出于哪种考虑，家长都没有理由对孩子撒谎。
　Don't think you can get away with telling lies.　不要以为你撒了谎就可以这样算了。
　Don't go around telling lies like that.　不要像那样到处说谎。
　The girl went around telling lies. We are already tired of her.　那女孩到处说谎，我们已经讨厌她了。

 ♣ lie, falsehood, story
　这组词的共同意思是“谎言”“撒谎”。
1. lie指有预谋地或故意地歪曲事实真相；而falsehood则指与事实不符的假话。从使用范围上讲， lie比falsehood的使用范围要广泛；就语气来说， lie的语气比falsehood强， falsehood是一种委婉语，无论是有意还是无意，确实是一些不实之词。例如：
　It's all lies, don't believe him.　全是谎话，别相信他。
　He told a falsehood to keep from being punished.　为了逃避惩罚，他说了谎话。
2. story指真实发生过的事件，也可以指书中编写或想象出来的故事，有较强的文学色彩。例如：
　My children love to hear detective stories.　我的孩子们喜欢听侦探故事。
　He promised to tell the children a story as soon as they had got into bed.　他答应孩子们一上床，就讲故事给他们听。
　She wrote a story about space exploration.　她写了一篇关于探索外层空间的故事。

1. 他从不撒谎。
　［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.
2. 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。

　［同义词］ v. dissimulate, equivocate, fabricate, fib, palter, prevaricate n. bam, bounce, cram, deceit, fib, whopper
　［反义词］ n. truth
　［词源］　古英语leogan（说谎，谎言）