lie和lay的区别精讲

1. Lie "说谎;撒谎"(规则变化)(lied lied lying)

Don't lie to me.

别对我撒谎。

She is lying again. Don't believe her.

她又在撒谎。别相信她。

I don't know why he lied about his age.

我不知道他为什么谎报自己的年龄。

2. Lie "躺;平放;躺下;位于"(不规则变化)(lay lain lying)

Let sleeping dogs lie.

莫惹是非。

The dog is lying under the tree.

狗躺在树下。

He lies on the sofa quietly.

他静静地躺在沙发上。

Her notebook lay on her desk.

她的笔记本放在书桌上。

This photograph has lain here for two years.

这张照片已经在这儿放了两年了。

My hometown lies in the south of China.

我的家乡位于中国的南部。

lie和lay的区别精讲

3. Lay "放置;安放;铺放"“下蛋,产卵”(laid laid laying)

I laid my cell phone on the desk just now, but now I can't find it.

我刚才把手机放在桌子上,但现在找不到了。

Please lay the flowers on the table.

请把花放在桌子上。

The workers are laying the cables.

工人们正在铺设电缆。

They were laying a trap for the kidnapper.

他们设下一个圈套引绑匪上钩。

My canary has laid an egg

我的金丝雀生了一个蛋。

A man came to lay the saloon carpet

一名男子来铺客厅的地毯。

The butler always laid the table.

每次都是男管家把餐具摆好。

Lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor

在地上铺一张报纸。

Sunny laid the phone on the table and lay on the couch.(桑尼把电话放在桌子上,然后躺在沙发上。)在上面的示例中,“laid”(动词“lay”的过去式)用于表示将电话放在桌子上。另一方面,“lay”(动词“lie”的过去式),意思是主体躺在沙发上。

Jill lied to me regarding the incident.(吉尔就这件事对我撒谎。)

Is she lying to me?(她在骗我吗?)

lie和lay的区别精讲