| 释义 |
lie in
1．be in the power of 在…能力以内
*I have done everything that lies in my power．我已尽了最大努力。
2．centre in；exist in；be found in 集中于；在于；存在于
*All their hopes lie in him．他们把一切希望都寄托在他身上。
*The chief difficulty lies in finding a good opportunity．主要困难在于找到一个好时机。
*The trouble lies in the engine．毛病出在发动机上。
*His chief attraction lies in his character，not his looks．他的魅力在于他的性格，而不是外貌。
*The fundamental way out for agriculture lies in mechanization．农业的根本出路在于机械化。
3．stay in bed to await the birth of a child 分娩
*She is lying in．她正在分娩。
*The time has come for her to lie in．她生产的时候已经到了。
4．stay in bed after the normal time for getting up 睡懒觉
*You ought to lie in tomorrow and catch up on your sleep．你明天应当晚起，把你所缺的觉补上。
*She never lies in，even on Sunday mornings．她从不睡懒觉，即使星期天早上也如此。 |