white lie
collocation善意的谎言
She told a white lie to spare his feelings.
她为了不伤害他的感情而说了一个善意的谎言。
谎言;假话
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谎言;假话
A false or deceptive statement intended to mislead; an intentional untruth.
He told a lie to avoid punishment.
他说了个谎以避免惩罚。
击球前球周围的地形和条件
The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
故意的虚假陈述;故意的谎言
An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
偏离或歪曲事实的陈述
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
投掷前飞盘周围的地形和条件
The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown.
She could easily detect his lies.
她能轻易识破他的谎言。
The lie cost him his reputation.
这个谎言让他失去了名誉。
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善意的谎言
She told a white lie to spare his feelings.
她为了不伤害他的感情而说了一个善意的谎言。
说谎
Never tell a lie to your parents.
永远不要对你的父母说谎。
测谎仪
The suspect refused to take a lie detector test.
嫌疑人拒绝接受测谎仪测试。
证明…为虚假;揭穿谎言
These latest unemployment figures give the lie to the government's claims.
这些最新失业数据揭穿了政府的说法。
地形;事态;现状
Wait until we see the lie of the land before making any decisions.
等我们看清形势后再作决定。
一派胡言;连篇谎话
His statement was a pack of lies.
他的陈述纯属一派胡言。
善意的谎言
She told a white lie to avoid hurting his feelings.
她撒了一个善意的谎言,以免伤害他的感情。
满口谎言
He said the report was a pack of lies.
他说那份报告满口谎言。
证明……是假的;揭穿
These figures give the lie to the government's claims.
这些数字证明了政府的说法是虚假的。
一个谎言能走遍半个世界,而真相还在穿鞋。
This famous quote, usually attributed to Mark Twain, may not be genuinely his, but it is often repeated to show how quickly a lie can spread.
这句名言通常被归于马克·吐温,虽然未必真是他所说,但常被引用来说明谎言传播得有多快。
世上有三种谎言:谎言、该死的谎言和统计数据。
This phrase, popularized by Mark Twain but originally credited to Benjamin Disraeli, uses 'lies' as a noun to mock the misleading use of statistics.
这句话由马克·吐温传播开来,最初被认为出自本杰明·迪斯雷利,用名词“谎言”来讽刺对统计数据的误导性使用。
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记忆联想:躺着(lie)也能编出谎言(lie),同一个词拼写相同,看到名词“谎言”时想想“躺下说瞎话”。
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常交谈、新闻报道、高尔夫/飞盘运动、地理描述 lie 作名词时通常表示“谎言”,日常和正式语境都可用;也表示“位置、地形”,多用于高尔夫、飞盘等运动或描述地貌的场合。选择哪种语气需结合具体搭配,不必限定为单一语体。
这些词都与 lie 押韵(/laɪ/):die、pie、tie、high、why、eye。注意:不要被拼写误导,比如 belief(/bɪˈliːf/)和 lieu(/ljuː/)中的 lie 并不读 /laɪ/。
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