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lie noun ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ nonsense 另见nonsense条lie ♦︎ story ♦︎ fiction ♦︎ perjury ♦︎ fabrication ♦︎ falsehood ♦︎ fibThese are all words for a statement made by sb knowing that it is not true. 这些词均表示谎言、假话。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) complete lie / fiction / fabrication / falsehood◆pure fiction / fabrication◆a little lie / story / fiction◆a plausible / convincing lie / story◆a malicious lie / story / fabrication / falsehood◆to tell (sb) a lie / a story / a falsehood / a fib◆to spread lies / stories◆to believe a lie / a story / a fiction■ lie [countable] a statement made by sb knowing that it is not true 谎言；谎话◆I couldn't tell her a lie.我不能对她撒谎。◆The whole story is nothing but a pack of lies.整篇报道纯属一派谎言。◆What's the harm in telling a little white lie (= a harmless or small lie)?撒个善意的小谎有什么害处呢？▸ lie verb [intransitive] ◆Don't lie to me!不要对我撒谎！◆She lies about her age.她谎报了自己的年龄。◆You could see from his face that he was lying.从他的表情可以看出他在撒谎。■ story [countable, usually plural] (rather informal) a statement about sb/sth that is not true, especially one that sb makes in order to impress sb, or to make other people believe unpleasant things about sb （尤指为出风头或诋毁他人而编造的）谎言，假话◆She knew the child had been telling stories again.她知道这孩子又在说谎了。◆He's been spreading malicious stories about you.他在散布关于你的谣言。ⓘ A tall story (BrE) (or tall tale (NAmE) ) is a story that is difficult to believe because what it describes seems exaggerated and not likely to be true. * tall story（英式英语）或tall tale（美式英语）指由于内容夸张而让人难以置信的无稽之谈◆Sounds like another one of his tall stories to me.听起来他又在对我说些无稽之谈了。 ■ fiction [countable, uncountable] (rather formal) a thing that is invented or imagined and is not true; invented false information intended to deceive people 虚构的事；假想之物；虚假的信息◆For years he managed to keep up the fiction that he was not married.多年来他想方设法给人一种未婚的假象。◆Fact and fiction became all jumbled up in his report of the robbery.他所写的关于抢劫事件的报告真真假假一片混乱。OPP fact ⇨ fact ■ perjury / /ˈpɜːdʒəri; NAmE ˈpɜːrdʒəri/ [uncountable] (law 法律) the crime of telling a lie in court 伪证；伪证罪◆She was found guilty of perjury.她被判犯有伪证罪。▸ perjure yourself [transitive] ◆She admitted that she had perjured herself.她承认自己作了伪证。■ fabrication /ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃn/ / [countable, uncountable] (rather formal) invented false information intended to deceive people; the act of inventing such information; a thing that is invented and is not true 虚假的信息；捏造；捏造的事情◆Her story was a complete fabrication from beginning to end.她的故事从头到尾都是编造出来的。◆Much of the 'evidence' is rumour and conjecture; some of it is pure fabrication.这些所谓“证据”大多是谣传和推测，有些则纯属编造。 see also fabricate ⇨ invent NOTE 辨析 Fiction or fabrication?A fiction is usually a single thing, presented as a fact, that is not true; a fabrication is usually a series of lies built up into a complete story. * fiction通常指被当作事实来描述的一件不真实的事情；fabrication通常指由一系列谎言堆砌而成的一个完整故事◆For years he managed to keep up the fabrication that he was not married. ◆Her story was complete fiction from beginning to end. ■ falsehood / /ˈfɔːlshʊd/ / [uncountable, countable] (formal) the state of not being true; the act of telling a lie; a lie 虚假；说谎；谎言◆He needed to test the truth or falsehood of her claims.他需要检验她的说法是真是假。◆It is an offence to deliberately publish a serious falsehood.故意发布重大虚假消息是违法行为。 OPP truth ⇨ truth ■ fib [countable] (informal) a lie about sth that is not important （无关紧要的）小谎，瞎话◆Stop telling fibs.别再撒谎了。▸ fib verb [intransitive] ◆Come on, don't fib! Where were you really last night?得了吧，不要撒谎了！昨夜你到底在哪儿？ |