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单词 lie behind
释义

lie behind

phrasal verb
If you refer to what lies behind a situation or event, you are referring to the reason the situation exists or the event happened.
It seems that what lay behind the clashes was disagreement over the list of candidates. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
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Examples of 'lie behind' in a sentence
lie behind

Our problem is what lies behind the anger.
Christianity Today (2000)
Help him explore what may lie behind his weight problem and his attitude to life generally.
The Sun (2014)
Help her explore what may lie behind the weight problem.
The Sun (2010)
Chat about what lies behind the problem.
The Sun (2007)
There can be all sorts of reasons lying behind favouritism.
The Sun (2013)
But more profound reasons lie behind the need for lying in the initial stages of courtship.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Arrange a chat about what lies behind her hatred and try to be sympathetic.
The Sun (2010)
Does the potential threat to the availability of such information lie behind the protests about the proposed privatisation of this body?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Two big new problems lie behind the plight of middle-income families in work.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It can lie behind heart attacks, strokes and kidney problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Many worry about what lies behind this curve and one of the most persistent fears concerns man-made chemicals.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I know from thousands of your letters and emails that a badly handled split often lies behind problems that many young people suffer.
The Sun (2008)

Chinese translation of 'lie behind'

lie behind

vt fus

  1. (= cause) 是 ... 的缘(緣)由 (shì ... de yuányóu)
See lie1

Nearby words of
lie behind

  • lie about
  • lie around
  • lie back
  • lie behind
  • lie down
  • lie-in
  • Liechtenstein

Related terms of
lie behind

  • lie down
  • lie back
  • lie around
  • lie about
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