lie (in) second/third/fourth etc (place)British EnglishBrEBE to be in second, third etc position in a competition 〔在竞赛中〕名列第二/第三/第四等 Liverpool are lying third in the football championship. 利物浦队在足球锦标赛中名列第三。
lie (in) second/third/fourth etc (place)• After his win in Frankfurt on Sunday, he lies second in the series just behind Michel Robert.• Driving a Banbury prepared Prodrive Subaru, McRae now lies third in the championship.
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