liar
noun /ˈlaɪə(r)/
/ˈlaɪər/
- a person who tells lies
说谎者；撒谎者 - Shelley wasn’t a very good liar (= did not find it easy to tell lies).
雪莱不是一个很好的说谎者。
- He's the biggest liar I've ever known.
他是我所知道的最能说谎的家伙了。 - She's an accomplished liar—they believed every word she said.
她说谎的技艺真是高超，她说什么他们都相信。 - You little liar—I never said that!
你个小骗子 － 我可从没那么说过！
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accomplished
- good
- bad
- …
- call somebody
- you little liar!
词源Old English lēogere (from lie2 and -ar). - Shelley wasn’t a very good liar (= did not find it easy to tell lies).