lay 的英语意思
laylay2 verb (past tense and past participle laid /leɪd/) 
1put somebody/something down [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position小心地将某人或某物放平 SYN place: 
He laid his hand on my shoulder.他把手放在我的肩上。 They laid a wreath at the place where so many people died.他们在许多人罹难的地方献上了花圈。 Lay the material flat on the table.把布料平铺在桌子上。► see thesaurus at put2lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc to put or fasten bricks, a carpet etc in the correct place, especially on the ground or floor将砖块、地毯等固定在正确位置，尤指铺在地面或地板上: The carpet was laid last week.地毯是上周铺的。 The project involved laying an oil pipeline across the desert.该项目涉及在沙漠中铺设一条输油管道。3bird/insect etc [intransitive, transitive] if a bird, insect etc lays eggs, it produces them from its body若鸟、昆虫等产卵，是指它们从身体中产出卵: The flies lay their eggs on decaying meat.苍蝇把卵产在腐烂的肉上。 A cuckoo is able to lay in a range of different nests.杜鹃鸟能在各种不同的鸟巢里产卵。4table [transitive] British English to put the cloth, plates, knives, forks etc on a table, ready for a meal在桌上摆好桌布、盘子、刀叉等，为用餐做好准备 SYN set: John was laying the table.约翰在摆桌子。 As she spoke, she was laying him a place at the table.她一边说话，一边在桌边为他摆好了一个位置。5lay the foundations/groundwork/base to provide the conditions that will make it possible for something to happen or be successful为某事的发生或成功提供条件lay for Mandela helped lay the foundations for a new democratic South Africa.曼德拉为新的民主南非奠定了基础。 It was an invention which laid the foundations of modern radio technology.这是一项为现代无线电技术奠定基础的发明。6give information [transitive] formal正式 to make a statement, give information etc in an official or public way以正式或公开的方式发表声明、提供信息等 SYN put: Several proposals have been laid before the committee.几项提案已提交委员会。7lay emphasis/stress on something formal正式 to emphasize something because you believe it is very important因认为某事十分重要而加以强调: a political philosophy that lays great stress on individual responsibility十分强调个人责任的政治哲学8lay a hand/finger on somebody [usually in negatives] to touch someone with the intention of hurting them有意伤害他人而触碰对方: I swear I didn’t lay a finger on him.我发誓我没有碰他一根手指头。 If you lay one hand on me, I’ll scream.你要是敢碰我一下，我就叫。9lay something bare/open a)to show what something is really like, or stop hiding facts, feelings etc揭示某事物的真实面目，或不再隐瞒事实、感情等: Every aspect of their private life has been laid bare.他们私生活的方方面面都被揭露了。 b)to remove the thing that is covering or hiding something else移去遮盖或隐藏其他事物的东西: When the tide goes out, vast stretches of sand are laid bare.潮水退去时，大片沙滩便裸露出来。10lay somebody/something open to something to do something that makes it possible for other people to blame you, criticize you etc做某事使自己容易受到他人的责怪、批评等lay yourself open to something By doing that, he laid himself open to ridicule.他那样做使自己成了笑柄。 Not to have taken action would have laid the department open to charges of negligence.若未采取行动，将使该部门面临玩忽职守的指控。11 lay waste something (also lay waste to something) formal正式 to destroy or damage something, especially in a war毁坏或损坏某物，尤指在战争中: The island was laid waste and abandoned.这座岛屿被摧毁后遭到遗弃。 an attack which laid waste to hundreds of villages一场摧毁了数百个村庄的袭击12lay plans/a trap etc to carefully prepare all the details of something精心筹备某事的所有细节: We are laying plans now in order to be successful in the future.我们现在正在制订计划，以便将来取得成功。the best-laid plans (=plans that have been made carefully)（=经过精心制订的计划） Bad weather can upset even the best-laid travel plans.坏天气甚至能打乱最周密的出行计划。13lay claim to (doing) something to say that something belongs to you or say that you deserve something声称某物属于自己或自己理应得到某物: The town can lay claim to having the oldest theatre in Britain.这座城市可以声称拥有英国最古老的剧院。 No one has laid claim to the property.没有人声称对该财产拥有权益。14lay siege to somebody/something a)if a group of people lay siege to a place, they try to get control by surrounding it若一群人围攻某地，他们试图通过包围来控制该地: The armies laid siege to Vienna in 1529.军队于1529年围攻了维也纳。 b)to do everything you can to get someone to talk to you or notice you竭尽所能让某人与你交谈或注意你: A group of young men were always at the stage door, trying to lay siege to the girls.一群年轻男子总是守在舞台出入口，千方百计地追求那些女孩。15have sex get laid informal非正式 to have sex with someone与某人发生性关系: All he wants to do is go out and get laid.他想做的就是出去找人上床。16lie [intransitive] spoken口语 to be in a position in which you are flat – some people consider this use to be incorrect处于平躺的姿势——有些人认为此用法不正确 SYN lie17risk money [transitive] especially British English to risk an amount of money on the result of a race, sports game etc在赛跑、体育比赛等结果上押注一定金额 SYN betlay something on something She laid £50 on the favourite, Golden Boy.她在热门马 Golden Boy 身上押了50英镑。lay money (that) I’d lay money that he will go on to play for England.我敢打赌他将来会代表英格兰队上场。18lay somebody/something on the line a)to state something, especially a threat, demand, or criticism, in a very clear way非常清楚地表明某事，尤指威胁、要求或批评: Lay it on the line and tell them what’s really been happening.把话说清楚，告诉他们究竟发生了什么。 b) (also put somebody/something on the line) to risk losing your life, your job etc, especially in order to help someone冒失去生命、工作等风险，尤指为了帮助某人: I’ve laid myself on the line for him once already.我已经为他冒过一次险了。19lay something at the door of somebody/something (also lay something at somebody’s door) to blame something or someone for something将某事归咎于某人或某事: The continued divisions within the party cannot be laid entirely at his door.党内持续的分裂不能完全归咎于他。 Many illnesses are being laid at the door of stress.许多疾病被归因于压力。20lay somebody low a)if an illness lays someone low, they are unable to do their normal activities for a period of time若疾病使某人卧倒，即指其在一段时间内无法进行正常活动be laid low with something She’s been laid low with flu for a week.她患流感卧床一周了。GRAMMAR Lay low is usually passive in this meaning. b)literary文学 to make someone fall down, or injure them seriously使某人倒地，或使其受重伤21lay somebody to rest formal正式 to bury someone after they have died在某人去世后将其埋葬: She was laid to rest beside her husband.她被安葬在丈夫身旁。 → lay/put something to rest at rest1(10)22lay the ghost (of something) to finally stop being worried or upset by something from the past终于不再为过去的某事而烦恼或难过 → lay your hands on something at hand1(18), → lay the blame on somebody/something at blame2, → put/lay your cards on the table at card1(13)GRAMMAR: Comparison语法：比较lay• You lay something somewhere: · She lays a lace cloth over the table. ✗Don’t say: She lies a lace cloth over the table.• 将某物放置于某处时用 lay：· She lays a lace cloth over the table. ✗不要说：She lies a lace cloth over the table.• You lay someone somewhere: · Lay him down gently.• 将某人放置于某处时也用 lay：· Lay him down gently.• Lay is also the past tense of lie: · I lay on the bed. ✗Don’t say: I laid on the bed.• lay 也是 lie 的过去式：· I lay on the bed. ✗不要说：I laid on the bed.lie• Someone lies somewhere: · She was lying on her back.· Let’s just lie here for a while. ✗Don’t say: She was laying on her back. | Let’s just lay here for a while.• 某人躺在某处时用 lie：· She was lying on her back. · Let's just lie here for a while. ✗不要说：She was laying on her back. | Let's just lay here for a while.• The past tense of lie is laid: · She laid the baby in its cot. ✗Don’t say: She lay the baby in its cot.• lie 的过去式是 laid：· She laid the baby in its cot. ✗不要说：She lay the baby in its cot.lay about somebody phrasal verb literary文学 old-fashioned旧式 to attack someone violently猛烈攻击某人 SYN set aboutlay about with He laid about his attackers with a stick.他用棍子猛打袭击他的人。lay something ↔ aside phrasal verb1to stop using something and put it down, especially so you can do something else停止使用某物并将其放下，尤指为了去做别的事情 SYN put aside: Richard had laid aside his book to watch what was happening.理查德把书放在一旁，去观察发生的事情。2to stop behaving in a particular way, or stop having particular feelings, especially so you can achieve something停止某种行为或特定感情，尤指为了实现某目标 SYN put aside: On the day of the wedding, all arguments between the families were laid aside.婚礼当天，两家人之间的所有争吵都暂时搁置了。 As a doctor, you often need to lay aside your personal feelings.作为医生，你经常需要把个人感情放在一边。3 (also lay something ↔ by) to keep something, especially money, so you can use it in the future留存某物（尤指金钱），以备将来使用 SYN put by: She’d laid aside a few pounds each week from her wages.她每周从薪水中存下几英镑。lay something ↔ down phrasal verb1officially state to officially state something or say that rules, principles etc must be obeyed正式规定某事，或要求规则、原则等须被遵守: He had already clearly laid down his view in his opening speech.他在开幕演讲中已清楚地阐明了自己的观点。lay down that The contract laid down that the work must be completed before 2025.合同规定工作必须在2025年前完成。2weapons if people lay down their weapons, they stop fighting若人们放下武器，即意味着他们停止战斗: The terrorists were urged to lay down their arms.恐怖分子被敦促放下武器。3lay down the law to tell other people what to do, how they should think etc, in a very strong or impolite way以非常强硬或无礼的方式指使他人该做什么、该怎么想等: I could hear him laying down the law.我能听到他在发号施令。4lay down your life formal正式 to die in order to help other people为帮助他人而牺牲生命lay down for He was even prepared to lay down his life for his friends.他甚至愿意为朋友献出生命。5keep to store something, especially wine, to use in the future存放某物（尤指葡萄酒）以备将来使用6record to record your music, for example in a recording studio录制音乐，例如在录音棚: They are just about to start laying down tracks for their second album.他们即将开始录制第二张专辑的曲目。lay something ↔ in phrasal verb especially British English formal正式 to get and store a supply of something to use in the future获取并储存某物以备将来使用: He likes to lay in a few special drinks for the festive season.他喜欢在节日前储备几瓶特别饮料。lay into somebody/something phrasal verb to attack or criticize someone or something攻击或批评某人或某事: Outside the club, two men were laying into each other.在俱乐部外，两名男子正在互相殴打。lay off phrasal verb1lay somebody ↔ off to stop employing someone because there is no work for them to do因没有工作可做而解雇某人: The company laid off 250 workers in December.该公司于12月裁减了250名工人。 Millions of people have been laid off in the steel industry.钢铁行业已有数百万人遭到裁员。2lay off (something) informal非正式 to stop using or doing something停止使用或做某事: I think you’d better lay off alcohol for a while.我认为你最好暂时戒酒。lay off doing something I had to lay off running for several months.我不得不停跑了好几个月。3lay off (somebody) informal非正式 to stop annoying someone or hurting them停止烦扰或伤害某人: Just lay off, will you!停下来，好不好！ I wish he’d lay off me!真希望他别再烦我！4lay something ↔ off to pass the ball to someone in your team in a game such as football – used in sports reports在足球等比赛中将球传给队友——用于体育报道lay something off to somebody Murphy has the ball and then lays it off to Owen.墨菲控球后传给了欧文。lay something on phrasal verb1lay something ↔ on especially British English to provide something such as food, entertainment, or transport for a group of people为一群人提供食物、娱乐或交通等: They laid on a buffet for his farewell party.他们为他的告别派对提供了自助餐。 A bus has been laid on to take you home.已安排了一辆公共汽车送你回家。2lay something on somebody to ask someone to do something, especially something that is difficult or something they will not want to do请求某人做某事，尤指困难的事或其不愿做的事: Sorry to lay this on you, but we need someone to give a talk at the conference next week.抱歉把这件事压给你，但我们需要有人在下周的会议上发表演讲。3lay it on (thick) informal非正式 a)to praise someone or something too much, especially in order to get what you want过分夸赞某人或某物，尤指为了达到自己的目的 b)to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is以使某事看起来比实际更重要、更严重等的方式谈论它 SYN exaggeratelay somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb1spread to spread something out将某物展开铺开: Lay out the map on the table and let’s have a look.把地图铺在桌上，我们来看看。2arrange to arrange or plan a building, town, garden etc规划或设计建筑、城镇、花园等的布局 SYN set out: The garden is laid out in a formal pattern.花园按照正式的图案布置。3explain to describe or explain something clearly清楚地描述或说明某事 SYN set out: The financial considerations are laid out in a booklet called ‘How to Borrow Money’.财务方面的注意事项在《如何借款》小册子中有详细说明。4spend informal非正式 to spend money, especially a lot of money花钱，尤指花大量的钱lay out something on something What’s the point in laying out money on something you’ll only wear once?花大钱买一件只穿一次的东西有什么意义？5hit informal非正式 to hit someone so hard that they fall down and become unconscious将某人打倒在地并使其失去意识: One of the guards had been laid out and the other was missing.其中一名守卫被打倒在地，另一名则不见了。6body to prepare a dead body so that it can be buried整理遗体以备入殓安葬lay over phrasal verb American English to stay somewhere for a short time before continuing your trip在某地短暂停留后再继续旅程lay up phrasal verb1be laid up (with something) to have to stay in bed because you are ill or injured因生病或受伤而不得不卧床: I was laid up for a week with flu.我因流感卧床一周。2to stop using a boat or vehicle, especially while it is being repaired停用船只或车辆，尤指在维修期间lay something ↔ up Most of the yachts were laid up for the winter.大多数游艇在冬季被搁置。3lay something ↔ up old-fashioned旧式 to collect and store something to use in the future收集并储存某物以备将来使用: We started laying up firewood for the winter.我们开始为冬天储备柴火。
1put somebody/something down [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position小心地将某人或某物放平 SYN place: He laid his hand on my shoulder.他把手放在我的肩上。 They laid a wreath at the place where so many people died.他们在许多人罹难的地方献上了花圈。 Lay the material flat on the table.把布料平铺在桌子上。► see thesaurus at put2lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc to put or fasten bricks, a carpet etc in the correct place, especially on the ground or floor将砖块、地毯等固定在正确位置，尤指铺在地面或地板上: The carpet was laid last week.地毯是上周铺的。 The project involved laying an oil pipeline across the desert.该项目涉及在沙漠中铺设一条输油管道。3bird/insect etc [intransitive, transitive] if a bird, insect etc lays eggs, it produces them from its body若鸟、昆虫等产卵，是指它们从身体中产出卵: The flies lay their eggs on decaying meat.苍蝇把卵产在腐烂的肉上。 A cuckoo is able to lay in a range of different nests.杜鹃鸟能在各种不同的鸟巢里产卵。4table [transitive] British English to put the cloth, plates, knives, forks etc on a table, ready for a meal在桌上摆好桌布、盘子、刀叉等，为用餐做好准备 SYN set: John was laying the table.约翰在摆桌子。 As she spoke, she was laying him a place at the table.她一边说话，一边在桌边为他摆好了一个位置。5lay the foundations/groundwork/base to provide the conditions that will make it possible for something to happen or be successful为某事的发生或成功提供条件lay for Mandela helped lay the foundations for a new democratic South Africa.曼德拉为新的民主南非奠定了基础。 It was an invention which laid the foundations of modern radio technology.这是一项为现代无线电技术奠定基础的发明。6give information [transitive] formal正式 to make a statement, give information etc in an official or public way以正式或公开的方式发表声明、提供信息等 SYN put: Several proposals have been laid before the committee.几项提案已提交委员会。7lay emphasis/stress on something formal正式 to emphasize something because you believe it is very important因认为某事十分重要而加以强调: a political philosophy that lays great stress on individual responsibility十分强调个人责任的政治哲学8lay a hand/finger on somebody [usually in negatives] to touch someone with the intention of hurting them有意伤害他人而触碰对方: I swear I didn’t lay a finger on him.我发誓我没有碰他一根手指头。 If you lay one hand on me, I’ll scream.你要是敢碰我一下，我就叫。9lay something bare/open a)to show what something is really like, or stop hiding facts, feelings etc揭示某事物的真实面目，或不再隐瞒事实、感情等: Every aspect of their private life has been laid bare.他们私生活的方方面面都被揭露了。 b)to remove the thing that is covering or hiding something else移去遮盖或隐藏其他事物的东西: When the tide goes out, vast stretches of sand are laid bare.潮水退去时，大片沙滩便裸露出来。10lay somebody/something open to something to do something that makes it possible for other people to blame you, criticize you etc做某事使自己容易受到他人的责怪、批评等lay yourself open to something By doing that, he laid himself open to ridicule.他那样做使自己成了笑柄。 Not to have taken action would have laid the department open to charges of negligence.若未采取行动，将使该部门面临玩忽职守的指控。11 lay waste something (also lay waste to something) formal正式 to destroy or damage something, especially in a war毁坏或损坏某物，尤指在战争中: The island was laid waste and abandoned.这座岛屿被摧毁后遭到遗弃。 an attack which laid waste to hundreds of villages一场摧毁了数百个村庄的袭击12lay plans/a trap etc to carefully prepare all the details of something精心筹备某事的所有细节: We are laying plans now in order to be successful in the future.我们现在正在制订计划，以便将来取得成功。the best-laid plans (=plans that have been made carefully)（=经过精心制订的计划） Bad weather can upset even the best-laid travel plans.坏天气甚至能打乱最周密的出行计划。13lay claim to (doing) something to say that something belongs to you or say that you deserve something声称某物属于自己或自己理应得到某物: The town can lay claim to having the oldest theatre in Britain.这座城市可以声称拥有英国最古老的剧院。 No one has laid claim to the property.没有人声称对该财产拥有权益。14lay siege to somebody/something a)if a group of people lay siege to a place, they try to get control by surrounding it若一群人围攻某地，他们试图通过包围来控制该地: The armies laid siege to Vienna in 1529.军队于1529年围攻了维也纳。 b)to do everything you can to get someone to talk to you or notice you竭尽所能让某人与你交谈或注意你: A group of young men were always at the stage door, trying to lay siege to the girls.一群年轻男子总是守在舞台出入口，千方百计地追求那些女孩。15have sex get laid informal非正式 to have sex with someone与某人发生性关系: All he wants to do is go out and get laid.他想做的就是出去找人上床。16lie [intransitive] spoken口语 to be in a position in which you are flat – some people consider this use to be incorrect处于平躺的姿势——有些人认为此用法不正确 SYN lie17risk money [transitive] especially British English to risk an amount of money on the result of a race, sports game etc在赛跑、体育比赛等结果上押注一定金额 SYN betlay something on something She laid £50 on the favourite, Golden Boy.她在热门马 Golden Boy 身上押了50英镑。lay money (that) I’d lay money that he will go on to play for England.我敢打赌他将来会代表英格兰队上场。18lay somebody/something on the line a)to state something, especially a threat, demand, or criticism, in a very clear way非常清楚地表明某事，尤指威胁、要求或批评: Lay it on the line and tell them what’s really been happening.把话说清楚，告诉他们究竟发生了什么。 b) (also put somebody/something on the line) to risk losing your life, your job etc, especially in order to help someone冒失去生命、工作等风险，尤指为了帮助某人: I’ve laid myself on the line for him once already.我已经为他冒过一次险了。19lay something at the door of somebody/something (also lay something at somebody’s door) to blame something or someone for something将某事归咎于某人或某事: The continued divisions within the party cannot be laid entirely at his door.党内持续的分裂不能完全归咎于他。 Many illnesses are being laid at the door of stress.许多疾病被归因于压力。20lay somebody low a)if an illness lays someone low, they are unable to do their normal activities for a period of time若疾病使某人卧倒，即指其在一段时间内无法进行正常活动be laid low with something She’s been laid low with flu for a week.她患流感卧床一周了。GRAMMAR Lay low is usually passive in this meaning. b)literary文学 to make someone fall down, or injure them seriously使某人倒地，或使其受重伤21lay somebody to rest formal正式 to bury someone after they have died在某人去世后将其埋葬: She was laid to rest beside her husband.她被安葬在丈夫身旁。 → lay/put something to rest at rest1(10)22lay the ghost (of something) to finally stop being worried or upset by something from the past终于不再为过去的某事而烦恼或难过 → lay your hands on something at hand1(18), → lay the blame on somebody/something at blame2, → put/lay your cards on the table at card1(13)GRAMMAR: Comparison语法：比较lay• You lay something somewhere: · She lays a lace cloth over the table. ✗Don’t say: She lies a lace cloth over the table.• 将某物放置于某处时用 lay：· She lays a lace cloth over the table. ✗不要说：She lies a lace cloth over the table.• You lay someone somewhere: · Lay him down gently.• 将某人放置于某处时也用 lay：· Lay him down gently.• Lay is also the past tense of lie: · I lay on the bed. ✗Don’t say: I laid on the bed.• lay 也是 lie 的过去式：· I lay on the bed. ✗不要说：I laid on the bed.lie• Someone lies somewhere: · She was lying on her back.· Let’s just lie here for a while. ✗Don’t say: She was laying on her back. | Let’s just lay here for a while.• 某人躺在某处时用 lie：· She was lying on her back. · Let's just lie here for a while. ✗不要说：She was laying on her back. | Let's just lay here for a while.• The past tense of lie is laid: · She laid the baby in its cot. ✗Don’t say: She lay the baby in its cot.• lie 的过去式是 laid：· She laid the baby in its cot. ✗不要说：She lay the baby in its cot.lay about somebody phrasal verb literary文学 old-fashioned旧式 to attack someone violently猛烈攻击某人 SYN set aboutlay about with He laid about his attackers with a stick.他用棍子猛打袭击他的人。lay something ↔ aside phrasal verb1to stop using something and put it down, especially so you can do something else停止使用某物并将其放下，尤指为了去做别的事情 SYN put aside: Richard had laid aside his book to watch what was happening.理查德把书放在一旁，去观察发生的事情。2to stop behaving in a particular way, or stop having particular feelings, especially so you can achieve something停止某种行为或特定感情，尤指为了实现某目标 SYN put aside: On the day of the wedding, all arguments between the families were laid aside.婚礼当天，两家人之间的所有争吵都暂时搁置了。 As a doctor, you often need to lay aside your personal feelings.作为医生，你经常需要把个人感情放在一边。3 (also lay something ↔ by) to keep something, especially money, so you can use it in the future留存某物（尤指金钱），以备将来使用 SYN put by: She’d laid aside a few pounds each week from her wages.她每周从薪水中存下几英镑。lay something ↔ down phrasal verb1officially state to officially state something or say that rules, principles etc must be obeyed正式规定某事，或要求规则、原则等须被遵守: He had already clearly laid down his view in his opening speech.他在开幕演讲中已清楚地阐明了自己的观点。lay down that The contract laid down that the work must be completed before 2025.合同规定工作必须在2025年前完成。2weapons if people lay down their weapons, they stop fighting若人们放下武器，即意味着他们停止战斗: The terrorists were urged to lay down their arms.恐怖分子被敦促放下武器。3lay down the law to tell other people what to do, how they should think etc, in a very strong or impolite way以非常强硬或无礼的方式指使他人该做什么、该怎么想等: I could hear him laying down the law.我能听到他在发号施令。4lay down your life formal正式 to die in order to help other people为帮助他人而牺牲生命lay down for He was even prepared to lay down his life for his friends.他甚至愿意为朋友献出生命。5keep to store something, especially wine, to use in the future存放某物（尤指葡萄酒）以备将来使用6record to record your music, for example in a recording studio录制音乐，例如在录音棚: They are just about to start laying down tracks for their second album.他们即将开始录制第二张专辑的曲目。lay something ↔ in phrasal verb especially British English formal正式 to get and store a supply of something to use in the future获取并储存某物以备将来使用: He likes to lay in a few special drinks for the festive season.他喜欢在节日前储备几瓶特别饮料。lay into somebody/something phrasal verb to attack or criticize someone or something攻击或批评某人或某事: Outside the club, two men were laying into each other.在俱乐部外，两名男子正在互相殴打。lay off phrasal verb1lay somebody ↔ off to stop employing someone because there is no work for them to do因没有工作可做而解雇某人: The company laid off 250 workers in December.该公司于12月裁减了250名工人。 Millions of people have been laid off in the steel industry.钢铁行业已有数百万人遭到裁员。2lay off (something) informal非正式 to stop using or doing something停止使用或做某事: I think you’d better lay off alcohol for a while.我认为你最好暂时戒酒。lay off doing something I had to lay off running for several months.我不得不停跑了好几个月。3lay off (somebody) informal非正式 to stop annoying someone or hurting them停止烦扰或伤害某人: Just lay off, will you!停下来，好不好！ I wish he’d lay off me!真希望他别再烦我！4lay something ↔ off to pass the ball to someone in your team in a game such as football – used in sports reports在足球等比赛中将球传给队友——用于体育报道lay something off to somebody Murphy has the ball and then lays it off to Owen.墨菲控球后传给了欧文。lay something on phrasal verb1lay something ↔ on especially British English to provide something such as food, entertainment, or transport for a group of people为一群人提供食物、娱乐或交通等: They laid on a buffet for his farewell party.他们为他的告别派对提供了自助餐。 A bus has been laid on to take you home.已安排了一辆公共汽车送你回家。2lay something on somebody to ask someone to do something, especially something that is difficult or something they will not want to do请求某人做某事，尤指困难的事或其不愿做的事: Sorry to lay this on you, but we need someone to give a talk at the conference next week.抱歉把这件事压给你，但我们需要有人在下周的会议上发表演讲。3lay it on (thick) informal非正式 a)to praise someone or something too much, especially in order to get what you want过分夸赞某人或某物，尤指为了达到自己的目的 b)to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is以使某事看起来比实际更重要、更严重等的方式谈论它 SYN exaggeratelay somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb1spread to spread something out将某物展开铺开: Lay out the map on the table and let’s have a look.把地图铺在桌上，我们来看看。2arrange to arrange or plan a building, town, garden etc规划或设计建筑、城镇、花园等的布局 SYN set out: The garden is laid out in a formal pattern.花园按照正式的图案布置。3explain to describe or explain something clearly清楚地描述或说明某事 SYN set out: The financial considerations are laid out in a booklet called ‘How to Borrow Money’.财务方面的注意事项在《如何借款》小册子中有详细说明。4spend informal非正式 to spend money, especially a lot of money花钱，尤指花大量的钱lay out something on something What’s the point in laying out money on something you’ll only wear once?花大钱买一件只穿一次的东西有什么意义？5hit informal非正式 to hit someone so hard that they fall down and become unconscious将某人打倒在地并使其失去意识: One of the guards had been laid out and the other was missing.其中一名守卫被打倒在地，另一名则不见了。6body to prepare a dead body so that it can be buried整理遗体以备入殓安葬lay over phrasal verb American English to stay somewhere for a short time before continuing your trip在某地短暂停留后再继续旅程lay up phrasal verb1be laid up (with something) to have to stay in bed because you are ill or injured因生病或受伤而不得不卧床: I was laid up for a week with flu.我因流感卧床一周。2to stop using a boat or vehicle, especially while it is being repaired停用船只或车辆，尤指在维修期间lay something ↔ up Most of the yachts were laid up for the winter.大多数游艇在冬季被搁置。3lay something ↔ up old-fashioned旧式 to collect and store something to use in the future收集并储存某物以备将来使用: We started laying up firewood for the winter.我们开始为冬天储备柴火。laylay3 adjective [only before noun] a)not trained or not knowing much about a particular profession or subject未经过培训或对某职业或学科知之甚少的；外行的: lay witnesses非专业证人 b)not in an official position in the church在教会中没有正式职务的；俗人的: a lay preacher平信徒传道人
a)not trained or not knowing much about a particular profession or subject未经过培训或对某职业或学科知之甚少的；外行的: lay witnesses非专业证人 b)not in an official position in the church在教会中没有正式职务的；俗人的: a lay preacher平信徒传道人laylay4 noun [countable] 1the lay of the land a)the situation that exists at a particular time特定时刻的情况；形势: Get the lay of the land before you make any decisions.在做任何决定之前，先摸清形势。 b)the appearance of an area of land, for example the way it slopes一片土地的地形，例如其坡度2the lay of something the appearance of something and where each part of it is某物的外观及其各部分的位置: Mr. Lowe will give you the lay of the camp and tell you what we’re going to be doing.Lowe 先生会向你介绍营地的布局，并告诉你我们将要做什么。3be a good/quick/easy etc lay informal非正式 to be a good, quick etc person to have sex with（作为性伴侣）表现好、迅速等4literary文学 a poem or song诗歌或歌曲
1the lay of the land a)the situation that exists at a particular time特定时刻的情况；形势: Get the lay of the land before you make any decisions.在做任何决定之前，先摸清形势。 b)the appearance of an area of land, for example the way it slopes一片土地的地形，例如其坡度2the lay of something the appearance of something and where each part of it is某物的外观及其各部分的位置: Mr. Lowe will give you the lay of the camp and tell you what we’re going to be doing.Lowe 先生会向你介绍营地的布局，并告诉你我们将要做什么。3be a good/quick/easy etc lay informal非正式 to be a good, quick etc person to have sex with（作为性伴侣）表现好、迅速等4literary文学 a poem or song诗歌或歌曲