| 词汇 | lay |
| 释义 | lay verb uk /leɪ/ us /leɪ/laid layverb (PUT DOWN)C1[ Tusually+ adv/prep ] to put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose: 放置，安放，平放 She laid the baby on the bed.她把婴儿放在了床上。 He laid the tray down on the table.他把托盘放在桌子上。 lay asideShe laid aside her book and went to answer the phone.她把书放在一边去接电话。 We're having a new carpet laid in the hall next week.我们准备下周给大厅铺新地毯。 The plan is to lay (= build) the foundations for the new apartments in October.按照计划新公寓将于10月打地基。 [ T ] to prepare a plan or a method of doing something: 计划，研究（方法） best laid plansEven the best laid plans go wrong sometimes.即使最周密的计划有时也会出错。 Just lay the suitcase on the bed, would you? He laid the wreath reverently in front of the memorial.他在纪念碑前敬献了花圈。 The road has been dug up in order to lay cables.道路已被挖开，以便铺设电缆。 Modern office buildings have false floors, under which computer and phone wires can be laid.现代办公楼都设有假地板，下面铺设计算机和电话线路。 He took out his gold watch and laid it ostentatiously on the table in front of him.他拿出金表放在面前的桌子上向大家炫耀。 Placing and positioning an object -based appose around change something around circle consign fit gone install lie pile (something) up plant redeposit reinstall reinstallation relocate reorientate superimpose transpose transposition You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Preparing Planning, expecting and arranging layverb (LIE)past simple oflie（lie的过去式） [ I ]NOT STANDARD to lie somewhere. This use is generally considered to not be correct: "I was so tired that at one point, I was laying down on the floor," he said. My dog just lays there all day in the sun. Reclining crowd-surfing fallen fetal position foetal position full-length lean lie lounge around (something) prone prone positioning proning prostrate prostration repose sink sink into something sit back sprawl sprawled stretch layverb (PRODUCE EGGS)B2[ I or T ] (of an animal or bird) to produce eggs from out of the body: 产（卵）;产（蛋） Thousands of turtles drag themselves onto the beach and lay their eggs in the sand.成千上万只海龟爬上海滩在沙子里产卵。 Animal reproduction androgen anti-oestrogen asexuality asexually barrenness calve fertile gamete impregnate out-reproduce ovulate ovulation panmictic panmixia procreate procreation procreative rut spawn sterile layverb (HAVE SEX)[ T ]slang to have sex with someone: （与…）发生性关系 get laidSo did you get laid (= find someone to have sex with)?你和人发生性关系了吗？ layverb (RISK MONEY)[ T ] to risk something, usually money, on the result of an event: 押（赌注），为…打赌，对…下注 lay something on somethingShe won't get the job - I'd lay money on it!她得不到那份工作——我敢打赌！ Gambling & bookmaking a/the bookmaker'sphrase ante anti-gambling bank bet casino chip co-favourite cockfight favourite football pools pontoon raffle scratcher ticket self-exclusion slot machine smart money sportsbook spread betting stakeholder layverb (EXPRESS)[ T ] to express a claim, legal statement, etc. in a serious or official way: 声称，声明 lay the blame onShe can't accept she made a mistake and now she's trying to lay the blame on (= accuse) her assistant.她无法接受自己犯错误的事实，于是想把责任推到助手的头上。 lay a charge againstDo you understand the seriousness of the charge (= legal accusation) that has been laid against you?你知道对你的这项指控有多严重吗？ to blame someone for something blameHe blamed his wife for the error. lay the blame onThe bridge's architect was quick to lay the blame on the engineers. pin the blame onNo one should be looking to pin the blame on others. apportion blameWhen a company fails it isn't always possible to apportion blame. hold someone responsibleIf anything goes wrong, I will hold you responsible. take the blameIf we fail, I'll take the blame. lay claim to something to say that you own something: 声称…归其所有 Two companies have laid claim to the design.两家公司都声称自己拥有此项设计的所有权。 Announcing, informing & stating acquaint someone/yourself with something annunciation apprise someone of something avowedly awaken someone to something bear break pass proclaim propagate propagation propagative public put something before someone put something out reported ring self-proclaimed smoke signal stake a claimidiom GrammarLay or lie? The verb lay means ‘to put something down carefully in a flat position’. It must have an object. It is a regular verb, but note the spelling of the past simple and -ed form: laid not layed: … Idiomslay something at someone's door lay someone low lay something on the line lay yourself open to attack, criticism, ridicule, etc. lay someone to rest lay something to rest lay something (to) waste lay a finger on someone lay a hand on someone lay bare something lay it on a bit thick lay the groundwork/basis/foundations for something lay the ghost of something (to rest) lay up trouble for yourself Phrasal verbslay something aside lay something down lay something in lay into someone lay someone off lay off (something/someone) lay something off lay something on lay something out lay someone out lay someone up lay something up lay adjective[ before noun ] uk /leɪ/ us /leɪ/ layadjective[before noun] (NOT TRAINED)not trained in or not having a detailed knowledge of a particular subject: 未经培训的;外行的;非专业的 From a lay viewpoint the questionnaire is virtually incomprehensible.从外行的角度看，这份问卷调查简直让人无法理解。 See also layman(NOT TRAINED) Types of employment admin administrative administrative assistant administratively at the coalfaceidiom job-share job-sharing jobbing jobless joblessness professionalism professionality qualified recertify redundancy virtual assistant well qualified WFH white-collar who's whoidiom layadjective[before noun] (CHURCH)having a position in a religious organization that is not a full-time job and is not paid: （尤指在教会等组织中）兼职的，客串的 a lay preacher兼职牧师 See also layman(CHURCH) Religious people: followers of religious groups Adventist Anglican animist anti-cult anti-papal Episcopalian evangelist fakir Franciscan fundamentalist Moonie moral majority Mormon Moslem Muslim Shiite Sikh sisterhood Sufi Sunni lay noun[ C ] slanguk /leɪ/ us /leɪ/ used to describe how good someone is at sex, or how often they have sex: 性能力；性行为频率 good layShe's a good lay (= sex with her is enjoyable).她是个不错的性伙伴。 easy layShe got a reputation as an easy lay (= she was thought to have slept with a lot of people).她和很多人都睡过，得了个放荡的名声。 lay | American Dictionarylay verb us/leɪ/past tense and past participlelaidus/leɪd/ layverb (PUT DOWN)[ T ] to put something down, esp. into a flat or horizontal position: He laid his coat on a chair. She laid the baby (down) in her crib. [ T ] To lay is also to put down in a careful or systematic way for a particular purpose: We’re having a new carpet laid in the hall next week. layverb (PREPARE)[ T ] to prepare something: The initial negotiations laid the groundwork for more detailed talks later on. layverb (PRODUCE EGGS)[ I/T ] (of an animal or bird) to produce eggs from out of its body layverb (RISK)[ T ] to risk something on the result of an event: I’ll lay odds (= risk money) that she won’t show up. layverb (EXPRESS)[ T ] to put or express: He laid emphasis on the fact that he had never been found guilty of a crime. She’s trying to lay the blame on someone else (= blame someone else). Idiomslay a finger on someone lay down your life lay down the law lay someone to rest lay something to rest Phrasal verbslay someone open lay down something lay down something lay in something lay into someone lay off someone lay off (something/someone) lay out something lay up someone lay adjective[ not gradable ] us/leɪ/ layadjective[not gradable] (NOT TRAINED)not trained in or not having a detailed knowledge of a particular subject: To a lay audience, the mathematics would be difficult. lay us/leɪ/ lay (LIE)past simple of lie lay | Business Englishlay verb[ T ] uk /leɪ/uslaid | laid to put something onto a surface or under the ground in a horizontal position: lay a pipe/cableWorkmen were digging up the street to lay cables. They prepared the ground, then laid concrete. to prepare for doing something or to make it possible for something to happen in the future: lay the basis/foundation/groundwork for sthPerhaps more than anyone, he laid the groundwork for today's digital revolution. to bet(= risk) something on the result of an event: lay odds/a wagerI'll lay odds that she won't take the job. lay blame (on sb/sth) to say that someone or something is responsible for something bad that happened: You can't lay blame on the government for all your troubles. When projects go wrong, everyone looks for somewhere to lay the blame. lay claim to sth to say that you own something or have a right to it: Through a series of buyouts, we laid claim to the best intellectual property of our time. lay an egg informalUS to make something that does not work well or that fails: They laid an egg by putting last decade's technology in that phone. Phrasal verbslay sth aside lay sth down lay sb off lay out (sth) for/on sth lay sth out lay sth up lay adjective[ before noun ] uk /leɪ/us not expert in or not having a detailed knowledge of a particular subject: lay person/audience/readerGadget reviews work best when they use less technical jargon for the lay audience. See alsolayperson Examples of laylay They are not specialist enough for scientists actively involved in the topics, and not general enough for lay people. One set lay close to the surface within the oocyte and the other set was extruded into the perivitelline space within the second polar body. Underlying all these seemingly inclusive efforts, however, lay scientific theories and impressions of newcomers as at least potentially toxic. Then, she lay down to sleep with an indescribably beatific expression. This implies that there are clear boundaries between the scientist and the lay public. Its interest, however, lay in its anomalous status. They expelled dissenters, made war on each other, helped outsiders lay their neighbours waste and stole each other's trade whenever they could. She lay there, a distressed, unsheltered, senseless creature. In his catalogue of her sadness, the narrator allows the poem to lay heavy blame on the lover who abandoned her. Its oddness, in his view, lay in the disproportion it sustained between stimulus and response. Lay interviewers were used to collect the data on the presence or absence of the specific symptoms identified in the instrument. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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