词汇 | lay |
释义 | lay1 | BrE leɪ, AmE leɪ | A. transitive verb past tense, past participle laid ① (place carefully) 安放 ▸ he laid a plank across the stream 他在小溪上搭了一块木板 ▸ I laid a wreath at the foot of the monument 我在纪念碑下献了个花圈 ▸ she laid the baby in the cot 她把婴儿放到小床上 ▸ to lay the blanket on the ground 把毯子铺在地上 ② (place in specified position) 放 ‹part of one's body›▸ she laid her head on his shoulder 她把头靠在他的肩上 ▸ the dog laid its paw on my knee 狗把爪子搭在我的膝盖上 ▸ to lay a finger/hand on sb (strike) 打某人 (harm) 伤害某人 (molest) 骚扰某人 ▸ if you ever lay a finger on my daughter again, I'll kill you! 你再碰我女儿一下,我就宰了你! ▸ to lay one on sb informal 给某人一拳 ③ (spread out) 涂 ‹paint, concrete, plaster›; 铺 ‹straw, newspaper›④ (put in) 铺 ‹carpet, paving stones, turf›; 铺设 ‹railway line, cable›; 埋没 ‹mine›; 砌 ‹bricks›▸ to lay the foundation stone 奠基 ▸ to lay the foundations literal 打地基 figurative 打基础 ⑤ (set for meal) 摆放 ▸ to lay the table 摆好餐具 ▸ you haven't laid a place for Anna 你没有给安娜摆放餐具 ⑥ ▸ to lay a fire; 摆放燃料生火 ⑦ Zoology (produce) 产 ▸ the hens have laid 15 eggs 母鸡下了15个蛋 ⑧ (place, impose) 把…施加于 ▸ to lay a curse on sb 诅咒某人 ▸ to lay charges against sb 指控某人 ▸ to lay emphasis or stress on sth 强调某事物 ▸ to lay the blame (for sth) on sb (把某事物)归咎于某人 ▸ to lay it on the line informal 直说 ⑨ (in gambling) 押 ▸ to lay a bet 下赌注 ▸ I'll lay you two to one it'll rain tomorrow 我一赔二跟你打赌,明天要下雨 ⑩ (present) 提交 ▸ he laid his proposal before the committee 他向委员会递交了提议 ⑪ (prepare) 奠定 ‹foundation›; 留下 ‹trail›; 制订 ‹plan›; 设置 ‹trap, snare›⑫ (settle) 消除 ‹fears, doubts›▸ to lay a rumour 辟谣 ⑬ (expose) 使…处于特定状态 ‹person›▸ we have laid ourselves open to criticism 我们处于受批评的境地 ⑭ slang (have sex with) 与…性交 ▸ he has been laying the boss's wife 他一直和老板的老婆睡觉 ⑮ (trim) 编制 ‹hedge›; 用…编制篱笆 ‹branches, trunks›B. intransitive verb past tense, past participle laid 产卵 ▸ the hens are not laying well 母鸡现在不爱下蛋 C. noun ① (position) 放置方式 ; (direction) 放置方向 ② slang (sexual partner) 性交的女方 ▸ she's an easy lay 她是个荡妇 ③ slang (sex act) 性交 PHRASAL VERBS lay about transitive verb [lay about sb/sth] ① (attack violently) 猛打 ▸ she laid about me, punching and kicking 她对我拳打脚踢 ▸ he laid about the horse with a whip 他用鞭子狠抽这匹马 ② ▸ (strike out wildly) to lay about sb (with sth); (用某物)向某人乱打 ▸ he laid about him with a stick 他挥棒向他乱打 lay aside transitive verb [lay aside sth, lay sth aside] ① literal (put to one side) 把…放在一边 ② figurative (set aside) 留存…备用 ▸ he has laid a bit of money aside for his old age 他存了点儿钱防老 ③ figurative (abandon, relinquish) 放弃 ▸ to lay aside the cares of office 不再为公务烦恼 ▸ to lay aside one's personal feelings 将个人情感置之度外 lay back transitive verb [lay sb/sth back] 使…向后倾斜 ▸ lay your head back 头向后仰 ▸ the nurse laid the patient back gently 护士轻轻扶病人躺下 lay by transitive verb [lay sth by] (set aside) 留存…备用 ▸ she's got a bit of money laid by 她存了一点儿钱 lay down A. [lay sb/sth down] transitive verb (put horizontally) 把…放平 ▸ he laid the baby down on the settee 他把婴儿平放在长椅上 ▸ to lay the blanket down on the floor 把毯子铺在地板上 B. [lay down sth, lay sth down] transitive verb ① (put down) 放下 ▸ he laid his racket down on the floor beside him 他把球拍放在身旁的地板上 ② (relinquish) 放弃 ▸ to lay down one's arms 放下武器 ③ Building 铺设 ‹cable, drain›; 铺筑 ‹road, railway›▸ to lay down the foundations 打地基 ④ (establish) 制定 ‹rule, policy›; 确定 ‹price, wage›▸ it is laid down in the constitution that the president must be elected by the people 宪法规定,总统必须由民选产生 ▸ to lay down the law; 制定法律 lay in transitive verb [lay in sth, lay sth in] 储存 ▸ to lay in food for Christmas 为圣诞节储备食物 lay into transitive verb [lay into sb] informal ① (attack violently) 狠打 ▸ to lay into sb with sth; 用某物狠打某人 ▸ the champion laid into his opponent 冠军猛烈地攻击对手 ▸ she laid into me with her umbrella 她用雨伞拼命打我 ② (attack verbally) 抨击 ▸ he laid into me, calling me a cheat 他大骂我是骗子 lay off A. [lay sb off, lay off sb] transitive verb (make redundant) (temporarily) 使下岗 ; (permanently) 解雇 ▸ to start laying people off 开始裁员 ▸ she was laid off from her job at the bakery 她失去了面包房的工作 B. [lay off sb/sth] transitive verb ① (leave alone) 停止打扰 ▸ lay off her! it wasn't her fault! 别再责罚她了!那不是她的错! ▸ lay off that poor animal! 别再欺负那可怜的动物了! ▸ I told him to lay off my daughter 我告诉他别再骚扰我女儿 ② ▸ (refrain from) to lay off sth/doing sth; 停止使用某物/做某事 ▸ to lay off cigarettes/smoking 戒烟 ▸ lay off drinking my whisky! 别再喝我的威士忌! C. intransitive verb informal 停止 ▸ lay off! you're messing up my hair! 住手!你把我的头发弄乱了! lay on transitive verb [lay on sth, lay sth on] ① (apply) 用一层…覆盖 ‹glue›▸ he laid on the plaster, layer after layer 他把灰泥一层层地涂上去 ② British (install) 安装 ‹gas, water›▸ you can reclaim the cost of laying on electricity and water 你可以报销安装水电的费用 ③ (provide) 提供 ‹food, transport›▸ the organizers of the event had laid on free refreshments 活动的组织者提供了免费的茶点 ▸ the Council is laying on extra bus services in the run-up to Christmas 圣诞前市政会安排加开公交车 ④ (organize) 安排 ‹event›▸ the villagers laid on a display of traditional dancing 村民们安排了传统舞蹈表演 ⑤ figurative informal (exaggerate) 使…过分 ‹praise, gratitude, sarcasm›▸ she was laying on the sweetness and flattery 她极尽甜言蜜语、阿谀奉承之能事 ▸ to lay it on thick 过分地夸大某事物 ▸ sometimes he lays it on a bit thick with the sympathy 有时候他那种同情的表情做得有点太夸张了 lay out A. [lay out sth, lay sth out] transitive verb ① (spread out ready for use) 将…摊开放好 ▸ they laid out all the items for sale on the stall 他们把所有待售商品都散开摆放在摊位上 ② (spread out to full extent) 展开 ‹map, garment, fabric›▸ he laid the map out on the table 他在桌上摊开地图 ▸ to lay the material out flat 把布料摊平 ▸ a green and brown carpet was laid out in the entrance area 入口处铺着一块绿色和棕色相间的地毯 ③ (design) 版面设计 ‹magazine, page, advertisement›▸ the volume is attractively designed and laid out 这卷书的设计排版很吸引人 ④ (set out according to a plan) 设计 ‹town, garden, building›▸ the suburb was laid out in 1937 by the town planners 该近郊住宅区是由城市规划师在1937年设计的 ⑤ (explain) 阐明 ‹reasons, argument, demands, facts›▸ all the terms and conditions are laid out in the contract 所有的条款与条件在合同中都已清楚地列明 ⑥ informal (spend) 花 ‹sum of money›▸ he laid out a fortune on a new car 他花了一大笔钱买新车 B. [lay out sb, lay sb out] transitive verb ① (prepare for burial) «undertaker» 为…作殡葬准备 ‹body›② informal (knock unconscious) 把…打昏 ▸ he was laid out by a blow to the left temple 他的左太阳穴被打了一下,昏了过去 lay up A. [lay up sth, lay sth up] transitive verb ① (store) 储存 ▸ to lay up fuel for the winter 为过冬储存燃料 ② (take out of service) 将…搁置不用 ▸ my car's laid up 我的车停开了 ▸ the ship was laid up for repairs 船进坞检修 B. [lay sb up] transitive verb (confine to bed) 使卧床不起 ▸ she was laid up with flu 她得了流感,卧病在床 |
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