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- v.放置;（鸟、昆虫、鱼等）下（蛋），产（卵）;提出，提交（建议、信息等）;铺设(尤指在地板上);（摆好木、柴或煤）生（火）;(尤指轻轻地或小心地)安放;敷;(在某物上)涂;铺放;与（某人）性交;摆放餐具于;周密准备;用一层…覆盖;对…下赌金;使处于特定状态（尤指困境）
- adj.非专业的;外行的;平信徒的;在俗的;缺少专门知识的
- n.性伙伴;(尤指)性交的女人;(通常供吟唱的)叙事诗
- lie的过去式
layverb
放下；展开 put down/spread
（尤指轻轻地或小心地）放置，安放，搁
to put sb/sth in a particular position, especially when it is done gently or carefully
She laid the baby down gently on the bed.
她把婴儿轻轻地放在床上。
He laid a hand on my arm.
他把手搭在我的胳膊上。
The horse laid back its ears.
那匹马把耳朵往后竖着。
Relatives laid wreaths on the grave.
死者亲属在墓前献了花圈。
The cloth should be laid flat.
布应展开平放。
She had lain there all night.
铺，铺放，铺设（尤指在地板上）
to put sth down, especially on the floor, ready to be used
to lay a carpet/cable/pipe
铺地毯；铺设电缆；铺管道
The foundations of the house are being laid today.
今天正在给房子打地基。
They had laid the groundwork for future development.
他们为此后的发展奠定了基础。
（在某物上）摊开，涂，敷；用一层…覆盖
to spread sth on sth; to cover sth with a layer of sth
Before they started they laid newspaper on the floor.
他们开始前在地板上铺了报纸。
The floor was laid with newspaper.
地板上铺了报纸。
The grapes were laid to dry on racks.
葡萄被摊放在架子上晾干。
卵 eggs
（鸟、昆虫、鱼等）下（蛋），产（卵）
if a bird, an insect, a fish, etc. lays eggs, it produces them from its body
The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
杜鹃在其他鸟的巢中产蛋。
new-laid eggs
鲜蛋
The hens are not laying well (= not producing many eggs) .
母鸡现在不爱下蛋。
桌子 table
摆放餐具于（餐桌，准备就餐）
to arrange knives, forks, plates, etc. on a table ready for a meal
to lay the table
摆好餐具准备用餐
提出建议 present proposal
提出，提交（建议、信息等）
to present a proposal, some information, etc. to sb for them to think about and decide on
The bill was laid before Parliament.
议案已提交议会审议。
困境 difficult situation
使处于特定状态（尤指困境）
to put sb/sth in a particular position or state, especially a difficult or unpleasant one
to lay a responsibility/burden on sb
把责任 / 重担加于某人身上
to lay sb under an obligation to do sth
使某人承担做某事的义务
与名词连用 with nouns
（与名词连用构成短语，其含义与该相关名词的动词相同）
used with a noun to form a phrase that has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun
to lay the blame on sb (= to blame sb)
归咎于某人
Our teacher lays great stress on good spelling (= stresses it strongly) .
我们老师着力强调要拼写正确。
计划；圈套 plan/trap
周密准备；筹划；设置
to prepare sth in detail
to lay a trap for sb
给某人设下圈套
She began to lay her plans for her escape.
她开始周密策划准备逃走。
Bad weather can upset even the best-laid plans.
天气不好，再好的计划也要打乱。
性交 have sex
与（某人）性交
to have sex with sb
He went out hoping to get laid that night.
他那天晚上外出希望找个女人睡一宿。
火 fire
（摆好木、柴或煤）生（火）
to prepare a fire by arranging wood, sticks or coal
打赌 bet
对…下赌金；下赌注
to bet money on sth; to place a bet
to lay a bet
下赌注
She had laid $100 on the favourite.
她在那匹特别喜爱的马上下注100元。
I'll lay you any money you like (that) he won't come.
我看他不来了，你愿意赌多少钱我都奉陪。
袭击（或猛打）某人
to attack sb violently
The gang laid about him with sticks.
那伙人用棍棒狠狠揍他。
乱打；（向四面）拳打脚踢，猛打
to hit sb/sth without control or move your arms or legs violently in all directions
She laid about herself with her stick to keep the dogs off.
她挥棒乱打以赶走那几条狗。
贮备；贮存
to collect and store sth to use in the future
to lay in food supplies
贮存食物
猛打；痛打；责骂；抨击
to attack sb violently with blows or words
His parents really laid into him for wasting so much money.
他因挥霍这么多钱财被父母狠狠地责骂了一顿。
（让人停止做某事）停止，别再打扰
used to tell sb to stop doing sth
Lay off me will you─it's nothing to do with me.
别找我好不好——这事与我无关。
Lay off bullying Jack.
别再欺负杰克。
停止使用
to stop using sth
I think you'd better lay off fatty foods for a while.
我认为你最好暂时别吃高脂食物。
（因工作不多而）解雇
to stop employing sb because there is not enough work for them to do
提供（尤指食物或娱乐）
to provide sth for sb, especially food or entertainment
to lay on food and drink
提供饮食
A bus has been laid on to take guests to the airport.
已安排公共汽车运送客人去机场。
使不得不处理（讨厌或困难的事）
to make sb have to deal with sth unpleasant or difficult
Stop laying a guilt trip on me (= making me feel guilty) .
别再让我感到内疚了。
（长途旅行期间）作短暂停留
to stay somewhere for a short time during a long journey
（因病或受伤而）卧床歇工
if sb is laid up , they are unable to work, etc. because of an illness or injury
She's laid up with a broken leg.
她因腿部骨折卧床养病。
adj.
外行的；非专业的；缺少专门知识的
not having expert knowledge or professional qualifications in a particular subject
His book explains the theory for the lay public.
他的书为大众阐明了这个理论。
平信徒的；在俗的
not in an official position in the Church
a lay preacher
在俗传道员
noun
性伙伴；（尤指）性交的女人
a partner in sex, especially a woman
an easy lay (= a person who is ready and willing to have sex)
淫妇
to be a great lay
为荒淫无度的荡妇
（通常供吟唱的）叙事诗
a poem that was written to be sung, usually telling a story
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VERB AND NOUN USES 动词和名词用法
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In standard English, the form lay is also the past tense of the verb lie in some meanings. In informal English, people sometimes use the word lay instead of lie in those meanings.
在标准英语中，lay亦作动词lie某些义项的过去式。而在非正式英语中，人们有时用lay来代替这些义项中的lie。
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不要混淆lay和lie这两个动词。lay表示将某物放于某处或某个位置，意思上与动词lie有相关之处。如某人把某物安放（lay）在某处，此物即放（lie）在那里。lay的过去式和过去分词均为laid，它通常用作及物动词。例如，They laid him on the floor（他们把他放在地上）。lie则为不及物动词，其过去式为lay，过去分词为lain：I lay on the floor with my legs in the air（我躺在地上，双腿抬起）。
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VERB 放置；安放；搁
If you lay something somewhere, you put it there in a careful, gentle, or neat way.Lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor...
在地上铺一张报纸。
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VERB 布置（餐桌）；摆放（餐具）
If you lay the table or lay the places at a table, you arrange the knives, forks, and other things that people need on the table before a meal.The butler always laid the table.
每次都是男管家把餐具摆好。
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VERB 铺放；敷设；铺设
If you lay something such as carpets, cables, or foundations, you put them into their permanent position.A man came to lay the saloon carpet...
一名男子来铺客厅的地毯。
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VERB 布设，设置（陷阱）
To lay a trap means to prepare it in order to catch someone or something.They were laying a trap for the kidnapper.
他们设下一个圈套引绑匪上钩。
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VERB （鸟）产（卵），下（蛋）
When a female bird lays an egg, it produces an egg by pushing it out of its body.My canary has laid an egg...
我的金丝雀生了一个蛋。
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VERB 奠定基础/制定规划
Lay is used with some nouns to talk about making official preparations for something. For example, if you lay the basis for something or lay plans for it, you prepare it carefully.Diplomats meeting in Chile have laid the groundwork for far-reaching environmental regulations...
在智利会面的外交官们已经为那些对未来影响深远的环境保护条例的制定打好了基础。
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VERB 归咎/起诉
Lay is used with some nouns in expressions about accusing or blaming someone. For example, if you lay the blame for a mistake on someone, you say it is their fault, or if the police lay charges against someone, they officially accuse that person of a crime.She refused to lay the blame on any one party...
她拒绝归咎于任何一方。
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VERB 押（赌注）；就…打赌
If you say that you would lay bets, odds, or money on something happening, you mean that you are very confident that it will happen.I wouldn't lay bets on his still remaining manager after the spring...
我看他的这个经理当不到春天之后了。
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VERB （指交媾）干，搞
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N-COUNT 床上功夫高者/轻易就上床者
Lay is used in expressions such a good lay or an easy lay to describe what someone is like as a sexual partner. -
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PHRASE 过分夸大；言过其实
If someone is laying it on thick or is laying it on, they are exaggerating a statement, experience, or emotion in order to try to impress people.Don't lay it on too thick, but make sure they are flattered...
不要吹捧得太露骨，不过一定要恭维得他们很惬意。
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PHRASE 使易受批评（或攻击）
If you lay yourself open to criticism or attack, or if something lays you open to it, something you do makes it possible or likely that other people will criticize or attack you.The party thereby lays itself open to charges of conflict of interest...
该党因此难免被人指责有利益冲突。
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to lay something bare→ see:bare
ADJECTIVE USES 形容词用法
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ADJ （基督教中）平信徒的，世俗的，非神职的
You use lay to describe people who are involved with a Christian church but are not members of the clergy or are not monks or nuns.Edwards is a Methodist lay preacher and social worker.
爱德华是一位循道宗在俗传教士兼社会工作者。
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ADJ 业余的；外行的；门外汉的
You use lay to describe people who are not experts or professionals in a particular subject or activity.It is difficult for a lay person to gain access to medical libraries...
非业内人士难以进入医学图书馆。
noun
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- a narrative poem of popular origin
- Synonym: ballad
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- a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
- Synonym: ballad
verb
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- put into a certain place or abstract location
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
- Synonym: put set place pose position
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- put in a horizontal position
- lay the books on the table
- lay the patient carefully onto the bed
- Synonym: put down repose
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- lay eggs
- This hen doesn't lay
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- prepare or position for action or operation
- lay a fire
- lay the foundation for a new health care plan
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- impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
- lay a responsibility on someone
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- not of or from a profession
- a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease
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- characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
- set his collar in laic rather than clerical position
- the lay ministry
- Synonym: laic secular
数据来源：WordNet
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Bill had to lay up his boat when school started .
开学后，比尔只得把他的船放置起来。
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Bend or lay so that one part covers the other .
折或放置来使一部分盖住另一部分。
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I 'll lay you any money you like he won 't come .
我看他不来了，你愿意赌多少钱我都奉陪。
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His book explains the theory for the lay public .
他的书为大众阐明了这个理论。
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The fish lay thousands of eggs at one time .
这种鱼一次产卵数千个。
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It hurt me to think that he would lie to me .
一想到他竟然对我说谎，我就很伤心。
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He has laid himself wide open to political attack .
他在政治上已经处于极易受到攻击的境地。
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They had laid on a huge spread for the party .
他们为聚会安排了丰盛的食物。
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The blocks should be laid on a bed of concrete .
石块应该固定在混凝土基座上。
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He went out hoping to get laid that night .
他那天晚上外出希望找个女人睡一宿。
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I 'm perfectly content just to lie in the sun .
我在阳光下躺着就感到非常满足。
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His parents really laid into him for wasting so much money .
他因挥霍这么多钱财被父母狠狠地责骂了一顿。
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The boat lay under several feet of water .
那条船沉在水下好几英尺处。
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The book lay open on the table .
书摊开在桌子上。
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I think you 'd better lay off fatty foods for a while .
我认为你最好暂时别吃高脂食物。
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Go and lie down for a while .
去躺一会儿吧。
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The company has laid off 150 workers in an effort to save money .
公司为节省资金遣散了150名工作人员。
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The foundations of the house are being laid today .
今天正在给房子打地基。
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Farmers are now paid to let their land lie fallow .
农民让土地休耕现在得到了回报。
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Lie on your stomach with your arms by your side .
手臂放在两侧趴下。
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She lay back and enjoyed the peace of the summer evening .
她轻松地躺着享受夏日傍晚的宁静。
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Lay the cards face up on the table .
把纸牌正面朝上摆在桌子上。
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I find it impossible to lie to her .
我觉得无法对她撒谎。
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She laid the book flat and opened it up .
她把书放平翻开。
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During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil .
冬天种子在土壤中休眠。
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My job is to lay out the text and graphics on the page .
我的工作是设计页面上的正文和图表。
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She began to lay her plans for her escape .
她开始周密策划准备逃走。
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Father , I cannot lie to you .
爸爸，我不能对你说谎。
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I 'll lay odds on him getting the job .
我敢说他能得到这份工作。
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Before they started they laid newspaper on the floor .
他们开始前在地板上铺了报纸。
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