| 单词 | lay |
| 释义 | lay verbadverb | preposition adverb➤carefully, gently小心放置；轻放➤neatly整齐摆放◆he laid the clothes neatly on his bed.他把那些衣服整齐地放在床上。➤aside, down放到一边；放下◆with a resigned sigh she laid aside her book.她无奈地叹了口气，把书放到了一边。◆he laid the plates down on the table.他把盘子放到桌上。preposition➤on放在⋯上◆she laid the child tenderly on the bed.她轻轻地把孩子放在床上。➤over盖在上面◆they carefully laid a blanket over the body.他们小心地把毯子盖在遗体上。lay verb ●lay sth outadverb➤nicely, well设计精美；布局良好◆each chapter is nicely laid out with clear diagrams.每一章都设计得很精美，图表很清晰。➤clearly布局清楚◆the information is there; it just isn't laid out clearly.信息是有了，只是呈现得不够清楚。 lay /leɪ/ verb [transitive] 1.to put something down 铺；铺放；铺设◆to lay a cable/pipe 铺设电缆；铺管道2.to present a proposal, some information, etc. to sb for them to think about and decide on 提出，提交（建议、资讯等）◆proposals will be laid before the committee at the next meeting. 建议将在下次会议提交委员会讨论。 ●lay it on the line (informal) to tell sb clearly what you think, especially when they will not like what you say 实话实说◆the manager laid it on the line—some people would have to lose their jobs. 经理实话实说 ── 某些人要失业了。 ➡ idiom at marker , block noun ●lay sth downif you lay down a rule or a principle, you state officially that people must obey it or use it 规定，制订（条例或原则）◆the department of health lays down guidelines for safety at work. 卫生署制订了安全工作的指引。●lay sb off (hr 人力资源) to stop employing sb because there is not enough work for them to do （因工作不多而）解雇◆although they wanted to cut costs, they promised they would not lay anyone off. 尽管想要降低成本，他们承诺不会解雇任何人。◆about 1 000 workers at the factory will be laid off. 大约 1 000 名工厂工人将被解雇。 ➡ laid-off , lay-off ➡ see note at dismiss ●lay out (for/on sth) ●lay sth out (for/on sth) (informal) to spend money on sth 花钱◆people do not want to have to lay out for a new computer every year. 人们不想每年花钱买一台新电脑。☞ lay☞ getting rid of employeeslay(laid, laid) [transitive] to express sth such as a claim in a serious or official way（严肃或正式地）提出（声明等）◆she laid the blame for the crisis at the prime minister's door (= she blamed the prime minister).她指责首相应为这场危机负责。ⓘ lay is used with a noun to form a phrase that has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun. * lay 与名词连用构成短语，意义相当于这个名词的动词形式◆he laid stress on the importance of cooperation (= he stressed the importance of cooperation).他强调合作的重要性。lay(laid, laid) [transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition通常与副词或介词连用) to put sb/sth in a particular position, especially when you do it gently or carefully（尤指轻轻地或小心地）放置，安放，搁◆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。◆relatives laid wreaths on the grave.死者亲属在墓前献了花圈。note 辨析 place or lay?in many cases you can use either word. however, place is usually more deliberate, and lay is usually more gentle. you place things but not people; you can lay things or people.在许多情况下这两个词可以通用，但是 place 通常指特意把东西放在某处，lay 通常指轻轻地放置。place 的宾语是物，不能是人。lay 的宾语可以是物，也可以是人◆a bomb had been laid under the seat. ◆she placed the baby on the bed. lay(laid, laid) [transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition通常与副词或介词连用) to spread sth flat on sth; to cover sth with a layer of sth（在某物上）摊开，敷；用一层⋯覆盖◆before they started they laid newspaper on the floor.他们开始之前在地板上铺了报纸。◆the grapes were laid to dry on racks.葡萄被摊开放在架子上晒干。lay¹/leɪ ||; le/verb [t] (past tense past participle laid /leɪd ||; led/) 1. to put sb/sth carefully in a particular position or on a surface 放置: ◇she laid a sheet over the dead body. 她把布盖在尸体上。◇he laid the child gently down on her bed. 他把小孩轻轻放到床上。◇‘don't worry,’ she said, laying her hand on my shoulder. “别担心。”她一边说，一边用手搭着我的肩膀。 2. to put sth in the correct position for a particular purpose （为某用途）把…放在正确位置，铺设: ◇they're laying new electricity cables in our street. 我们那条街道正在铺设新电缆。 3. to prepare sth for use 准备: ◇the police have laid a trap for him and i think they'll catch him this time. 警方已经布下陷阱，我想这一次准可以把他逮住了。◇can you lay the table please (= put the knives, forks, plates, etc on it)? 请你把餐具摆好，行吗？ 4. to produce eggs 产卵: ◇hens lay eggs. 母鸡下蛋。 5. (used with some nouns to give a similar meaning to a verb) to put （跟某些名词连用，表达与动词相同的意思）: ◇they laid all the blame on him (= they blamed him). 他们把过失全都推到他的头上。◇to lay emphasis on sth (= emphasize it) 强调某事物 lay sth down to give sth as a rule 制订规则: ◇it's all laid down in the rules of the club. 俱乐部的规则已清楚说明这一切。 lay off (sb)(informal 非正式) to stop annoying sb 不再打扰: ◇can't you lay off me for a bit? 你少打扰我，行吗？ lay sb off to stop giving work to sb （暂时）解雇；裁减（人员）: ◇they've laid off 500 workers at the car factory. 这家汽车厂已经裁减了500名工人。 lay sth on(informal 非正式) to provide sth 提供: ◇they're laying on a trip to london for everybody. 他们正安排所有人去伦敦一趟。 lay sth out 1. to spread out a number of things so that you can see them easily or so that they look nice （为易见或美观而）摊开，陈列: ◇all the food was laid out on a table in the garden. 所有食物都放在花园里的桌子上。 2. to arrange sth in a planned way 有计划地安排lay³past tense oflie²lay²/leɪ ||; le/adj (only before a noun 只用于名词前) 1. (used about a religious teacher) who has not been officially trained as a priest （指宗教教师）非神职的: ◇a lay preacher 非神职传道人 2. without special training in or knowledge of a particular subject 外行的；非专业的 laysee ⇨ put 1 • • •• ⇨ get/lay your hands on• ⇨ layman/lay person• ⇨ put/lay your cards on the table• ⇨ put/lay/place the blame on☞ lay¹☞ lay²☞ lay³ |
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