权威释义
- 英语辞典

lay

KK:[lе] DJ:[lеi]

v. 放；铺设；准备；下蛋；平息
n. 位置；交媾
a. 凡俗的；外行的

名复: lays

权威释义

英语辞典

lay¹

lie的动词过去式

参见

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vi.

（人、动物）躺，卧；（东西）被平放[Q]
His hat and gloves were lying on the table.
他的帽子和手套都放在桌上。
He lay down for a rest.
他躺下休息一会。
呈……状态，置于[L]
The whole city lay in ruins after the earthquake.
地震之后整个城市成了一片废墟。
I have lain awake all night thinking of them.
我心里想着他们，彻夜未眠。
（事情）在于；（错误等）发现于[Q]
The remedy lies in education.
补救的办法在于教育。
位于[Q]
Japan lies to the east of China.
日本在中国的东面。
展现，伸展[Q]
The city lies before us.
城市展现在我们面前。
被埋葬[Q]
Here lies the king of England.
这里葬着英国国王。
【旧】停留；过夜

lay²

vt.

放，搁[O]
Please lay the packages on the table.
请把包裹放在桌上。
铺设；砌（砖）；涂
The workers are laying the tracks.
工人们在铺设铁轨。
准备，安排；拟定
They laid down a number of rules.
他们制定了一些规则。
下蛋；产卵
The black hen lays an egg a day.
那只黑母鸡每天生一个蛋。
平息（尘土等）；平服，驱除
These fears ought now to be laid.
这些疑惧现在可以平息了。
赌（钱），下（赌注）[（+on）][+that]
He laid $100 on the horse.
他在这匹马上下注一百美元。
使处于（某种状态）[O][O8]
The storm laid the village in ruins.
暴风雨使这个村子成了一片废墟。
宣称；提出[O]
The proposal was laid before the committee.
建议被提交委员会讨论。
归（罪）于；把……归于[（+on/to）]
He laid his failure to his lack of experience.
他把失败归咎于缺乏经验。
把（惩罚等）加于[（+on）]
【俚】【粗】与……交媾

vi.

下蛋；产卵
The hens began laying in October.
这些母鸡十月份开始下蛋。
打赌[（+with/on）]
【海】就位；击船
用力做
He laid to his oars.
他奋力划桨。

位置，地形[the S]
The lay of the ground hindered my view of the sea.
地形挡住了我的视线，使我看不见大海。
【俚】【粗】交媾

短语

lay about

向四面八方乱打
The ruffian laid about in desperation.
歹徒在绝望中向四周乱打一气。

lay aside

把……放在一边
She laid her book aside.
她把书放在一边。
积蓄
He is able to lay aside fifty pounds each week.
他每周能积蓄五十镑。

lay away

把……储存起来
He laid a little of his pay away each month.
他每月储存一点工资。

lay back

把……放回原处
They laid the boy back on the bed.
他们把小男孩放回床上。

lay by

储存
I have to lay by a little money for emergencies.
我得存一点钱应急。

lay down

放下
They laid down their arms.
他们放下了武器。

lay for

埋伏着等待
The policemen laid for the bandits along the road.
警察埋伏在路边等着袭击匪徒。

lay in

贮藏
We have laid in a supply of canned meat.
我们已经贮存了一批罐头肉。

lay off

解雇
The company laid off 100 workers last week.
公司上周解雇了一百名工人。

lay out

展示；摆出
He laid out his views in a speech this afternoon.
他在今天下午的发言中提出了自己的观点。
安排；筹划
I have a job laid out for him.
我给他安排好了一份工作。

lay up

贮存
Bees lay up honey for the winter.
蜜蜂为过冬贮存蜂蜜。

辨析

同义:

vt.布置；放，置

put place set rest deposit arrange

反义:

vt.“安置；摆下”的反义词

raise

lay³

a.[B]

凡俗的，世俗的
She serves as a lay teacher at the convent school.
她在修道院的学校当非神职的教师。
外行的
To the lay mind, these technical terms are incomprehensible.
对外行人来讲，这些技术术语是无法理解的。

辨析

反义:

a.“俗人的”的反义词

ecclesiastical

lay⁴

n.[C]

（供吟唱的）短叙事诗，短抒情诗
歌曲

以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》

lay¹

(past and past part. laid)

put down, especially gently or carefully.
put down and set in position for use.
▸Brit. set cutlery on (a table) in preparation for a meal.

▸put the material for (a fire) in place.

▸prepare (a trap).

▸ (lay something before) present material for consideration and action to (someone).
(with an abstract noun) put or place:
lay the blame.
(of a female bird, reptile, etc.) produce (an egg) from inside the body.
stake (an amount of money) in a wager.
cause (a ghost) to stop appearing; exorcize.
vulgar slang have sexual intercourse with.
trim (a hedge) by cutting the branches half through, bending them down, and interweaving them.
Nautical follow (a specified course).

the general appearance of an area of land.
▸the position or direction in which something lies:
roll the carpet against the lay of the nap.
vulgar slang a sexual partner or act of sexual intercourse.
the laying of eggs or the period during which they are laid.

Phrase

lay claim to
assert one's right to or possession of.
lay hands on
find and take possession of or acquire.
lay hold of (or on)
catch at or gain possession of.
lay someone low
reduce someone to inactivity, illness, or a lowly position.
lay something on thick (or with a trowel)
informal grossly exaggerate or overemphasize something.
lay someone open to
expose someone to the risk of.
lay someone/thing to rest
1. bury a body in a grave.
2. soothe and dispel fear, anxiety, etc.

Phrase verbal

lay about
Brit. beat or attack violently.
▸ (lay about one) strike out wildly on all sides.
lay something down
1. formulate and enact a rule or principle.
2. begin to construct a ship or railway.
3. build up a deposit of a substance.
4. store wine in a cellar.
5. pay or bet money.
6. informal record a piece of music.
lay something in/up
build up a stock of something in case of need.
lay into
informal attack violently.
lay off
informal give up.
lay someone off
discharge a worker temporarily or permanently because of a shortage of work.
lay something off
1. chiefly Soccer pass the ball to a teammate.
2. (of a bookmaker) insure against a loss resulting from a large bet by placing a similar bet with another bookmaker.
lay something on
Brit. provide a service or amenity.
lay someone out
1. prepare someone for burial after death.
2. informal knock someone unconscious.
lay something out
1. spread something out to its full extent.
2. construct or arrange buildings or gardens according to a plan.
  ▸arrange and present material for printing and publication.
3. informal spend a sum of money.
lay someone up
put someone out of action through illness or injury.
lay something up
1. see lay something in.
2. take a ship or other vehicle out of service.

Usage

The words lay and lie are often used incorrectly. Lay means, broadly, ‘put something down’, as in they are going to lay the carpet, whereas lie means ‘be in a horizontal position to rest’, as in why don't you lie down? The past tense and the past participle of lay is laid (they laid the carpet); the past tense of lie is lay (he lay on the floor) and the past participle is lain (she had lain awake for hours).

Etymology

OE lecgan, of Gmc origin; rel. to lie¹.

lay²

adj.

not ordained into or belonging to the clergy.
not having professional qualifications or expert knowledge.

Etymology

ME: from OFr. lai, via late L. from Gk laïkos, from laos ‘people’.

lay³

a short lyric or narrative poem meant to be sung.
literary a song.

Etymology

ME: from OFr. lai, corresp. to Provençal lais, of unknown origin.

lay⁴

past of lie¹.

以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》

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