名複: lays
lay
KK:[lе] DJ:[lеi]
lay1
- lie的動詞過去式
參見
lie1
vi.
- （人，動物）躺，臥；（東西）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.他躺下休息一會。
- 呈……狀態，置於[L]The whole city lay in ruins after the earthquake.
地震之後整個城市成了一片廢墟。
I have lain awake all night thinking of them.我心裡想著他們，徹夜未眠。
- （事情）在於；（錯誤等）發現於[Q]The remedy lies in education.
補救的辦法在於教育。
- 位於[Q]Japan lies to the east of China.
日本在中國的東面。
- 展現，伸展[Q]The city lies before us.
城市展現在我們面前。
- 被埋葬[Q]Here lies the king of England.
這裡葬著英國國王。
- 【舊】停留；過夜
lay2
vt.
- 放，擱[O]Please lay the packages on the table.
請把包裹放在桌上。
- 鋪設；砌（磚）；塗The workers are laying the tracks.
工人們在鋪設鐵軌。
- 準備，安排；擬定They laid down a number of rules.
他們制定了一些規則。
- 下蛋；產卵The black hen lays an egg a day.
那隻黑母雞每天生一個蛋。
- 平息（塵土等）；平服，驅除These fears ought now to be laid.
這些疑懼現在可以平息了。
- 賭（錢），下（賭注）[（+on）][+that]He laid $100 on the horse.
他在這匹馬上下注一百美元。
- 使處於（某種狀態）[O][O8]The storm laid the village in ruins.
暴風雨使這個村子成了一片廢墟。
- 宣稱；提出[O]The proposal was laid before the committee.
建議被提交委員會討論。
- 歸（罪）於；把……歸於[（+on/to）]He laid his failure to his lack of experience.
他把失敗歸咎於缺乏經驗。
- 把（懲罰等）加於[（+on）]
- 【俚】【粗】與……交媾
vi.
- 下蛋；產卵The hens began laying in October.
這些母雞十月份開始下蛋。
- 打賭[（+with/on）]
- 【海】就位；擊船
- 用力做He laid to his oars.
他奮力划槳。
n.
- 位置，地形[the S]The lay of the ground hindered my view of the sea.
地形擋住了我的視線，使我看不見大海。
- 【俚】【粗】交媾
片語
lay about
- 向四面八方亂打The ruffian laid about in desperation.
歹徒在絕望中向四周亂打一氣。
lay aside
- 把……放在一邊She laid her book aside.
她把書放在一邊。
- 積蓄He is able to lay aside fifty pounds each week.
她每週能積蓄五十鎊。
lay away
- 把……儲存起來He laid a little of his pay away each month.
他每月儲存一點薪資。
lay back
- 把……放回原處They laid the boy back on the bed.
他們把小男孩放回床上。
lay by
- 儲存I have to lay by a little money for emergencies.
我得存一點錢應急。
lay down
- 放下They laid down their arms.
他們放下了武器。
lay for
- 埋伏著等待The policemen laid for the bandits along the road.
警察埋伏在路邊等著襲擊匪徒。
lay in
- 貯藏We have laid in a supply of canned meat.
我們已經貯存了一批罐頭肉。
lay off
- 解僱The company laid off 100 workers last week.
公司上週解僱了一百名工人。
lay out
- 展示；擺出He laid out his views in a speech this afternoon.
他在今天下午的發言中提出了自己的觀點。
- 安排；籌劃I have a job laid out for him.
我給他安排好了一份工作。
lay up
- 貯存Bees lay up honey for the winter.
蜜蜂為過冬貯存蜂蜜。
lay waste
- 破壞；荒廢
辨析
lay3
a.[B]
- 凡俗的，世俗的She serves as a lay teacher at the convent school.
她在修道院的學校當非神職的教師。
- 外行的To the lay mind, these technical terms are incomprehensible.
對外行人來講，這些技術術語是無法理解的。
辨析
lay4
n.[C]
- （供吟唱的）短敘事詩，短抒情詩
- 歌曲
以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
lay1
v.
(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).
n.
- 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
- bury a body in a grave.
- 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
- formulate and enact a rule or principle.
- begin to construct a ship or railway.
- build up a deposit of a substance.
- store wine in a cellar.
- pay or bet money.
- 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
- chiefly Soccer pass the ball to a teammate.
- (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
- prepare someone for burial after death.
- informal knock someone unconscious.
- lay something out
- spread something out to its full extent.
- construct or arrange buildings or gardens according to a plan. ▸arrange and present material for printing and publication.
- informal spend a sum of money.
- lay someone up
put someone out of action through illness or injury. - lay something up
- see lay something in.
- 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
n.
- 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.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》
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