lay
v.(动词)
laid[l3d] lay.ing,lays
v.tr.(及物动词)
To cause to lie down:
放下:使躺下:
例句:
lay a child in its crib.
将孩子放入小童床
To place in or bring to a particular state or position.
使处于:放入或使达到一特定状态或位置
To bury.
埋葬
To put or set down:
铺设:安装或铺放:
例句:
lay new railroad track.
铺设新铁轨
To produce and deposit:
生产,贮存:
例句:
lay eggs.
产蛋
To cause to subside; calm or allay:
使静下来:使减退;使平静或减轻:
例句:
.chas`d the clouds . . . and laid the winds.(John Milton)
.追逐云朵…平息风儿.(约翰·米尔顿)
To put up to or against:
靠着:贴在之上或紧挨着:
例句:
lay an ear to the door.
把耳朵贴在门上(偷听)
To put forward as a reproach or an accusation:
怪罪:提出谴责或控诉:
例句:
They laid the blame on us.
他们责怪我们
To put or set in order or readiness for use:
安排:安排就绪或准备妥当:
例句:
lay the table for lunch.
摆设餐具以备午餐
To devise; contrive:
拟定:设计;想方法:
例句:
lay plans.
制定计划
To spread over a surface:
涂覆:涂在表面:
例句:
lay paint on a canvas.
在画布上涂颜料
To place or give (importance):
注重:授予或给予(重要性):
例句:
lay stress on clarity of expression.
强调清晰表达的重要性
To impose as a burden or punishment:
使负担:施加负担或处罚:
例句:
lay a penalty upon the offender.
对犯规者进行惩罚
To present for examination:
提呈:呈交以受审查:
例句:
lay a case before a committee.
把案件提交委员会审理
To put forward as a demand or an assertion:
提出:提出要求或主张:
例句:
laid claim to the estate.
宣称对地产拥有所有权
Games To place (a bet); wager.
【游戏】 下注;打赌
To aim (a gun or cannon).
瞄准(枪或大炮)
To place together (strands) to be twisted into rope.
编,绞:把(绳子)放在一起以捻成一股绳索
To make in this manner:
搓:以这种方式制作:
例句:
lay up cable.
搓成缆绳
Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with.
【粗俗用语】 【俚语】 交媾:和…发生性关系
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To produce and deposit eggs.
产卵或下蛋
To bet; wager.
打赌;下注
Non-Standard To lie.
【非标准用语】 躺下
To engage energetically in an action.
全力以赴:精力充沛地投入某一行动
Nautical To put oneself into the position indicated.
【航海】 就位:把自己放入指定的位置
n.(名词)
The direction the strands of a rope or cable are twisted in:
绳索绞向:绳子或缆绳的绳束捻合方向:
例句:
a left lay.
左搓法
The amount of such twist.
绳子搓编的数量
The state of one that lays eggs:
产(卵):下蛋之物的状态:
例句:
a hen coming into lay.
母鸡要下蛋了
Vulgar Slang
【粗俗用语】 【俚语】
Sexual intercourse.
性交
A partner in sexual intercourse.
性交时的配偶
<常用词组>lay about
To strike blows on all sides.
向四面八方打击
lay aside
To give up; abandon:
放弃;抛弃:
例句:
lay aside all hope of rescue.
放弃援救的希望
To save for the future.
储备:为将来贮存
lay away
To reserve for the future; save.
储蓄:为将来储备;贮存
To put aside and hold for future delivery.
收藏:搁置并保留至以后交付
lay by
To save for future use.
储备:储存供将来之用
lay down
To give up and surrender:
放弃并投降:
例句:
laid down their arms.
缴械投降
To specify:
规定:
例句:
laid down the rules.
制定法规
To store for the future.
储备:为将来储备
Non-Standard To lie down.
【非标准用语】 躺下
lay for 【非正式用语】
To be waiting to attack:
等待进行攻击:
例句:
Muggers lay for the unsuspecting pedestrian in the dark alley.
拦路抢劫者等候在黑暗的小巷中准备袭击那些毫无防范的行人
lay in
To store for future use:
储备:储存以备将来之用:
例句:
lay in supplies for an Arctic winter.
为北极的严冬储备给养
lay into 【俚语】
To scold sharply.
严厉批评
To attack physically; beat up.
肉体攻击;痛打
lay off
To terminate the employment of (a worker), especially temporarily.
暂时解雇员工:停止雇用(工人),尤指暂时性的
To mark off:
划界线:
例句:
lay off an area for a garden.
划出一块区域作为花园
Slang To stop doing something; quit.
【俚语】 停止做某事;放弃
Games To place all or a part of an accepted bet with another bookie in order to reduce the risk.
【游戏】 两面下注:把全部或一部分定好的赌注分担给另一赌马者以降低风险
lay on
To apply (something) by or as if by spreading (it) onto a flat surface:
带有:将某物抹在或好象涂在一平整表面上:
例句:
laid on a thick Southern accent.
带有很重的南方口音
To prepare, usually in an elaborate fashion; arrange:
精心准备:通常指以精心策划的方法准备;安排:
例句:
laid on cocktails for 50 at the last minute.
最后时刻才调制好50份鸡尾酒
Slang To present or reveal to; confront with:
【俚语】 提出或揭露;面临:
例句:
.went around talking to people about anything until he could lay his standard question on them.(John Vinocur)
.他在人群中转来转去,谈天说地,直到他最后向他们提出他的权威性问题.(约翰·维诺克)
lay out
To make a detailed plan for.
设计:为…制定详细计划
To clothe and prepare (a corpse) for burial.
穿寿衣:为(尸体)穿衣做殡葬准备
To rebuke harshly:
严厉批评:
例句:
She laid me out for breaking the vase.
因为打碎了花瓶,她痛骂我一顿
To knock to the ground or unconscious.
击到在地,打昏:击倒在地或打得失去知觉
To expend; spend:
消费;花钱:
例句:
lay out a fortune on jewelry.
买珠宝花了一大笔钱
To display:
展览:
例句:
lay out merchandise; lay the merchandise out.
展出商品;展示商品
lay over
To make a stopover in the course of a journey.
落脚:在旅行过程中停留
lay to 【航海】
To bring (a ship) to a stop in open water.
使(船)在公海上停留
To remain stationary and face into the wind.
顶着风停止
lay up
To stock for future use:
储备:为将来之用而储存:
例句:
lay up supplies for a long journey.
为漫长的旅途储备给养
Informal To confine with an illness or injury:
【非正式用语】 在家修养:因病或伤而闭门不出:
例句:
was laid up for a month.
在家休养一个月
Nautical To put (a ship) in dock, as for repairs.
【航海】 使(船)进入船坞,如进行修理
<习惯用语>lay down the law
To assert positively and often arrogantly.
发号施令:肯定且通常是傲慢地宣称
lay it on thick【非正式用语】
To exaggerate; overstate.
夸张;夸大的叙述
To flatter effusively.
溜须拍马:拼命地恭维拍马
lay of the land
The nature, arrangement, or disposition of something.
某物的性质、排列或布置
lay rubber【俚语】
To accelerate suddenly a motor vehicle from a halt to a high speed, thereby spinning the wheels and depositing on the road a thin film of burned rubber from the rear tire or tires.
留下橡胶:将机动车从静止状态猛然提升到很高的速度时,车轮旋转,后胎或轮胎便会在路上留下一薄层烧尽的橡胶
lay waste
To ravage:
劫掠:
例句:
Rebel troops laid waste the town.
叛军洗劫了这座城镇
来源:
Middle English leien
中古英语 leien
from Old English lecgan * see legh-
源自 古英语 lecgan *参见 legh-
Lay (.to put, place, or prepare.) and lie (.to recline or be situated.) are frequently confused. Lay is a transitive verb and takes an object. Lay and its principal parts ( laid, laying ) are correctly used in the following examples:
Lay (.放、安置或准备.)和 lie (.躺下或位于.)两词经常被混淆。 Lay 是一及物动词,能接宾语。 在以下的例子中,lay 及它的分词形式( laid,laying )在下列句子中的用法是正确的:
例句:
He laid (not lay ) the newspaper on the table.
他已把(而不是 lay ) 报纸放在桌子上。
例句:
The table was laid for four.
四个人的餐具已安排好了。
Lieis an intransitive verb and does not take an object.Lie and its principal parts ( lay, lain, lying ) are correctly used in the following examples:
Lie是一不及物动词, 不接宾语。在以下的例句中,lie 和它的分词形式( lay,lain,lying )的用法是正确的:
例句:
She often lies (not lays ) down after lunch.
中饭之后她通常(而不是 lays ) 躺下休息。
例句:
When I lay (not laid ) down, I fell asleep.
我一躺倒(不是 laid ) 就睡着了。
例句:
The rubbish had lain (not laid ) there a week.
垃圾堆在那里已有(不是 laid ) 一星期了。
例句:
I was lying (not laying ) in bed when he called.
他来访时我正躺在(而不是 laying ) 床上 。
There are a few exceptions to these rules.The phrasal verblay for and the nautical use of lay, as inlay at anchor, though intransitive, are well established.
对于这些规则也有一些例外。动词词组lay for 及航海用语 lay , 如在lay at anchor (抛锚)中, 虽然为不及物动词,但已被广泛接受了
lay
lay 2
adj.(形容词)
Of, relating to, or involving the laity:
世俗的:世俗的、与世俗有关的或包含世俗的:
例句:
a lay preacher.
非神职布道者
Not of or belonging to a particular profession; nonprofessional:
外行的:不是或不属于某一特殊职业的;未经职业训练的:
例句:
a lay opinion as to the seriousness of the disease.
关于这种疾病的非专业的意见
来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French lai
源自 古法语 lai
from Late Latin l3icus
源自 后期拉丁语 l3icus
from Greek laikos [of the people]
源自 希腊语 laikos [人民的]
from laos [the people]
源自 laos [人民]
lay
lay 3
n.(名词)
A narrative poem, such as one sung by medieval minstrels; a ballad.
叙事诗:一种叙事诗,如中世纪为吟游诗人所传唱的;民谣
A song; a tune.
歌曲;曲调
来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French lai
源自 古法语 lai
lay
lay 4
v.(动词)
Past tense of lie
lie的过去式