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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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]
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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
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v.（动词）Past tense of lie lie的过去式
