lays
常考释义
1.[t]（尤指轻轻地或小心地）放置，安放，搁to put sb/sth in a particular position, especially when it is done gently or carefully
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。
The horse laid back its ears.那匹马把耳朵往后竖着。
Relatives laid wreaths on the grave.死者亲属在墓前献了花圈。
The cloth should be laid flat.布应展开平放。
2.[t]~ sth (down)铺，铺放，铺设（尤指在地板上）to put sth down, especially on the floor, ready to be used
to lay a carpet/cable/pipe铺地毯；铺设电缆；铺管道
The foundations of the house are being laid today.今天正在给房子打地基。
They had laid the groundwork for future development.他们为此后的发展奠定了基础。
3.[t]（在某物上）摊开，涂，敷；用一层…覆盖to spread sth on sth; to cover sth with a layer of sth
Before they started they laid newspaper on the floor.他们开始前在地板上铺了报纸。
The grapes were laid to dry on racks.葡萄被摊放在架子上晾干。
The floor was laid with newspaper.地板上铺了报纸。
4.[t][i]~ (sth)（鸟、昆虫、鱼等）下（蛋），产（卵）if a bird, an insect, a fish, etc.lays eggs, it produces them from its body
The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds' nests.杜鹃在其他鸟的巢中下蛋。
new-laid eggs鲜蛋
The hens are not laying well(= not producing many eggs) .母鸡现在不爱下蛋。
5.[t]~ sth摆放餐具于（准备就餐）to arrange knives, forks, plates, etc. on a table ready for a meal
to lay the table摆好餐具准备用餐
6.[t]~ sth + adv./prep.提出，提交（建议、信息等）to present a proposal, some information, etc. to sb for them to think about and decide on
The bill was laid before Parliament.议案已提交议会审议。
7.[t]~ sth + adv./prep.使处于特定状态（尤指困境）to put sb/sth in a particular position or state, especially a difficult or unpleasant one
to lay a responsibility/burden on sb把责任╱重担加于某人身上
to lay sb under an obligation to do sth使某人承担做某事的义务
8.[t]~ sth + adv./prep.（与名词连用构成短语，其含义与该名词的相关动词相同）used with a noun to form a phrase that has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun
to lay the blame on sb(= to blame sb)归咎于某人
Our teacher lays great stress on good spelling(= stresses it strongly) .我们老师着力强调要拼写正确。
9.[t]~ sth周密准备；筹划；设置to prepare sth in detail
to lay a trap for sb给某人设下圈套
She began to lay her plans for her escape.她开始周密策划准备逃走。
Bad weather can upset even the best-laid plans.天气不好，再好的计划也会打乱。
10.[t][oftpass]~ sb与（某人）性交to have sex with sb
He went out hoping to get laid that night.他那天晚上外出希望找个女人睡一宿。
11.[t]~ sth（摆好木、柴或煤）生火to prepare a fire by arranging wood, sticks or coal
12.[t]对…下赌金；下赌注to bet money on sth; to place a bet
to lay a bet下赌注
She had laid $100 on the favourite.她在那匹夺标呼声最高的马上下注 100 元。
I'll lay you any money you like (that) he won't come.我看他不来了，你愿意赌多少钱我都奉陪。
1.外行的；非专业的；缺少专门知识的not having expert knowledge or professional qualifications in a particular subject
His book explains the theory for the lay public.他的书为普通大众阐明了这个理论。
2.平信徒的；在俗的not in an official position in the Church
a lay preacher在俗传道员
1.(informal)性伙伴；（尤指）性交的女人a partner in sex, especially a woman
an easy lay(= a person who is ready and willing to have sex)淫妇
to be a great lay为荒淫无度的荡妇
2.（供吟唱的）叙事诗a poem that was written to be sung, usually telling a story
Less than an hour away from the chaotic heart of New Orleans lays a primordial backwater morass known as the Honey Island Swamp.
从新奥尔良的混乱的中心不到一个小时的路程有一个原始的被称为蜂蜜岛沼泽的“回水泥沼”。
The whole space is no longer rigid, a sense world window swiftly lays out with window not like window, wall not like wall.
和谐柔美的居室生活带来居住的快感与轻松，一切空间不再僵硬，窗非窗，墙非墙的感观世界即刻展现。
As he lays out his vision for the future of open-source software, Mark Shuttleworth is enthusiastic, but he looks tired.
当展望开源软件的未来时，马克·沙特尔沃思热情十足，但是他看起来却非常疲惫。
But Michael just stares coldly into the dark as he lays on the floor, muttering, "I put my blood into this. "
但是Michael只是躺在地板上，面无表情地凝视着暗处，喃喃的说，“我把全部的心血都投进去了。”
If his wife once lays her hands on that money there will not be much of it left.
如果他妻子一旦发现那些钱，那就不会剩下多少了。
3 and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.
在水中立楼阁的栋梁，用云彩为车辇，借着风的翅膀而行。
Meers shared this factoid privately, and she lays it all out in her book, in a section called "When He Does Windows. . . "
密尔兹私下分享了这一点，并且在她书中名叫“当他擦窗户的时候……”的章节中也有展开。
A farmer unearths an old top hat on his property and with it an ancient Indian curse that lays waste to all the farmers crops.
一个农民无意间在他的庄稼地里挖出了一顶旧高顶礼帽，而这顶礼帽带来的印第安诅咒会毁坏所有的农田。
Johnson lays out four things the company needs to do, which you could pretty much boil down to this: Figure out a way to combat Google.
约翰逊提出微软必须要做的四件事，你可以将这四件事归结为一点，就是全力以赴打击Google。
I'll teach him a lesson about just what'll happen if he lays his hands on someone else's prey.
我会好好地教他，乱动别人的猎物时，会有什么下场。
He's very funny. He lays out his own struggles with anger as a Buddhist monk, and it's soon clear why he's writing under a pseudonym.
他很有趣，讲述了自己作为一名佛教和尚与愤怒作斗争的过程，这就很快弄明白了为什么他要用笔名写作。
The frog eats dinner, and then the princess takes him to her room. She lays him on the pillow, and they fall asleep.
青蛙吃了晚餐后，公主便带着它到她房间，把它放在枕头上，接着他们就睡着了。
The president said the constitution guarantees fundamental freedoms and lays the foundation for lasting democracy.
布什总统指出，宪法草案保障基本自由，并为持久民主奠定了基础。
In another style of book, the source code just lays there as a dead mass, with the prose vainly trying to vivify it.
在另一类书中，源代码象死去的东西一样躺在那里，而文字叙述徒劳地试图使它复活。
And when he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dream as the north wind lays waste the garden.
当他对你说话时，相信他，虽然他的声音也许会像北风吹毁花园一样打碎你的梦想。
The resolution, Rice said, lays the foundation for a durable cease-fire and a decisive change from the status quo that produced the war.
赖斯指出，这项决议为实现持久停火并根本改变导致战争爆发的现有局面奠定了基础。
Establishing the property nature of the power of land management contract in the Property Law lays a foundation for a new rural reformation.
《物权法》确立土地承包经营权的物权性质将为新的农村改革奠定基础。
"I'm not hankering to be the man that lays hands on you while he's around, " Pete announced conclusively , nodding his head toward Buck.
“当他在的时候，我连碰都不敢碰你一下。”彼得朝巴克点点头，断然说道。
A minor point, at such a moment. Here. If anyone lays a hand on this nag, shoot him, but don't make a mistake and shoot the nag.
此时此刻，这些都是小问题……给，如果有人碰这匹马，你就开枪，不过别搞错了，不要对准马射击。
The lady lays down a photo of a man and a woman in a compromising position.
“我不能把砒霜卖给你去杀人！”妇女放下一张照片，一个男人和一个女人正在缠绵中。
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