lays

1. vt. 放置 set in proper position
2. vt. 压倒,使躺下,放倒 put down so as to lie flat;cause to lie flat
3. vt. 使…平息,使…消失 settle, disappear, or cease to be active
4. vt. 打赌,下赌注 risk (especially money) on the result of some happening, such as a race;bet
5. vt. & vi. 生蛋,产卵produce

• lay a carpet铺地毯
• lay a city〔town〕 flat(地震)把城市〔镇〕夷为平地
• lay a course按计划进行
• lay a fire生火
• lay a floor铺地板
• lay a ghost驱除鬼怪
• lay a pipe铺管道
• lay a scheme策划阴谋
• lay a sewer安装排水管
• lay a trap设圈套
• lay a turf铺草皮
• lay a wager打赌
• lay a wreath献花圈
• lay ambush设埋伏
• lay bombs埋炸弹
• lay breakfast摆好桌吃早饭
• lay bricks砌砖
• lay cloth铺桌布
• lay colours涂颜料
• lay doubts消除疑惑
• lay dust消除尘土
• lay eggs下蛋,产卵
• lay explosives埋炸药
• lay facts陈述事实
• lay fine罚款
• lay heads together研讨计划
• lay indictment提起公诉
• lay lunch摆好桌子吃午饭
• lay mines布雷
• lay pavement铺路面
• lay plans准备计划
• lay plaster抹泥
• lay plates摆菜盘(准备用餐)
• lay railroad track铺设铁轨
• lay snare设陷阱
• lay spirit驱除鬼魂
• lay submarine cable铺设海底电缆
• lay supper摆好桌子吃晚饭
• lay tempest平息风暴
• lay the basis打基础
• lay the blanket盖毯子
• lay the cloth铺桌布
• lay the crops flat把庄稼割倒在地
• lay the dust消除灰尘
• lay the foundation奠定基础
• lay the land waste使…成一片荒凉
• lay the table摆好餐具

• lay asleep使入睡
• lay bare露出,揭开
• lay flat使…倒下
• lay open揭发,使…暴露
• lay waste损坏

• lay recently最近铺设
• lay squarely直截了当地提出
• lay well下蛋很多
• lay about乱打
• lay across横着放
• lay along顺着放
• lay aside把…搁在一边
• lay book aside把书搁在一边
• lay project aside放弃这个方案
• lay aside the habit of smoking戒烟
• lay away把…放在一边,积蓄,抛弃,埋葬
• lay back使…向后
• lay by储存,把…放在一边
• lay down放下,放弃,牺牲,制定,建造,储藏
• lay down a general policy制订总的方针
• lay down one's arms放下武器投降
• lay down one's power放弃权力
• lay down one's precious life献出宝贵的生命
• lay oneself down to sleep躺下睡觉
• lay in储备,储存
• lay in provisions贮存食物
• lay off把…放在一边,解雇,停止,打扰
• lay off workers解雇工人
• lay on安排(茶点,娱乐,活动等),提供(交通工具等),安装(水,电,煤气)
• lay on a next tax征收一种新税
• lay on blows猛烈打击
• lay on water and gas安装自来水和煤气
• lay out摊开,展开,安排,布置,设计,花(钱、精力等)
• lay out pictures设计版面
• lay out the meeting布置会场
• lay over推迟某事
• lay to(使)停泊
• lay up储存,使某人因病卧床
• lay up a car把汽车搁置不用
• lay up goods贮藏货物

• lay about向四面八方乱打
• lay across横跨
• lay across the river横跨河流
• lay against靠…放,控告
• lay an accusation against sb控告某人
• lay along顺置,顺着放
• lay around在…周围放置
• lay before摆到…前面,递交
• lay report before a meeting向会议提交报告
• lay facts before the committee将事实提交委员会
• lay one's case before the court向法院起诉
• lay before the House of Commons递交下议院
• lay behind落后于
• lay behind most countries落后于大多数国家
• lay by放在…旁边
• lay for等待时机,埋伏着等待
• lay for the enemies给敌人设下…
• lay in挡路,淹没
• lay in the dust化为灰烬
• lay into狠打,责骂
• lay off停止…,戒掉…
• lay off alcohol戒烟
• lay on把…放在…,把…强加于
• lay one's hands on对…下毒手
• lay one's hopes on指望,期待
• lay stress on强调
• lay on a second coat of paint再涂一层漆
• lay duties on imports对进口货抽税
• lay the books on the desk把书放在书桌上
• lay one's cards on the table摊牌
• lay over涂…,覆盖
• lay to把船驶入安全地带
• lay to heart牢记
• lay to rest埋葬,消除
• lay claim to the property争财产所有权
• lay under使某人顺从,使某人服从
• lay with用…铺
• lay the road with asphalt用柏油铺路
• lay the yard with straw将稻草铺在院子里

lay in贮存

lay down放下；制定；铺设；主张

lay a foundation奠定基础；奠基；打下基础

lay eggs产蛋

lay on涂抹（颜料等）；猛攻；加…于人

lay out展示；安排；花钱；为…划样；提议

lay stress on注意，重视；把重点放在

lay off解雇；休息；停止工作

lay emphasis on强调；把重点放在

lay claim to要求；自以为

lay the foundation of打下……的基础；奠定了……的基础

lay at攻击；将…放置在…前面

lay up v. 贮存；搁置；卧床不起

lay asleep ◎使…入睡 , ◎埋葬，使永眠地下 , ◎使无足轻重，使无人过问 , ◎使入睡 , ◎使永眠地下，埋葬 , ◎使不受重视，使无人过问

on the lay[黑话、行话]做(违法)买卖；干活(如偷、扒、抢等)

in lay ◎(母鸡)会下蛋[亦作 in full (或 good) lay] , ◎(母鸡的)产卵期

lay back使…向后；躺下休息

lay upon随…而定；把重点放在

lay over覆盖；胜过，压倒

lay hands on得到；找到；攻击

1. You may lay it on the table.
   你可以把它放在桌子上。
2. I lay down not so much to sleep as to think.
   我躺下来与其说是要睡觉，倒不如说是要思考。
3. I'll lay odds of three to one that he gets the job.
   我以三比一的赔率打赌，他能得到那份工作。
4. He showed us how to lay out a printed page.
   他告诉我们怎样设计版面。
5. Surveyors lay out Wall Street along the line of the stockade.
   测量员沿着栅栏设计出墙街。
6. They lay eggs from the beginning of July to the middle of August.
   它们在7月初到8月中这段时间产卵。

1. He knows the lay of the land here.
   他了解这里的地形。
2. Lay more emphasis on combating corruption and advocating integrity.
   把反腐倡廉放在更加突出的位置上。
3. A lay figure can be placed in any position, or attitude, and clothed in any costume and thus serves as a model for the drapery.
   人体模型可以放在任何位置，摆成任何姿势，穿上任何服装，作为服装店的模特儿。

1. A lay opinion as to the seriousness of the disease.
   关于这种疾病的非专业的意见
2. The lay public must be convinced that this is right and beneficial, and the medical fraternity must be held to the standards of the subuniverse.
   世俗的大众将会相信这是对的并有利的，而医学会友维持在此次级共同体的标准上。