lay

[lei]

lie的过去式
v.放置, 躺下, 打赌, 设计, 击倒,产卵, 使平静,压平
n.地形, 位置, 叙事短诗,交媾
adj.外行的, 世俗的

词形变化

动词过去式: laid | 动词过去分词: laid | 动词现在分词: laying | 动词第三人称单数: lays |

英英释义

名词 lay:

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

同义词：ballad

a narrative poem of popular origin

同义词：ballad

动词 lay:

put into a certain place or abstract location

同义词：put, set, place, pose, position

put in a horizontal position

同义词：put down, repose

prepare or position for action or operation

lay eggs

impose as a duty, burden, or punishment

动词 lie:

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

同义词：lie

be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position

同义词：lie

originate (in)

同义词：dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in

be and remain in a particular state or condition

同义词：lie

tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive

同义词：lie

have a place in relation to something else

同义词：lie, rest

assume a reclining position

同义词：lie down, lie

形容词 lay:

concerning those not members of the clergy

同义词：laic, secular

not of or from a profession

补充

laylay英:[lei] 美:[le]vt.1.放置He laid his coat over a chair.他把外衣放在椅子上。2.压倒, 使躺下, 放倒The trees were laid flat by heavy wind.树木被风刮倒了。3.使平息, 使消失The rain quickly laid the dust.雨水很快消除了空中飞扬的尘土。4.打赌, 下赌注I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.我出五英镑打赌, 你不会成功。vt. & vi.1.生蛋, 产卵The hens don't lay during this cold weather.这样冷的天气母鸡不会下蛋。The duck laid ten eggs this month.这只鸭子本月下了十个蛋。

例句

1. She laid the baby in her cot.她把婴儿放到小床上。 2. lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor.在地上摆一张报纸。 3. Public utilities dig up roads to lay pipes.公共事业公司挖路铺设管道。 4. A man came to lay the bedroom carpet.一名男子来铺客厅的地毯。 5. My canary has laid an egg.我的金丝雀下了一个蛋。 6. Please can you lay the table?请您摆一下餐具好吗？ 7. The table was laid for lunch.餐桌已经布置好准备吃午饭了。 8. reforms that laid the basis for the welfare state为福利制度打下基础的改革 9. The organizers meet in March to lay plans.组织者们于3月碰头制订计划。 10. She refused to lay the blame for it on any one party.她拒绝将此归咎于任何一方。 11. The scene is laid in London.这个场景设在伦敦。 12. In Impressionism the paint was laid on the canvas in dabs.在印象派绘画中, 颜料被一点点轻涂在画布上。 13. The airline could lay a penalty on your travel agent.航空公司可能会处罚相关旅行社。 14. I lay you five to one on Prince.我以1赔5跟你打赌, 赌王子赢。 15. Making a profit from laying horses to lose is no easier or harder than backing horses to win.通过赌马输赚钱在难度上与通过赌马赢赚钱没什么差别。 16. Traditional wool fabric requires regular brushing to lay the nap down in one direction.传统毛料要求将毛朝一个方向刷平。 17. The hens stopped laying in winter.这些母鸡冬天停止了产蛋。 18. The captain ordered the crew to lay aft.船长命令船员去船尾。 19. He often lays in bed all the morning.他经常整个上午躺在床上。 20. She proceeded to lay about her with her umbrella.接着, 她用伞劈头盖脸地朝四周乱打一气。 21. He laid bare his plans.他把计划和盘托出。 22. The ship left port and laid a course for the west coast.轮船离开港口, 向西海岸直驶而去。 23. The college community has laid a course for the university to become carbon neutral by 2050.大学社区已制订计划, 到2050年学校实现碳中和。 24. Man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.人间没有比为朋友肝脑涂地更伟大的爱了。 25. He laid hold of his brother's shirt and pulled him close.他抓住兄弟的衬衫, 把他拉近身边。 26. I may have spoken a bit too freely, even laid it on a little.我可能有些自由发挥, 甚至有些言过其实了。 27. Don't lay it on too thick, but make sure you charm them.别讲得太过, 但是一定要保证迷住他们。 28. I laid money on the favourite.我把赌注押在最喜欢的马身上。 29. I wouldn't lay bets on his still remaining manager after the spring.我看他这个经理当不过春天了。 30. I'll lay odds on that Dean is at your office right now.我敢打赌迪安现在就在你办公室。 31. the powers of the spirit world which are laid open to the individual in dreams人的梦境里显露出的精神世界的力量 32. The party thereby lays itself open to charges of corruption.该党因此难免被人指责腐败。 33. Such a statement could lay her open to ridicule.这种言论会让人家笑话她。 34. He sent out scouts to spy out the lay of the enemy camp.他派出侦察兵探察敌营位置。 35. He looked round him to get the lay of the room.他环顾四周, 了解了一下房间的布局。 36. Thanks to the lay of the land the area is superb biking terrain.拜地形所赐, 这一地区特别适合骑车。 37. a blow laid him in the dust他被一下打倒在地 38. The summer storm laid the crops.夏日的风暴刮倒了庄稼。 39. to lay a little girl down on the bed将小女孩放在床上睡觉 40. to lay a watch on the table把手表放在桌上 41. to lay bricks砌砖 42. They are laying sewers.他们在铺设下水道。 43. The scene of the novel is laid in a hotel.小说的故事发生在一家旅馆里。 44. to lay the foundation of something奠定某物的基础 45. to lay the table for lunch摆好餐具准备吃午饭 46. to lay a trap for the burglar设计擒夜盗 47. to lay a penalty惩罚 48. to lay a light fine处以小额罚款 49. The old man was laid in a cemetery.老人葬在一座公墓。 50. to lay an egg生蛋 51. to lay the fears of the patient消除病人的顾虑 52. to lay the dust使尘土不飞扬 53. to lay the nap of cloth熨平布的绒毛 54. to lay a five-year plan制定五年计划 55. We laid our question before the committee.我们把问题提交委员会。 56. to lay claim to property声称对财产拥有所有权 57. I lay 100 dollars Brazilian team will be the champion.我赌100美元，巴西队将是冠军。 58. to lay paint upon canvas在画布上涂油彩 59. Gambling laid him in debt.赌博使他负了债。 60. to lay (up) a rope搓绳子 61. These hens are laying well.这些母鸡产蛋很多。 62. to lay with him on the result of horse race和他赌跑马结果 63. to lay in bed躺在床上 64. He caught the thief and began to lay on.他抓住小偷并开始狠揍他。 65. He laid to his work.他努力工作。 66. to lay to rob a supermarket策划抢劫超级市场 67. to lay forward到前面就位 68. she laid the baby in his cot.她把婴儿放到小床上。 69. there may have been the odd light shower just to lay the dust.可能有过偶发的小阵雨止住了扬尘。 70. it is advisable to have your carpet laid by a professional.请专业人士铺地毯是明智的。 71. the groundwork for change had been laid.变革的基础已经打好了。 72. she laid the table for the evening meal.她为晚餐摆好了桌子。 73. the floor was laid with mattresses.地板上铺着垫子。 74. she wouldn't put it past him to lay a trap for her.她不排除他陷害她的可能。 75. I'd like more time to lay my plans.我需要更多时间拟订计划。 76. he laid before Parliament proposals for the establishment of the committee.他向议会提出了成立该委员会的提议。 77. no one who knew the area could be in doubt where the scene was laid.知道这地方的人都不怀疑这情节的发生地在哪里。 78. she suspected he was pulling her leg, but she wouldn't have laid money on it.她怀疑他在开她的玩笑，但不会就此下赌注。 79. she laid great stress on little courtesies.她特别重视琐细礼仪。 80. this is an absurdly heavy guilt trip to lay on anyone.这是让任何人都难以承受的荒唐的重大负罪感。 81. flamingos lay only one egg.火烈鸟仅产一枚卵。 82. [no obj.]the hens were laying at the same rate as usual.母鸡以往常的频率下蛋。 83. the lay of the surrounding countryside.周围农村地貌。 84. roll the carpet against the lay of the nap.把地毯绒毛一面朝里卷起来。 85. the sad tale of failure was laid bare.惨败的故事被披露了。 86. we could lay a charge of gross negligence.我们可以控告玩忽职守。 87. four men laid claim to the leadership.有四人争夺领导权。 88. she has never laid claim to medical knowledge.她从未说过懂医道。 89. we need to lay the ghost of the past and condemn Nazism.我们需要驱除过去的阴影，声讨纳粹主义。 90. they huddled trying to keep warm under anything they could lay hands on.他们挤在一起，想用能到手的任何东西盖在身上保暖。 91. I would read every book I could lay my hands on.我会读能找到的每一本书。 92. he was afraid she might vanish if he did not lay hold of her.他担心如果不抓住她，她可能会消失。 93. the gun was the only one he had been able to lay hold of.这是他曾拥有的惟一一杆枪。 94. she reflected on how quickly fate can lay a person low.她思索命运能多快就让人潦倒。 95. his position could lay him open to accusations of favouritism.他的职位可以让他蒙受偏袒的指控。 96. she's laying herself out to be pleasant.她特意取悦于人。 97. suspicion will be laid to rest by fact rather than hearsay.怀疑将由事实消除，而不是靠传闻。 98. they weren't against laying about you with sticks and stones.他们不会反对用棍子和石头猛打你。 99. the mare laid about her with her front legs and teeth.母马用前腿和牙齿疯狂踢咬。 100. he laid aside his book.他把书放在一边。 101. he begged them to lay something aside towards the cause.他恳求他们为这项事业储备一点钱。 102. the situation gave them a good reason to lay aside their differences.时势给他们很好的理由放弃分歧。 103. she finished her eclair and laid down her fork.她吃完巧克力泡夫，放下了餐叉。 104. they renounced violence and laid down their arms.他们声明弃绝暴力，放下了武器。 105. he laid down his life for his country.他为祖国献出了生命。 106. stringent criteria have been laid down.已经制订了严厉的标准。 107. the floors were constructed by laying down precast concrete blocks.地面是通过铺设预制混凝土块建成的。 108. the ancient grid of streets was laid down by Roman planners.这些纵横交错的古街道是罗马设计者建造的。 109. these cells lay down new bone tissue.这些细胞沉积成新的骨组织。 110. he was invited to the studio to lay down some backing vocals.他被请到录音棚去录制一些伴奏声乐。 111. three youths laid into him.三个青年袭击了他。 112. I laid off smoking for seven years.我戒了七年烟。 113. lay off—he's not going to tell you.算了，他不会告诉你的。 114. the council provides a grant to lay on a bus.市政会出资提供公交车。 115. he was lucky that the punch didn't lay him out.他很幸运，那一拳没有把他打昏。 116. the police were insisting that suitcases should be opened and their contents laid out.警察坚持要打开手提箱，让里面东西一目了然。 117. they proceeded to lay out a new town.他们开始规划建造新城。 118. the brochure is beautifully laid out.小册子版面设计精美。 119. we need a paper laying out our priorities.我们需要一份报纸来阐明我方优先考虑之事。 120. look at the money I had to lay out for your uniform.看看我给你买队服要花的钱。 121. he was laid up with his familiar fever.他常犯的发烧使他病倒了。 122. our boats were laid up during the winter months.我们的船在冬季停开。 123. a lay preacher.在俗传教士。 124. a lay member of the Health Authority.卫生机构中的非专业成员。 125. on his lips there died the cheery lay.那曲欢快的歌在他口唇上消逝。 126. She laid a sheet over the dead body.她把布盖在尸体上。 127. He laid the child gently down on her bed.他把小孩轻轻放到床上。 128. ‘Don't worry,’ she said, laying her hand on my shoulder.“别担心。”她一边说，一边用手搭着我的肩膀。 129. They're laying new electricity cables in our street.我们那条街道正在铺设新电缆。 130. The police have laid a trap for him and I think they'll catch him this time.警方已经布下陷阱，我想这一次准可以把他逮住了。 131. Can you lay the table please (= put the knives, forks, plates, etc on it)?请你把餐具摆好，行吗？ 132. Hens lay eggs.母鸡下蛋。 133. They laid all the blame on him (= they blamed him).他们把过失全都推到他的头上。 134. to lay emphasis on sth (= emphasize it)强调某事物 135. It's all laid down in the rules of the club.俱乐部的规则已清楚说明这一切。 136. Can't you lay off me for a bit?你少打扰我，行吗？ 137. They've laid off 500 workers at the car factory.这家汽车厂已经裁减了500名工人。 138. They're laying on a trip to London for everybody.他们正安排所有人去伦敦一趟。 139. All the food was laid out on a table in the garden.所有食物都放在花园里的桌子上。 140. a lay preacher非神职传道人 141. lay the fabric carefully on the table.请小心地把台布铺在桌上。 142. He laid a gentle hand on her shoulder.他把手轻轻地搭在她的肩上。 143. She laid the baby in his crib for a nap.她轻轻地把宝宝放到婴儿床上让他小睡一会儿。 144. He says that he never laid a finger/hand on her. [=that he never touched her]他说他从未碰过她。 145. He laid the newspaper down on the desk.他把报纸放在书桌上。 146. She laid the baby down for his nap.她把宝宝轻轻放下让他小睡一会儿。 147. When will they lay the foundation for the addition?他们什么时候为扩建房屋打地基？ 148. lay tracks for the new railroad为新铁路铺设轨道 149. lay pipe/cable/lines铺设管道/电缆/线路 150. laying bricks砌砖 151. laying down a new road/carpet铺新路/地毯 152. We are laying the groundwork/foundation [=providing conditions] for additional research.我们正在为进一步的研究奠定基础。 153. lay plaster/paint抹灰泥；上漆 154. lay wallpaper贴墙纸 155. They laid him in his grave.他们把他安葬在他的坟墓里。 156. The book was laying on the table.那本书平放在桌上。 157. The wheat was laid flat by the wind and rain.小麦因风吹雨打而倒伏。 158. The mountainside has been laid bare by loggers. [=all the trees on the mountainside have been cut down by loggers]这片山坡被伐木工人砍成了光秃秃的一片。 159. He laid bare his soul. = He laid his soul bare. [=he revealed his most private thoughts and feelings]他将自己的内心暴露无遗。 160. He laid himself open to criticism [=he exposed himself to criticism] with his remarks.他因自己的言论陷于一片批评声中。 161. birds that typically lay only two eggs per year每年一般只下两枚蛋的鸟 162. old chickens that no longer lay不再下蛋的老母鸡 163. She has laid plans [=she has made plans] to cut the staff down to just 15 people.她已制订计划把员工裁减到仅15人。 164. Even the best-laid plans [=the most carefully made plans] sometimes go wrong.即使最精心制订的计划有时也会出差错。 165. She lays great stress/emphasis on good manners. [=she stresses/emphasizes good manners very much]她特别注重礼貌。 166. The author lays the blame/responsibility for the state of the environment squarely on the government. [=the author blames the government for the state of the environment]作者把环境状况直截了当地归咎于政府。 167. lay a trap设陷阱 168. lay a fire in the fireplace在壁炉里生火 169. "(Brit) Places were laid (at the table) for three people. [=silverware, glasses, and napkins were put on the table for three people who will be eating there]"供三人就餐的餐台摆好了。 170. (Brit) lay [=set] the table for a meal摆好桌子准备吃饭 171. lay money on a race在跑步比赛上下赌注 172. All he cares about is getting laid. [=having sex]他所关心的只是找人上床。 173. "She laid aside [=put aside, set aside] the book she had been reading and turned on the TV."她把自己一直在读的那本书放在一边，打开了电视。 174. "Plans for a new school have been laid aside [=put aside, set aside] for now until more money can be raised."建立一所新学校的计划已被搁置。 175. It's time for all of us to lay aside old prejudices.是到了我们所有人摒弃成见的时候了。 176. We need to lay our differences aside so that we can learn to work together.我们需要把分歧放在一边才能够学会合作。 177. She has been able to lay aside [=put aside] a few dollars each week.她每周都能够存几美元以备不时之需。 178. She has been able to lay by [=lay aside] a few dollars each week.她每周都能够存几美元以备不时之需。 179. Police are deciding whether to lay charges (against her).警方正在考虑是否（对她）提出指控。 180. The company has laid down strict new safety standards.这家公司已制定了严格的新安全标准。 181. "At noon, we laid down the rakes and rested for a while."中午，我们放下耙子，休息了一会儿。 182. The strikers laid down their tools.罢工者放下手中的工具。 183. The police ordered the criminals to lay down their weapons.警方命令罪犯放下他们的武器。 184. heroes who laid down their lives to preserve our nation为保卫我们的国家而牺牲的英雄们 185. The agreement lays down the law (to everyone) on what the group allows.这项协议规定（每个人）只能做集体允许做的事。 186. "When she came home after midnight, her father laid down the law: if she came home that late again, she would not be allowed to watch TV for a week."她午夜过后才回家，于是她父亲立下规矩：如果再深夜晚归，她便一周之内不能看电视。 187. They laid in [=laid up] canned goods for the winter.他们储存了过冬需要的罐装食品。 188. The coach really laid into us for playing so carelessly.因为我们比赛时很不认真，教练着实痛斥了我们一顿。 189. The company has had to lay off most of the staff.这家公司已被迫解雇了大部分员工。 190. Costs have increased and many workers have been laid off. [=let go]成本增加了，很多工人被解雇。 191. You should lay off the late nights. [=you should stop staying up so late]你不应该再熬夜了。 192. My doctor advised me to lay off caffeine.我的大夫建议我别再喝含咖啡因的饮料。 193. He's a much nicer person since he laid off the booze. [=since he stopped drinking alcohol]戒酒之后，他人和气多了。 194. I need to lay off fatty foods and lose some weight.我需要停止食用高脂肪食物，减轻体重。 195. I wish you'd just lay off!但愿你让我一个人清静一会儿！ 196. lay off me! [=stop bothering me]别烦我了！ 197. Try to lay the grout on the surface evenly.尽量把水泥浆均匀地抹在表面。 198. (informal) My parents have been laying a lot of guilt on me. [=have been saying things that make me feel guilty]我父母总是责怪我这也不对，那也不对，使我自责不已。 199. "(informal) If you have something to tell me, just lay it on me. [=just tell me]"如果你有事要告诉我，就直说吧。 200. He laid the flattery on pretty heavily.他竭力阿谀奉承。 201. She laid on a fake southern accent. [=she spoke with a southern accent although she doesn't usually speak that way]她装着用南方腔说话。 202. "If a lot of people want to come, more coaches will be laid on for them."如果想来的人很多，那就要为他们提供更多的大巴。 203. You should compliment her cooking but don't lay it on too thick or she'll know you don't mean it.你应该称赞她的厨艺，但不要过头，否则她会认为你言不由衷。 204. He laid it on pretty heavily and pretended to be interested in what she said.他竭力奉承，假装对她说的话感兴趣。 205. The wires were laid out along the floor.电线沿地板摆好了。 206. Brochures were laid out on a table.小册子整齐地摆放在桌子上。 207. She was laying out the cheese and crackers for the guests.她正为客人摆放奶酪和饼干。 208. The garden was laid out in a formal pattern.这个花园是按正规式样布置的。 209. Much of Manhattan is laid out in the form of a grid.曼哈顿的大部分城区是以网格化的形式排列的。 210. She's been hired to lay out [=map out] the election campaign.她受雇筹划竞选活动。 211. The work for tomorrow is all laid out.明天的工作全部安排妥当。 212. He laid out the reasons for his decision.他详细解释了他做此决定的理由。 213. The city laid out millions of dollars for the new stadium.这个城市为建这座新体育场花费了数百万美元。 214. They laid him out in a plain coffin.他们把他安置在一口普通的棺材里供亲友瞻仰。 215. He laid his opponent out with a hard right to the jaw.他以右拳猛击对手下颚，将其击倒。 216. Our flight to Italy laid over in Madrid for several hours.我们飞往意大利的航班在马德里停留了几个小时。 217. We were laid over in Madrid for several hours.我们被迫在马德里停留了几个小时。 218. lay up [=lay in] grain for the winter贮备粮食过冬 219. We laid up the boat for the winter.冬天，我们把船搁置起来。 220. The flu laid him up for two weeks.流感让他两周没出门。 221. He was laid up for six weeks with a bad back.他因背痛在家里待了六周。 222. He was laid up by the flu.他因流感待在家里。 223. The fire laid waste to the land. [=the fire caused great destruction to the land]这场火灾焚毁了这片土地。 224. a great lay淫荡的人 225. an easy lay [=a person who is very willing to have sex]性欲狂 226. a science magazine written for the lay public为普通大众而写的科学杂志 227. lay and professional readers外行和专业读者 228. lay preachers世俗传道者