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laylayD.J.:[lei]K.K.:[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。

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lay1[lei]vt.1.■打倒，击倒，使…倒下，将…打倒在地：a blow laid him in the dust他被一下打倒在地The summer storm laid the crops.夏日的风暴刮倒了庄稼。2.■使…躺下休息，将…放下使休息：to lay a little girl down on the bed将小女孩放在床上睡觉3.■放；放置；搁；平放；放下(常与 on 或in 连用)：to lay a watch on the table把手表放在桌上4.■有次序地放置；砌(砖)；铺放(地毯等)；敷设：to lay bricks砌砖They are laying sewers.他们在铺设下水道。5.■以…为背景;故事发生在…[常用于 the scene is laid …中]:The scene of the novel is laid in a hotel.小说的故事发生在一家旅馆里。6.■奠基；打基础：to lay the foundation of something奠定某物的基础7.■安置；布置(餐桌)；准备好：to lay the table for lunch摆好餐具准备吃午饭8.■设陷阱：to lay a trap for the burglar设计擒夜盗9.■把(负担、命令、责任、惩罚等)加于；课税；归(咎)于，将罪责归咎于：to lay a penalty惩罚to lay a light fine处以小额罚款10.■埋，埋葬：The old man was laid in a cemetery.老人葬在一座公墓。11.■产卵，生蛋；[俚语]飞机投弹：to lay an egg生蛋12.■平息，消除，减轻，使镇定；使沉降：to lay the fears of the patient消除病人的顾虑to lay the dust使尘土不飞扬13.■把…弄平整，使平滑；熨平：to lay the nap of cloth熨平布的绒毛14.■制定，拟定(计划等)；设计：to lay a five-year plan制定五年计划15.■提交；提出(要求、指控等)；引起…考虑；陈述；宣称：We laid our question before the committee.我们把问题提交委员会。to lay claim to property声称对财产拥有所有权16.■laid 或layed和…打赌，赌(钱等)，下赌注：I lay 100 dollars Brazilian team will be the champion.我赌100美元，巴西队将是冠军。17.■涂抹，涂覆：to lay paint upon canvas在画布上涂油彩18.■使…处于某种状态：Gambling laid him in debt.赌博使他负了债。19.■(扭)绞：搓成(绳子的)股；搓(股索)成绳：to lay (up) a rope搓绳子20.■【航海学】使(船)向某方向行驶；驶到看不见(陆地等)的地方21.■【军事】瞄准(炮)；将(大炮)调到所需射角22.■[美国俚语]与…性交，与…发生性关系vi.1.■下蛋，产卵：These hens are laying well.这些母鸡产蛋很多。2.■打赌，押赌注：to lay with him on the result of horse race和他赌跑马结果3.■[方言]躺；斜倚[不规范用法]：to lay in bed躺在床上4.■致力于；竭尽全力；狠打：He caught the thief and began to lay on.他抓住小偷并开始狠揍他。He laid to his work.他努力工作。5.■[方言]准备；拟定(计划)，策划：to lay to rob a supermarket策划抢劫超级市场6.■【航海学】就位，定向：to lay forward到前面就位n.1.■方位，放置方向；地形(走向)，地理形势2.■[美国用语]利润分红(尤指捕鲸船上的捕获物分红)3.■列；层；层面4.■(绳索等的)股数(或搓合方式)；绳索质地；绳索绞距5.■隐蔽处6.■[俚语]企图；计划；方针7.■[美国口语](雇用)条件；销售价格(条件等)8.■[俚语]职业，工作；行业，行当(尤指违法勾当)9.■[美国俚语]性交，交媾；姘头10.■产卵，下蛋a good (或 fair) lay[口语]有利的价格；有利的事[裁缝用语]经济的裁衣法in lay(母鸡)会下蛋[亦作 in full (或 good) lay](母鸡的)产卵期kid (或 kinchin) lay[黑话、行话]抢夺(或盗窃)出外购物的儿童的财物lay aboard(为了越舷进攻而)将船靠近(他船)；靠上(敌船)lay a (或 one's) course制订计划；按计划进行【航海学】(朝某一方向)直驶lay a fire堆好燃料(准备生火)lay a flattering unction to one's soul自我安慰；自我陶醉lay all irons in the fire用尽一切办法，试用种种手段lay an information (或 a charge) against告发；起诉；控告lay an injunction on (或 upon) someone命令某人…；对某人下禁令lay asleep使…入睡埋葬，使永眠地下使无足轻重，使无人过问lay claim to声称(有权拥有)…lay close to接近，靠近遵循与…有关lay down a kell安龙骨，开工造船lay eggs[俚语](飞机) 投弹lay (或 put) emphasis (或 stress,weight) on (或 upon)强调；着重于lay eyes on发现，看见，(初次)见到[常用否定或虚拟式]lay fast (by the hells)监禁；拘束lay field to field不断增加财产lay heavy odds that坚决主张lay (或 put) it on the line[美国俚语]坦率地说付款lay it on (thick)[口语]夸张；过分地说乱吹捧；露骨地恭维；过分责备；做得过分(如过分奉承、赞扬、责备、辩解等)[亦作 lay it on with a trowel]lay off with[俚语]与(女人)发生性关系lay off your lid别摆架子lay one to someone[美国俚语]给某人一拳lay one's account with期待，指望；把…算在内lay one's bones死，被埋葬lay one's hopes on期待，指望lay one's plans准备；布置lay on the gridiron使受折磨；使成为取笑对象lay one's head on the block上断头台lay oneself open to使自己遭到(攻击、责难等)lay oneself out (to do something)竭力，尽力(干某事)；想方设法(做某事)lay paper[美国俚语]用伪支票；用假钞lay pipes[美国俚语]收买选票；从事政治舞弊lay something at someone's door[亦作 lay something at the door of someone]见doorlay up for oneself自找(麻烦)，自讨(苦吃)lay the blame on the right (或 wrong) shoulders责备(或不应该)受责备的人；让该(或不应该)负责的人负责lay the bridle on the neck of放松缰绳；放弃控制lay the butter on对…说恭维(奉承)话lay the corner stone奠基lay to rest (或 sleep)安葬，埋葬消除；永远放弃；停止lay wait for见waiton a lay分红on the lay[黑话、行话]做(违法)买卖；干活(如偷、扒、抢等)the lay (或 lie) of the land地形，地貌布局，安排，总的形势；情况，当前的事态【航海学】海岸的方向；陆地的位置变形vt.laidlaying

laylay[lei]adj.1.■一般信徒的, 俗人的2.■无经验的, 外行的3.■非主导的, 副的; (纸牌)无主牌的lay brother [sister]修道院做杂役的僧侣[修女]to the lay mind对外行人说来lay shaft副轴

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继承用法layman[ˈleɪmən]n.1.■俗人2.■门外汉, 外行