laying
美 ['leɪŋ] 
英 ['leɪɪŋ]
- v.铺；放下；提出；打赌
- adj.外行的；在俗的
- n.性伙伴；叙事诗
- 网络铺设；敷设；放置
英汉双解
放下；展开put down/spread
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。 |
卵eggs
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。 |
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| The hens are not laying well(= not producing many eggs) . 母鸡现在不爱下蛋。 |
桌子table
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 |
提出建议present proposal
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。 |
困境difficult situation
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 |
与名词连用with nouns
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。 |
计划；圈套plan/trap
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。 |
性交have sex
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。 |
火fire
11. | [t] ~ sth （摆好木、柴或煤）生火to prepare a fire by arranging wood, sticks or coal |
打赌bet
12. | [t] 对…下赌金；下赌注to bet money on sth; to place a bet |
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| 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 |
1. |
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 |
习惯用语
the lay of the land
地貌；地势；地形the way the land in an area is formed and what physical characteristics it has
目前的形势及发展趋势the way a situation is now and how it is likely to develop
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
Laying each one out in an orderly fashion, the Toronto-based artist photographed the static objects for his "Disassembly Project" .
这位多伦多艺术家将这些静态小部件有序摆放出来并进行拍摄，旨在完成自己名为“分解项目”的作品。
No sooner had the Woodman fitted the staff to his purpose , than he began laying about him on all side.
罚木工一旦装上了木把手后就立刻向他周围的树开始砍伐起来。
Gorbachev was also now ready to start laying the groundwork for an orderly Soviet troop withdrawal.
戈尔巴乔夫也已经安排好了为苏军的有序撤退的相关准备。
And in laying it out I even determined that if I had designed it differently, the layout would have fewer holes in the board.
并奠定了它，我什至决定，如果我有不同的设计，布局将有更少的漏洞局。
The soldiers were laying for the enemy in the dark.
士兵们埋伏在黑暗中伺机攻击敌人。
For two months, Valencia did not take on left-backs, too often playing it safe and laying the ball off.
两个月以来，瓦伦西亚并没有经常与对方左后卫直接交锋，而是常常踢得小心翼翼最后丢球。
"It's no good now, you know, " said the Faun, laying down its flute and shaking its head at her very sorrowfully.
“现在不行啊，妳知道吗？”羊怪说，他放下笛子，非常悲伤地对她摇了摇头。
Only a year ago Europe's leaders were laying into American free-marketry and declaring unbridled capitalism finished.
仅一年前，欧洲领导人还在言辞攻击美国的自由市场经济，还宣布说结束自由式资本主义。
With a diploma form a famous university, he felt secure in his job even when the company was laying off people.
有一张名牌大学的文凭，即使在公司解雇人的时候他也不担心会丢工作。
but now, with time to think, he went over them one by one, as though laying out a row of instruments on a table.
如今，思考的时间给了他，他便把这些途径逐个想一番，仿佛在桌上把些个工具一字摆摆开。
Without laying the foundation of a righteous life, meditation becomes an escape and therefore has no value whatsoever.
如果没有打下一个正直生活的基础，冥想就变成了一种逃避，因而毫无价值。
It is easy to see then, why getting bombed on a beach and then laying out on your towel to catch some rays can be disastrous.
现在你就知道了，为什么在沙滩上喝了两杯然后躺在毛巾上晒会太阳结果会很悲剧。
A distraught couple are trying to help their lost dog find his way home by laying a trail of their own pee.
一对心急如焚的夫妇正试图利用自己的尿留下踪迹，来协助走失的爱犬找到回家的路。
It is trying to keep its businesses stable and its employees motivated while also laying plans to sell off big chunks of the company.
该公司在制定计划出售公司大量业务之际，也在努力保持自身业务的稳定和员工的士气。
Hours after laying out his $447 billion jobs plan to a joint session of Congress, President Obama took his case directly to the public.
奥巴马总统在对国会参众两院发表了就业计划演说之后的几个小时内，即离开华盛顿，直接到民间去“游说”。
"It is an investment, " he said, as he stretched his arms the width of the room, laying his palms flat on opposite sides of the wall.
他表示：“买下这房其实是一笔投资。”斯科特伸开双臂衡量房间的宽度，他的两只手轻易就能触到两边的墙壁。
You can leveling the ground to determine the main thing is to work out laying of the floor, the door will hamper the switch.
您可以通过地面找平的方法来确定，最主要的是计算出地板铺设后，是否会妨碍门的开关。
He did not consider any longer the possibility that she might be laying some kind of trap for him.
他再不认为，她可能给他设置了什么圈套。
By the time I got to where he was laying, it was apparent Ugly's sad life was almost at an end.
等我赶到他躺着的地方时，很显然，丑小咪的悲惨一生几乎走向终点。
Can't laying emphasis on how much is low pressure.
不能单纯强调低压压力是多少。
The soldiers were laying for the enemy in the dark.
士兵们埋伏在黑暗中伺机攻击敌人。
"I come to have a word with you, " he said, striding forward to the table, laying down his hat and flowers.
“我来有话跟你讲，”他说着，大步跨到桌子前，放下手中的帽子和花朵。
All over the world, boys on every side of the bomb line were laying down their lives for what they had been told was their country.
在世界各地，士兵们还在轰炸战线上不断牺牲、因为有人告诉他们要为国捐躯。
The ship sailed laying along because of a strong crosswind.
由于一股猛烈的侧风，船倾斜着航行。
With those figures, you'll be laying groundwork for going into the 35th Amendment.
您引用了这些数字，再把话题引向第三十五号修正案就有良好的基础了。
By doing that, he is laying himself open to arrest.
做了那件事，致使他现在易遭到逮捕。
After laying in the snow that long a time, he got up and found his way back to the camp.
在雪中躺了那么长一段时间后，他站了起来，并且找到了回营地的路。
The invention relates to a corn harvester with a straw oriented-laying oriented-stacking device and a multifunctional underpan.
一种带有秸秆定向铺放定向堆放装置和多用底盘的玉米收获机；
Mr Geithner said the two countries had already demonstrated they could co-operate in laying a foundation for economic recovery.
盖特纳称，中美两国已经表明，他们能够通力合作，为经济复苏打下基础。
The state of the egg's shell suggests it was well developed and that Mrs T must have been very close to laying it when she died.
文中关于对翼龙蛋壳的描述标明该蛋化石在翼龙体内发育良好，“T夫人”在即将生产的时候死了。
the ship has three sails, fixed line connections, at the top of a volume system, laying the ground mosaic, surrounded by lamps.
船上有三个帆，同轴连接固定，顶部有卷收系统，地面铺设马赛克，周围有地灯。
Chrysler was also able to ink key labor deals with unions in the United States and Canada, laying the groundwork for the Fiat alliance.
克莱斯勒也能够油墨主要涉及劳动工会在美国和加拿大，奠定基础的菲亚特公司结盟。
The sheriff used to call her up every morning and give her the weather report and tell her how the chickens were laying.
警察局长每天清早亲自给她打电话报天气，汇报镇上的母鸡新下了多少蛋。
Give people the rationale for change, laying it out in the clearest, most dramatic terms.
给人们变化的理论基础，放置它在最清楚，多数戏剧时期上。
I know her to have a hard and heavy hand to be much in the habit of laying it upon her husband.
我知道她的手又粗又笨，动不动就要啪的一下落到她丈夫身上。
Mr. Dorsey has been laying out his vision for Twitter to its executives, said a person familiar with the matter.
知情人士说，多西一直在与Twitter高管分享自己对该公司的未来展望。
The next thing I knew, his crotchety neighbor was laying out his ideas on Israeli foreign policy at the top of his lungs.
接着，他那古怪的邻居就开始声嘶力竭地发表他对以色列外交政策的意见。
With this basic information, you are ready to return to your computer and start laying out your site and setting it up.
有了这些基本的信息，你可以返回到电脑上，开始布局和设置你的站点了。
There is no doubt that the strength of the team to a newspaper run by laying a solid foundation.
这样的队伍实力无疑为办报打下了一个坚实的基础。
To prevent the queen from crawling up to the top and laying eggs, a screen can be inserted between the brood chamber and the supers.
为了防止蜂王爬到顶端生蛋，一个筛子被插到窝室和空盒之间。
I was shocked to see Matt laying down and Jade waving at Kyle with a fake smile plastered on her face.
我吃惊地看到马特放下玉在凯尔挥舞着她的脸贴假笑。
But if you think, as some of these companies do, that their business will come back pretty quickly, laying people off is just a nutty idea.
但是，就像有些公司那样，如果业务会很快恢复，裁员就是愚蠢的想法了。
Bush said he also looks forward to conferring with his military advisers before laying out his plan for moving forward in Iraq.
布什表示，他还期待在制定出有关伊拉克的前进计划前与军事顾问们磋商。
And he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him so that he may receive his sight.
在异象中看见一个人，名叫亚拿尼亚，进来按手在他身上，叫他能看见。
Studs Studs for laying the oscilliscope on its back to operate it in the upward posture. Also used to take up the power cord.
用于将示波器放置在其后背上的螺柱，用于使示波器可以以向上的姿态工作。也可用于收纳电力软线。
Remember a few years ago when cameras captured at least a dozen cars refusing to stop for an injured woman laying in the road?
还记得数年前，摄影机拍下至少12辆车拒绝搭载躺在路边的受伤女子那一幕么？
