lays
美 [leɪ] 
英 [leɪ]
- v.铺；放下；提出；打赌
- adj.外行的；在俗的
- n.性伙伴；叙事诗
- 网络乐事；位置；民谣
词形变化
第三人称单数：lays 现在分词：laying 过去式：laid 反义词
同义词
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
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。
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。
After breakfast the ogre said to his wife: "Bring me my hen that lays the golden eggs. "
早饭后，妖魔对他妻子说：“把我那只会下金蛋的母鸡抱来。”
One aspect of living standards in which Japan lays behind its national income level relative to other developed nations is housing.
日本同其它发达国家比较，在生活水平上落后于它的国民收入水平的一个方面是住房。
If he lays a hand on me, I'll brain him.
如果他敢动手，我就打碎他的脑袋。
A woman labeled for medical transport with a severe spinal injury lays in a tent outside a make-shift trauma facility Muzaffarabad.
一个贴着等待医疗运输标签的妇女躺在一个帐篷里。
Marc Boderie lays down his knife and fork and leans across the table for emphasis: "So we have to make sure that this never happens again. "
马克•博尔德里（MarcBoderie）放下手中的刀叉，前倾着身子强调道：“所以我们必须确保这种情况决不会再发生。”
Time lays waste to all things. But I shall fight it as long as I can.
时间使很多东西荒废，但是我会同它战斗。
When a GIRL lays on your chest . . . she is wishing for you to be hers forever.
时，一个女孩规定在您的胸部…她是希望你是她永远。
After breakfast the ogre said to his wife: "Bring me my hen that lays the golden eggs. "
早饭后，妖魔对他妻子说：“把我那只会下金蛋的母鸡抱来。”
If the company lays anyone off after the one-year agreement, pay automatically jumps back to its previous level.
如果公司在签了这一年协议后还辞人的话，员工薪水就自动恢复到原有水平。
He doesn't have to chase every rabbit like a dog with its tongue hanging out - he lays an ambush for his game and lets it come to him.
他不会像狗一样伸着舌头去追所有的兔子——他会爬下来做埋伏，等待最适合他的机会到来。
It's not clear what he'll say about taxes on Wednesday when he lays out his ideas for how to tackle the country's long-term debt.
但周三当他阐释要如何处理美国的长期债务的想法时，就不清楚他对税收有什么样的言论了。
He lays down self-esteem again and again in beg of love, which he never gets.
一次一次放下自尊，乞讨来的，却不是爱情。
Certainly at times your Earth life has its pleasant experiences, but they pale into insignificance compared to what lays ahead for you.
当然，有时候你们地球的生活有它自己令人愉快的体验，但是与前方正在等待你们的时刻相比就相形见绌了。
From a climate standpoint, he continues, the agreement lays the foundation for bringing emerging economies into a global climate agreement.
他继续说，单纯从气候问题这一点来看，该项协议为更多的新兴经济体达成一项全球性的气候协议奠定了基础。
As repeated many times, your Reality lays elsewhere and it will reveal itself by Learning OVer Emotions, what LOVE is all about.
而且它重复提到许多次了，你们的真实躺在别处，它将揭示它自己，通过学习【超越感官的情绪】，那都是【爱】包含的一切。
Subsequently, the introduction lays down the boundaries of the research topic, and clarifies the main focus of this research paper.
然后界定了课题研究的范围，确定本文研究的重点。
The profound significance of theory of "intrinsic rhythm" is that this theory lays basis for the existence of free verse form.
郭沫若的“内在韵律论”的重要意义在于，它是自由诗形式存在的理论根据。
Is that how you see me? As some sort of prude who just lays there like a cold fish?
你就那么认为我？把我看成故做正经的女人，躺在那里像一条冷冰冰的鱼？
Chu lays out a very strong argument that effectively answers that question with: "A lot" .
的宣讲中，朱夏莲通过有力论证给出了这个问题的答案：“很大”。
In the Harvard Business Review he lays out his idea of the perfect appraisal form.
在《哈佛商业评论》（HarvardBusinessReview）中，他展示了自己对于完美评估表格的想法。
His latest project, a "wearable computer" dubbed Sixth Sense, lays out a path toward realizing this "immersive" vision of the Net.
他最终的发明，一件“可穿电脑”被授予第六感的称号，这发明打开了一条通向实现“沉浸式”网络视觉效果的道路。
The company lays out a detailed plan for the coming year.
工厂为下一年做了详细的计划。
The understanding is even clearer if you say "SQL database, " because an ISO standard lays out exactly what such a database must provide.
如果说“SQL数据库”，这种理解就更清晰了，因为有ISO标准规定了这种数据库必须具备什么特性。
