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lay 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 (1) 你可以把它放在桌子上。(2) 我躺下来与其说是要睡觉，倒不如说是要思考。(3) 我以三比一的赔率打赌，他能得到那份工作。(4) 他告诉我们怎样设计版面。(5) 测量员沿着栅栏设计出墙街。(6) 它们在7月初到8月中这段时间产卵。(7) 他了解这里的地形。(8) 把反腐倡廉放在更加突出的位置上。(9) 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。(10) 关于这种疾病的非专业的意见(11) 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。 The word lay can mean a lot of different things, but one of its most common uses is as the adjective component of layperson, which refers to someone who's not a member of the clergy, or who's not a member of a particular profession and so cannot always understand that profession's technical jargon. This is why we sometimes request things to be communicated in "lay language," meaning simple, everyday terms that a layperson can understand.

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英 [leɪ] 美 [leɪ] (1) You may lay it on the table.(2) I lay down not so much to sleep as to think.(3) I'll lay odds of three to one that he gets the job.(4) He showed us how to lay out a printed page.(5) Surveyors lay out Wall Street along the line of the stockade.(6) They lay eggs from the beginning of July to the middle of August.(7) He knows the lay of the land here.(8) Lay more emphasis on combating corruption and advocating integrity.(9) 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.(10) A lay opinion as to the seriousness of the disease.(11) 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. To lay is to set something down or put it in a horizontal position. It can also mean to position or prepare something for action, or, simply, to lay eggs. 1. VERB AND NOUN USES 动词和名词用法2. ADJECTIVE USES 形容词用法Part-1In standard English, the form lay is also the past tense of the verb lie in some meanings. In informal English, people sometimes use the word lay instead of lie in those meanings.在标准英语中，lay亦作动词lie某些义项的过去式。而在非正式英语中，人们有时用lay来代替这些义项中的lie。Usage Note :Do not confuse the verb lay with the verb lie. Because lay is used to talk about putting something in a particular place or position, it is related to the verb lie. If someone lays something somewhere, it lies there. The past tense and past participle of lay are both laid and it is usually a transitive verb. They laid him on the floor. However, lie is an intransitive verb with the past tense lay and the past participle lain. I lay on the floor with my legs in the air. 不要混淆lay和lie这两个动词。lay表示将某物放于某处或某个位置，意思上与动词lie有相关之处。如某人把某物安放（lay）在某处，此物即放（lie）在那里。lay的过去式和过去分词均为laid，它通常用作及物动词。例如，They laid him on the floor（他们把他放在地上）。lie则为不及物动词，其过去式为lay，过去分词为lain：I lay on the floor with my legs in the air（我躺在地上，双腿抬起）。1[VERB 动词]放置；安放；搁 If you lay something somewhere, you put it there in a careful, gentle, or neat way.   [V n prep/adv]Lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor...在地上铺一张报纸。My father's working bench was covered with a cloth and his coffin was laid there...爸爸的工作台上盖了一块布，他的灵枢就陈放在那儿。Mothers routinely lay babies on their backs to sleep.母亲们一般让婴儿平躺着睡。2[VERB 动词]布置（餐桌）；摆放（餐具） If you lay the table or lay the places at a table, you arrange the knives, forks, and other things that people need on the table before a meal.   [V n]  [mainly BRIT 主英]The butler always laid the table.每次都是男管家把餐具摆好。in AM, use 美国英语用 set3[VERB 动词]铺放；敷设；铺设 If you lay something such as carpets, cables, or foundations, you put them into their permanent position.   [V n]A man came to lay the saloon carpet...一名男子来铺客厅的地毯。Public utilities dig up roads to lay pipes.公共事业公司挖路铺设管道。4[VERB 动词]布设，设置（陷阱） To lay a trap means to prepare it in order to catch someone or something.   [V n]They were laying a trap for the kidnapper.他们设下一个圈套引绑匪上钩。5[VERB 动词]（鸟）产（卵），下（蛋） When a female bird lays an egg, it produces an egg by pushing it out of its body.   [V n]  [V]My canary has laid an egg...我的金丝雀生了一个蛋。Freezing weather in spring hampered the hens' ability to lay.春天严寒的天气降低了母鸡的产蛋能力。6[VERB 动词]奠定基础/制定规划 Lay is used with some nouns to talk about making official preparations for something. For example, if you lay the basis for something or lay plans for it, you prepare it carefully.   [V n]Diplomats meeting in Chile have laid the groundwork for far-reaching environmental regulations...在智利会面的外交官们已经为那些对未来影响深远的环境保护条例的制定打好了基础。The organisers meet in March to lay plans.组织者们于3月碰头制订计划。7[VERB 动词]归咎/起诉 Lay is used with some nouns in expressions about accusing or blaming someone. For example, if you lay the blame for a mistake on someone, you say it is their fault, or if the police lay charges against someone, they officially accuse that person of a crime.   [V n prep]  [V n]She refused to lay the blame on any one party...她拒绝归咎于任何一方。He could not bear to lay too much responsibility for the unhappiness of his later years on his own shoulders...为自己晚景凄凉承担这么多责任，他接受不了。Police have decided not to lay charges over allegations of a telephone tapping operation.警方决定不就涉嫌窃听电话一事提出起诉。8[VERB 动词]押（赌注）；就…打赌 If you say that you would lay bets, odds, or money on something happening, you mean that you are very confident that it will happen.   [V n on n/-ing]  [V n that]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I wouldn't  lay bets on his still remaining manager after the spring...我看他的这个经理当不到春天之后了。I'll lay odds that Dean is at your office  right now.我敢打赌迪安现在就在你办公室。9[VERB 动词]（指交媾）干，搞 To lay someone means to have sex with them.   [V n]  [RUDE 无礼]10[N-COUNT 可数名词]床上功夫高者/轻易就上床者 Lay is used in expressions such a good lay or an easy lay to describe what someone is like as a sexual partner.   [usu adj N]  [RUDE 无礼]11[PHRASE 短语]过分夸大；言过其实 If someone is laying it on thick or is laying it on, they are exaggerating a statement, experience, or emotion in order to try to impress people.   [V inflects]   [INFORMAL 非正式]Don't lay it on too thick, but make sure they are flattered...不要吹捧得太露骨，不过一定要恭维得他们很惬意。I may have spoken a bit too freely, been a bit extreme, even laid it on a little.我可能有些自由发挥，有些极端，甚至有些言过其实了。12[PHRASE 短语]使易受批评（或攻击） If you lay yourself open to criticism or attack, or if something lays you open to it, something you do makes it possible or likely that other people will criticize or attack you.   [V inflects]The party thereby lays itself open to charges of conflict of interest...该党因此难免被人指责有利益冲突。Such a statement could lay her open to ridicule.这种言论会让人家笑话她。13 to lay something bare→see: bare； to lay claim to something→see: claim； to lay something at someone's door→see: door； to lay eyes on something→see: eye； to lay a finger on someone→see: finger； to lay your hands on something→see: hand； to lay down the law→see: law； to lay down your life→see: life； to lay something to rest→see: rest； to lay siege to something→see: siege； to lay waste→see: waste； 相关词组：lay aside lay before lay down lay in lay into lay off lay on lay out lay up Part-21[ADJ 形容词]（基督教中）平信徒的，世俗的，非神职的 You use lay to describe people who are involved with a Christian church but are not members of the clergy or are not monks or nuns.   [ADJ n]Edwards is a Methodist lay preacher and social worker.爱德华是一位循道宗在俗传教士兼社会工作者。2[ADJ 形容词]业余的；外行的；门外汉的 You use lay to describe people who are not experts or professionals in a particular subject or activity.   [ADJ n]It is difficult for a lay person to gain access to medical libraries...非业内人士难以进入医学图书馆。It is not just a textbook for professional diplomats. The lay reader will enjoy the anecdotes.它不仅仅是职业外交家的教科书，里面的轶事趣闻外行的读者也会喜欢。

英语单词	lay
英美音标	英 [leɪ] 美 [leɪ]
中文释义	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
英语例句	(1) You may lay it on the table. (2) I lay down not so much to sleep as to think. (3) I'll lay odds of three to one that he gets the job. (4) He showed us how to lay out a printed page. (5) Surveyors lay out Wall Street along the line of the stockade. (6) They lay eggs from the beginning of July to the middle of August. (7) He knows the lay of the land here. (8) Lay more emphasis on combating corruption and advocating integrity. (9) 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. (10) A lay opinion as to the seriousness of the disease. (11) 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.
中文例句	(1) 你可以把它放在桌子上。 (2) 我躺下来与其说是要睡觉，倒不如说是要思考。 (3) 我以三比一的赔率打赌，他能得到那份工作。 (4) 他告诉我们怎样设计版面。 (5) 测量员沿着栅栏设计出墙街。 (6) 它们在7月初到8月中这段时间产卵。 (7) 他了解这里的地形。 (8) 把反腐倡廉放在更加突出的位置上。 (9) 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。 (10) 关于这种疾病的非专业的意见 (11) 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。
vocabulary简明	To lay is to set something down or put it in a horizontal position. It can also mean to position or prepare something for action, or, simply, to lay eggs.
vocabulary扩展	The word lay can mean a lot of different things, but one of its most common uses is as the adjective component of layperson, which refers to someone who's not a member of the clergy, or who's not a member of a particular profession and so cannot always understand that profession's technical jargon. This is why we sometimes request things to be communicated in "lay language," meaning simple, everyday terms that a layperson can understand.
柯林斯解释	1. VERB AND NOUN USES 动词和名词用法 2. ADJECTIVE USES 形容词用法 Part-1 In standard English, the form lay is also the past tense of the verb lie in some meanings. In informal English, people sometimes use the word lay instead of lie in those meanings. 在标准英语中，lay亦作动词lie某些义项的过去式。而在非正式英语中，人们有时用lay来代替这些义项中的lie。 Usage Note : Do not confuse the verb lay with the verb lie. Because lay is used to talk about putting something in a particular place or position, it is related to the verb lie. If someone lays something somewhere, it lies there. The past tense and past participle of lay are both laid and it is usually a transitive verb. They laid him on the floor. However, lie is an intransitive verb with the past tense lay and the past participle lain. I lay on the floor with my legs in the air. 不要混淆lay和lie这两个动词。lay表示将某物放于某处或某个位置，意思上与动词lie有相关之处。如某人把某物安放（lay）在某处，此物即放（lie）在那里。lay的过去式和过去分词均为laid，它通常用作及物动词。例如，They laid him on the floor（他们把他放在地上）。lie则为不及物动词，其过去式为lay，过去分词为lain：I lay on the floor with my legs in the air（我躺在地上，双腿抬起）。 1 [VERB 动词]放置；安放；搁 If you lay something somewhere, you put it there in a careful, gentle, or neat way. [V n prep/adv] Lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor... 在地上铺一张报纸。 My father's working bench was covered with a cloth and his coffin was laid there... 爸爸的工作台上盖了一块布，他的灵枢就陈放在那儿。 Mothers routinely lay babies on their backs to sleep. 母亲们一般让婴儿平躺着睡。 2 [VERB 动词]布置（餐桌）；摆放（餐具） If you lay the table or lay the places at a table, you arrange the knives, forks, and other things that people need on the table before a meal. [V n] [mainly BRIT 主英] The butler always laid the table. 每次都是男管家把餐具摆好。 in AM, use 美国英语用 set 3 [VERB 动词]铺放；敷设；铺设 If you lay something such as carpets, cables, or foundations, you put them into their permanent position. [V n] A man came to lay the saloon carpet... 一名男子来铺客厅的地毯。 Public utilities dig up roads to lay pipes. 公共事业公司挖路铺设管道。 4 [VERB 动词]布设，设置（陷阱） To lay a trap means to prepare it in order to catch someone or something. [V n] They were laying a trap for the kidnapper. 他们设下一个圈套引绑匪上钩。 5 [VERB 动词]（鸟）产（卵），下（蛋） When a female bird lays an egg, it produces an egg by pushing it out of its body. [V n] [V] My canary has laid an egg... 我的金丝雀生了一个蛋。 Freezing weather in spring hampered the hens' ability to lay. 春天严寒的天气降低了母鸡的产蛋能力。 6 [VERB 动词]奠定基础/制定规划 Lay is used with some nouns to talk about making official preparations for something. For example, if you lay the basis for something or lay plans for it, you prepare it carefully. [V n] Diplomats meeting in Chile have laid the groundwork for far-reaching environmental regulations... 在智利会面的外交官们已经为那些对未来影响深远的环境保护条例的制定打好了基础。 The organisers meet in March to lay plans. 组织者们于3月碰头制订计划。 7 [VERB 动词]归咎/起诉 Lay is used with some nouns in expressions about accusing or blaming someone. For example, if you lay the blame for a mistake on someone, you say it is their fault, or if the police lay charges against someone, they officially accuse that person of a crime. [V n prep] [V n] She refused to lay the blame on any one party... 她拒绝归咎于任何一方。 He could not bear to lay too much responsibility for the unhappiness of his later years on his own shoulders... 为自己晚景凄凉承担这么多责任，他接受不了。 Police have decided not to lay charges over allegations of a telephone tapping operation. 警方决定不就涉嫌窃听电话一事提出起诉。 8 [VERB 动词]押（赌注）；就…打赌 If you say that you would lay bets, odds, or money on something happening, you mean that you are very confident that it will happen. [V n on n/-ing] [V n that] [INFORMAL 非正式] I wouldn't lay bets on his still remaining manager after the spring... 我看他的这个经理当不到春天之后了。 I'll lay odds that Dean is at your office right now. 我敢打赌迪安现在就在你办公室。 9 [VERB 动词]（指交媾）干，搞 To lay someone means to have sex with them. [V n] [RUDE 无礼] 10 [N-COUNT 可数名词]床上功夫高者/轻易就上床者 Lay is used in expressions such a good lay or an easy lay to describe what someone is like as a sexual partner. [usu adj N] [RUDE 无礼] 11 [PHRASE 短语]过分夸大；言过其实 If someone is laying it on thick or is laying it on, they are exaggerating a statement, experience, or emotion in order to try to impress people. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] Don't lay it on too thick, but make sure they are flattered... 不要吹捧得太露骨，不过一定要恭维得他们很惬意。 I may have spoken a bit too freely, been a bit extreme, even laid it on a little. 我可能有些自由发挥，有些极端，甚至有些言过其实了。 12 [PHRASE 短语]使易受批评（或攻击） If you lay yourself open to criticism or attack, or if something lays you open to it, something you do makes it possible or likely that other people will criticize or attack you. [V inflects] The party thereby lays itself open to charges of conflict of interest... 该党因此难免被人指责有利益冲突。 Such a statement could lay her open to ridicule. 这种言论会让人家笑话她。 13 to lay something bare→see: bare ； to lay claim to something→see: claim ； to lay something at someone's door→see: door ； to lay eyes on something→see: eye ； to lay a finger on someone→see: finger ； to lay your hands on something→see: hand ； to lay down the law→see: law ； to lay down your life→see: life ； to lay something to rest→see: rest ； to lay siege to something→see: siege ； to lay waste→see: waste ；相关词组： lay aside lay before lay down lay in lay into lay off lay on lay out lay up Part-2 1 [ADJ 形容词]（基督教中）平信徒的，世俗的，非神职的 You use lay to describe people who are involved with a Christian church but are not members of the clergy or are not monks or nuns. [ADJ n] Edwards is a Methodist lay preacher and social worker. 爱德华是一位循道宗在俗传教士兼社会工作者。 2 [ADJ 形容词]业余的；外行的；门外汉的 You use lay to describe people who are not experts or professionals in a particular subject or activity. [ADJ n] It is difficult for a lay person to gain access to medical libraries... 非业内人士难以进入医学图书馆。 It is not just a textbook for professional diplomats. The lay reader will enjoy the anecdotes. 它不仅仅是职业外交家的教科书，里面的轶事趣闻外行的读者也会喜欢。

Lay [V →See N Verb 动词 Laid Past