- 1.
平放,置放(在适当或指定的位置) -
• She laid her skirt on the bed. 她把裙子平放在床上。 - 2.
铺,铺设 -
• He laid a carpet in the sitting room. 他在客厅里铺了一块地毯。 -
• lay oil pipes 铺设石油管道 -
• lay a solid foundation 打好基础 - 3.
产(卵) -
• The magpies lay their eggs in other birds' nests. 喜鹊在别的鸟窝里下蛋。 - 4.
下赌注于 -
• He laid $20 on the black horse. 他在那匹黑马上下了20美元赌注。 - 5.
惩罚,责备(某人);归咎于 -
• The boy laid blame on his mother for his being late for school. 男孩把自己上学迟到归咎于他妈妈。 - 6.
把重点放在…上 -
• He laid stress on spoken English this year. 今年他把重点放在英语口语上。 - 7.
拟订(计划等);布(景) -
• The terrorists were laying a plan to kidnap the senator. 恐怖分子在计划绑架那位参议员。 - 8.
摆好餐桌(准备吃饭) -
• Hey you boys, lay the table; supper is ready. 孩子们,摆桌子吧,晚饭做好了。 - 9.
使倒下(或平展);打倒;压倒 -
• The storm has laid the corn down. 暴风雨把小麦刮倒了。 -
• The thief was laid flat by the policeman. 小偷被警察打倒。 - 10.
平息;驱除 -
• lay a rumour 辟谣 -
• lay sb.'s doubt 打消某人的疑虑 - 11.
俚 与…发生性关系
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• This hen has never laid. 这只母鸡从没下过蛋。
用法说明
lay, lie
这两个词容易混淆。其区别在于:lay是规则动词,但是拼写法不规则。其不定式、现在分词、过去式、过去分词形式分别是:lay, laying, laid, laid,可作“小心地放下”或“放平”等解,为及物动词。
lie是不规则动词,其相应的形式是:lie, lying, lay, lain,可作“躺下”、“平躺”解。当lie作“撒谎”解时,为规则动词,是不及物动词。试比较:
I lay in bed in the dormitory.我躺在宿舍的床上。
He lied (to them) about his age in order to get the job.他为了得到那份工作(向他们)谎报了年龄。
The hen laid an egg in the hen house which lay on the hill.这只母鸡在放在山岗上的那个鸡舍里下了一个蛋。(laid与lay不能互换)