laying
美 ['le??] 
英 ['le???]
- v.鋪；放下；提出；打賭
- adj.外行的；在俗的
- n.性伙伴；敘事詩
- 網絡鋪設；敷設；放置
英漢雙解
放下；展開put down/spread
1. | [t] （尤指輕輕地或小心地）放置，安放，擱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. 她把嬰兒輕輕地放在床上。 |
| He laid a hand on my arm. 他把手搭在我的胳膊上。 |
| The horse laid back its ears. 那匹馬把耳朵往后豎著。 |
| Relatives laid wreaths on the grave. 死者親屬在墓前獻了花圈。 |
| The cloth should be laid flat. 布應展開平放。 |
2. | [t] ~ sth (down) 鋪，鋪放，鋪設（尤指在地板上）to put sth down, especially on the floor, ready to be used |
| to lay a carpet/cable/pipe 鋪地毯；鋪設電纜；鋪管道 |
| The foundations of the house are being laid today. 今天正在給房子打地基。 |
| They had laid the groundwork for future development. 他們為此后的發展奠定了基礎。 |
3. | [t] （在某物上）攤開，涂，敷；用一層…覆蓋to spread sth on sth; to cover sth with a layer of sth |
| Before they started they laid newspaper on the floor. 他們開始前在地板上鋪了報紙。 |
| The grapes were laid to dry on racks. 葡萄被攤放在架子上晾干。 |
| The floor was laid with newspaper. 地板上鋪了報紙。 |
卵eggs
4. | [t][i] ~ (sth) （鳥、昆蟲、魚等）下（蛋），產（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. 杜鵑在其他鳥的巢中下蛋。 |
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| The hens are not laying well(= not producing many eggs) . 母雞現在不愛下蛋。 |
桌子table
5. | [t] ~ sth 擺放餐具于（準備就餐）to arrange knives, forks, plates, etc. on a table ready for a meal |
提出建議present proposal
6. | [t] ~ sth + adv./prep. 提出，提交（建議、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. 議案已提交議會審議。 |
困境difficult situation
7. | [t] ~ sth + adv./prep. 使處于特定狀態（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 把責任╱重擔加于某人身上 |
| to lay sb under an obligation to do sth 使某人承擔做某事的義務 |
與名詞連用with nouns
8. | [t] ~ sth + adv./prep. （與名詞連用構成短語，其含義與該名詞的相關動詞相同）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) 歸咎于某人 |
| Our teacher lays great stress on good spelling(= stresses it strongly) . 我們老師著力強調要拼寫正確。 |
計劃；圈套plan/trap
9. | [t] ~ sth 周密準備；籌劃；設置to prepare sth in detail |
| to lay a trap for sb 給某人設下圈套 |
| She began to lay her plans for her escape. 她開始周密策劃準備逃走。 |
| Bad weather can upset even the best-laid plans. 天氣不好，再好的計劃也會打亂。 |
性交have sex
10. | [t][oftpass] ~ sb 與（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個女人睡一宿。 |
火fire
11. | [t] ~ sth （擺好木、柴或煤）生火to prepare a fire by arranging wood, sticks or coal |
打賭bet
12. | [t] 對…下賭金；下賭注to bet money on sth; to place a bet |
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| She had laid $100 on the favourite. 她在那匹奪標呼聲最高的馬上下注 100 元。 |
| I'll lay you any money you like (that) he won't come. 我看他不來了，你愿意賭多少錢我都奉陪。 |
1. | 外行的；非專業的；缺少專門知識的not having expert knowledge or professional qualifications in a particular subject |
| His book explains the theory for the lay public. 他的書為普通大眾闡明了這個理論。 |
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) 淫婦 |
| to be a great lay 為荒淫無度的蕩婦 |
2. | （供吟唱的）敘事詩a poem that was written to be sung, usually telling a story |
習慣用語
the lay of the land
地貌；地勢；地形the way the land in an area is formed and what physical characteristics it has
目前的形勢及發展趨勢the way a situation is now and how it is likely to develop
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
Laying each one out in an orderly fashion, the Toronto-based artist photographed the static objects for his "Disassembly Project" .
這位多倫多藝術家將這些靜態小部件有序擺放出來并進行拍攝，旨在完成自己名為“分解項目”的作品。
No sooner had the Woodman fitted the staff to his purpose , than he began laying about him on all side.
罰木工一旦裝上了木把手后就立刻向他周圍的樹開始砍伐起來。
Gorbachev was also now ready to start laying the groundwork for an orderly Soviet troop withdrawal.
戈爾巴喬夫也已經安排好了為蘇軍的有序撤退的相關準備。
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，我什至決定，如果我有不同的設計，布局將有更少的漏洞局。
The soldiers were laying for the enemy in the dark.
士兵們埋伏在黑暗中伺機攻擊敵人。
For two months, Valencia did not take on left-backs, too often playing it safe and laying the ball off.
兩個月以來，瓦倫西亞并沒有經常與對方左后衛直接交鋒，而是常常踢得小心翼翼最后丟球。
"It's no good now, you know, " said the Faun, laying down its flute and shaking its head at her very sorrowfully.
“現在不行啊，妳知道嗎？”羊怪說，他放下笛子，非常悲傷地對她搖了搖頭。
Only a year ago Europe's leaders were laying into American free-marketry and declaring unbridled capitalism finished.
僅一年前，歐洲領導人還在言辭攻擊美國的自由市場經濟，還宣布說結束自由式資本主義。
With a diploma form a famous university, he felt secure in his job even when the company was laying off people.
有一張名牌大學的文憑，即使在公司解雇人的時候他也不擔心會丟工作。
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，思考的時間給了他，他便把這些途徑逐個想一番，仿佛在桌上把些個工具一字擺擺開。
Without laying the foundation of a righteous life, meditation becomes an escape and therefore has no value whatsoever.
如果沒有打下一個正直生活的基礎，冥想就變成了一種逃避，因而毫無價值。
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.
現在你就知道了，為什么在沙灘上喝了兩杯然后躺在毛巾上曬會太陽結果會很悲劇。
A distraught couple are trying to help their lost dog find his way home by laying a trail of their own pee.
一對心急如焚的夫婦正試圖利用自己的尿留下蹤跡，來協助走失的愛犬找到回家的路。
It is trying to keep its businesses stable and its employees motivated while also laying plans to sell off big chunks of the company.
該公司在制定計劃出售公司大量業務之際，也在努力保持自身業務的穩定和員工的士氣。
Hours after laying out his $447 billion jobs plan to a joint session of Congress, President Obama took his case directly to the public.
奧巴馬總統在對國會參眾兩院發表了就業計劃演說之后的幾個小時內，即離開華盛頓，直接到民間去“游說”。
"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：“買下這房其實是一筆投資。”斯科特伸開雙臂衡量房間的寬度，他的兩只手輕易就能觸到兩邊的墻壁。
You can leveling the ground to determine the main thing is to work out laying of the floor, the door will hamper the switch.
您可以通過地面找平的方法來確定，最主要的是計算出地板鋪設后，是否會妨礙門的開關。
He did not consider any longer the possibility that she might be laying some kind of trap for him.
他再不認為，她可能給他設置了什么圈套。
By the time I got to where he was laying, it was apparent Ugly's sad life was almost at an end.
等我趕到他躺著的地方時，很顯然，丑小咪的悲慘一生幾乎走向終點。
Can't laying emphasis on how much is low pressure.
不能單純強調低壓壓力是多少。
The soldiers were laying for the enemy in the dark.
士兵們埋伏在黑暗中伺機攻擊敵人。
"I come to have a word with you, " he said, striding forward to the table, laying down his hat and flowers.
“我來有話跟你講，”他說著，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，士兵們還在轟炸戰線上不斷犧牲、因為有人告訴他們要為國捐軀。
The ship sailed laying along because of a strong crosswind.
由于一股猛烈的側風，船傾斜著航行。
With those figures, you'll be laying groundwork for going into the 35th Amendment.
您引用了這些數字，再把話題引向第三十五號修正案就有良好的基礎了。
By doing that, he is laying himself open to arrest.
做了那件事，致使他現在易遭到逮捕。
After laying in the snow that long a time, he got up and found his way back to the camp.
在雪中躺了那么長一段時間后，他站了起來，并且找到了回營地的路。
The invention relates to a corn harvester with a straw oriented-laying oriented-stacking device and a multifunctional underpan.
一種帶有秸稈定向鋪放定向堆放裝置和多用底盤的玉米收獲機；
Mr Geithner said the two countries had already demonstrated they could co-operate in laying a foundation for economic recovery.
蓋特納稱，中美兩國已經表明，他們能夠通力合作，為經濟復蘇打下基礎。
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.
文中關于對翼龍蛋殼的描述標明該蛋化石在翼龍體內發育良好，“T夫人”在即將生產的時候死了。
the ship has three sails, fixed line connections, at the top of a volume system, laying the ground mosaic, surrounded by lamps.
船上有三個帆，同軸連接固定，頂部有卷收系統，地面鋪設馬賽克，周圍有地燈。
Chrysler was also able to ink key labor deals with unions in the United States and Canada, laying the groundwork for the Fiat alliance.
克萊斯勒也能夠油墨主要涉及勞動工會在美國和加拿大，奠定基礎的菲亞特公司結盟。
The sheriff used to call her up every morning and give her the weather report and tell her how the chickens were laying.
警察局長每天清早親自給她打電話報天氣，匯報鎮上的母雞新下了多少蛋。
Give people the rationale for change, laying it out in the clearest, most dramatic terms.
給人們變化的理論基礎，放置它在最清楚，多數戲劇時期上。
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，動不動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.
知情人士說，多西一直在與Twitter高管分享自己對該公司的未來展望。
The next thing I knew, his crotchety neighbor was laying out his ideas on Israeli foreign policy at the top of his lungs.
接著，他那古怪的鄰居就開始聲嘶力竭地發表他對以色列外交政策的意見。
With this basic information, you are ready to return to your computer and start laying out your site and setting it up.
有了這些基本的信息，你可以返回到電腦上，開始布局和設置你的站點了。
There is no doubt that the strength of the team to a newspaper run by laying a solid foundation.
這樣的隊伍實力無疑為辦報打下了一個堅實的基礎。
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.
為了防止蜂王爬到頂端生蛋，一個篩子被插到窩室和空盒之間。
I was shocked to see Matt laying down and Jade waving at Kyle with a fake smile plastered on her face.
我吃驚地看到馬特放下玉在凱爾揮舞著她的臉貼假笑。
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，就像有些公司那樣，如果業務會很快恢復，裁員就是愚蠢的想法了。
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，他還期待在制定出有關伊拉克的前進計劃前與軍事顧問們磋商。
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.
在異象中看見一個人，名叫亞拿尼亞，進來按手在他身上，叫他能看見。
Studs Studs for laying the oscilliscope on its back to operate it in the upward posture. Also used to take up the power cord.
用于將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態工作。也可用于收納電力軟線。
Remember a few years ago when cameras captured at least a dozen cars refusing to stop for an injured woman laying in the road?
還記得數年前，攝影機拍下至少12輛車拒絕搭載躺在路邊的受傷女子那一幕么？
