phr. in lay (母鸡等)在产卵期的
lay about (one) 1. (尤指持棍棒等)向周围乱打；〈喻〉四面出击
He began laying about among them with his stick. 他开始抡棒打他们。
2. 奋力干
How they laid about them to fulfill the task! 他们是何等竭尽全力来完成这一任务啊!
3. 〈废〉设法
lay about sb. (尤指持棍棒等)狠揍某人；〈喻〉猛烈攻击某人
lay about the boys with whips 用鞭狠抽那些男孩
lay aside 1. 把…放在一边；把…搁置一旁
She laid aside her knitting to rest her eyes for a moment. 她把编织活放在一边，休息一下眼睛。
Lay aside your magazine; it is dinner time. 把你的杂志放一放，该吃饭了。
2. 把…储存以供后用；留存
It is difficult to lay aside money now because of the inflation. 由于通货膨胀现在存些钱不容易。
3. 放弃；停止使用(或实行)
Now that his sons are growing up, certain of his responsibilities can be laid aside. 儿子们正长大成人，所以他可以卸掉一些责任了。
lay aside their differences 放弃他们间的不同意见
lay at 对准…打；攻击
lay away 1. 把…储存起来
She laid a little of her pay away each month. 她每月储蓄一点工资。
2. 〈主美〉保留(货物)俟货款累积付清交货
3. 〈美〉[常用被动语态]埋葬
He was laid away in his native village. 他被安葬在出生的村子里。
lay back 1. 使向后倾斜
2. 〈口〉放松
lay by 1. 储存
They've a little money laid by for emergencies. 他们积了一点钱应急。
2. 把…放在一起；把…搁置一旁
3. 〈美方〉对(作物)进行最后一道田间管理；对(田地)作最后一次中耕
4. 〈方〉收割(作物)；收割后贮藏(谷物等)
5. 【海】(使) (船)顶风停住
lay down 1. 放下；放弃
lay down one's arms 放下武器(指投降)
lay down an office 辞职
lay down hopes 抛弃希望
2. 牺牲；献出
lay down one's life for the cause of independence 为祖国独立事业献出生命
3. 阐述，说明；强制性宣称
The umpire laid down the conditions for settling the dispute. 仲裁者阐明了解决争端的条件。
rules laying down what is allowable 阐明可允行为的诸规定
4. 规定；制定
lay down a rule (guidelines, a scale for a map) 制定规则(准则，地图的比例尺)
These prices have been laid down by the manufacturers. 这些价钱已由制造商们确定。
5. 〈口〉辞职；退出；屈服
force sb. to laydown 逼迫某人辞职
lay down on the prosecution of a swindler 撤回对诈骗犯的起诉
lay down to a coward 向胆小鬼屈服
6. 储存；(在地窑中)贮藏(酒等)
Father laid down a few good bottles before the war. 父亲在战前贮藏了几瓶好酒。
7. 押(钱)作为赌注；偿付(钱)
8. (开始)建造(轮船、铁路等)
lay down a new ship 建造一艘新船
lay down a concrete causeway 修筑一条水泥堤道
9. 在纸上记下(图表等)
On the map the drains of each field are laid down. 地图上标有每一块地的排水沟。
10. 种(田)； 种(作物)；变(田地)为牧场
He laid his melons down. 他把瓜种下。
This field will be laid down to (或 in, with, under) grass next year. 这块地明年要改作草场。
11. 把…对准目标
lay down a barrage 使齐射火力网对准目标
12. 【棒】触击
13. 〈口〉录制(音乐)
14. 〈俚〉(爵士音乐用语)定(拍子)
lay for 〈口〉埋伏着等待
The bandits laid for the policemen along the road. 匪徒埋伏在路边准备袭击警察。
lay in 储备，储存
We must lay in food for the party. 我们必须为宴会准备好食物。
They laid in a good supply of coal in the summer. 他们在夏季储存了足够的煤。
lay into 〈口〉
1. 狠打
The two fighters laid into each other as soon as the bell rang. 铃声一响，两个拳击手就使劲对打起来。
2. 责骂；攻击
The senator laid into the opponents of his bill. 参议员激烈攻击反对他所提的议案的人。
3. 〈口〉大嚼(食物)；大口狂饮
lay it on (thick) 〈口〉
1. 露骨地吹捧；过分地责备
To call him a genius is laying it on a bit too thick! 称他为天才有点言过其实了!
He laid it on thick to his rich aunt. 他拼命奉承他那有钱的姑姑。
2. 漫天要价
3. 痛打；严惩
lay (it) on with a trowel 露骨地吹捧；言过其实
lay it on with a trowel to sb. 把某人捧上天
He laid on the horror with a trowel and made everybody feel sick. 他过分地渲染恐怖场面，使大家觉得恶心。
lay low 见 low¹
1. 把(衣服等)放在一边
lay off one's coat 把外衣放在一边
2. 解雇；使下岗
They laid us off (work) for three months. 他们解雇我们3个月。
The firm had to lay off 100 men. 公司只得解雇100名工人。
3. 〈口〉(暂时)停止打扰(或取笑、批评、干涉等)；不理会(某人)；戒绝；停止；停下休息
Lay off hitting me! 住手，别再打我了!
Lay off me, will you? 别管我，好不好?
His doctor told him to lay off cigarettes. 医生叫他戒烟。
lay off the use of violence 停止使用暴力
He laid off and went home. 他歇工回家。
4. 划出…的界线；【船】放样，划线
He laid off a baseball diamond on the vacant lot. 他在空地上划出一块棒球场。
lay off sales jurisdictions 划分销售市场
5. 〈俚〉(赌场老板为减少风险)把(赌注)部分转移至另一赌场老板处；两面下(注)
6. 【足】传(球)
lay off with 〈俚〉与(女人)睡觉(指交媾)
lay on 1. 涂抹(颜料等)
lay on a second coat of paint 再涂一层漆
2. 〈主英〉组织，安排(茶点、娱乐活动等)；提供(交通工具等)
The government laid on an enormous state dinner in honour of the visiting premier. 政府为来访的总理设盛大国宴。
I'll lay on a car tomorrow and have you run down to London. 我明天将安排一辆轿车送你去伦敦。
3. 〈英〉安装(煤气、水、电等)
We had electricity laid on. 我们叫人接好了电。
4. 猛打；打击；给予(打击等)；挥动(鞭子等)
lay on with great energy 用力打
5. 征(税)；把(惩罚等)加诸于；归(罪)于
lay a tax on liquor 征酒税
lay the blame (for sth.) on sb. (把某事)归罪于某人
6. (牛等)长(肉)；增加(体重)
Well-bred sheep lay on flesh quick. 精心饲养的羊长肉快。
lay 10 pounds on in a month 一个月增加了10磅体重
7. 〈主英〉雇；租
8. 〈美俚〉把…给予
Lay the skin on me. 跟我握握手。
lay advice on sb. 给某人以劝告
lay oneself (或 sb.) open 使自己(某人)易遭攻击(或指责等)
It lays you open to some suspicion. 这容易引起别人对你的怀疑。
The phrase laid itself open to a charge of extreme unorthodoxy. 这句话容易引起指责，被认为极端离经叛道。
lay oneself out 〈口〉尽力
lay out 1. 摊开(衣物等)
His dinner jacket was already laid out on the bed. 他的晚礼服已摊开在床上。
He selected the right chisels from a pile laid out beside him. 他从身边摊开的一堆凿子中挑出合用的几把。
2. 展开；阐明
The president laid out his views in a speech this week. 总统在本星期的一次演讲中摆出了自己的观点。
3. (根据计划)安排；布置(场地、花园等)；筹划，策划；设计
lay out a programme 安排具体方案
lay out a garden 布置花园
I have a job laid out for you. 我已给你安排好一份工作。
lay out an election campaign 筹划竞选运动
lay out a front page 设计头版版面
The architect laid out the interior of the building. 建筑师设计了房屋的内部结构。
4. 〈口〉花(大笔的钱)；捐(款)；投(资)
He had to lay out all he had on the airline tickets. 他得花去所有的钱买飞机票。
I'm going to lay out ￡500 in fittings for my shop. 我准备花费500英镑装备我的商店。
lay out a capital of two hundred francs 投资200法郎
5. 为(尸体)作殡葬准备
lay out a corpse 殓尸
6. 〈俚〉责骂；非难；惩罚
7. 〈口〉击倒；打昏；(在足球等比赛中)使暂时不能发挥作用
A stiff right to the jaw laid the boxer out in the second round. 第二回合时这拳击手下颚挨了右手重拳被打昏了。
lay out a valuable element in the opposing team 把对方球队的主力踢倒在地
8. 〈俚〉杀死
Eclecticism almost laid him out. 折衷主义险些要了他的命。
9. 给(工件)划线
lay over 1. 涂；铺；覆盖
The dome of the building has been laid over with a gilding of gold. 建筑物的圆顶镀了金。
2. 〈美〉作短暂停留
We had to lay over here for two hours waiting for a plane to New York. 我们只得在这里停留两小时，等待去纽约的飞机。
3. 〈美〉使延期
The vote will have to be laid over until next week. 投票不得不推迟到下周举行。
4. 〈俚〉胜过；优于
It lays over anything else of the kind. 它比同类其他东西都好。
lay to 1. 归(功、罪)于
The disaster was laid to faulty inspection. 灾祸被归咎于检查不当。
2. 努力干
He picked up a shovel and laid to with the others. 他拿起铲子同大家一起大干。
3. 【海】(使)(船)顶风停住
The captain decided to lay to until the fog lifted. 那位船长决定在雾散之前顶风停驶。
4. 开(船)进坞(或避风港)
lay to rest (或 sleep) 1. 埋葬
They laid him to rest. 他们把他安葬了。
2. 消除(疑惧等)；结束；忘却
The rumour was laid to rest. 谣言平息了。
lay up 1. 储存
Bees lay up honey for the winter. 蜜蜂为过冬储存蜂蜜。
He's laid up no end of trouble for himself. 他自找了无穷无尽的麻烦。
2. [常用被动语态]使因病(或伤残)卧床(或在家休养)
The skier was laid up with a twisted knee. 滑雪运动员扭伤了膝，在家休养。
Have you been laid up with anything serious lately? 最近你是不是得了什么重病一直在家休息?
3. [常用被动语态] (因修理、清洗或报废而)使(船等)不被使用；使(船)进入船坞(修理等)
I lay up a car for the winter. 我在冬天把汽车搁置不用。
The ship was laid up for repairs. 船进坞检修。
4. 【高尔夫】击近障碍物
the kid (或 kinchin) lay 〈俚〉〈古〉对送货小厮的拦劫