| 单词 | lay something on |
| 释义 | lay something onlay something on phrasal verbphr v a) lay something ↔ on especially British EnglishBrEPROVIDE to provide something such as food, entertainment, or transport for a group of people 提供，安排〔食物、娱乐、交通等〕；款待；安排 They laid on a buffet for his farewell party. 他们为他的送别会安排了自助餐。 A bus has been laid on to take you home. 已经安排好一辆巴士送你们回家。 b) lay something on somebodyGIVE to ask someone to do something, especially something that is difficult or something they will not want to do 把〔困难或不想做的事情〕推给某人 Sorry to lay this on you, but we need someone to give a talk at the conference next week. 很抱歉把这个任务交给你，不过下星期的会议上我们需要有人发言。 c) lay it on (thick) informal i. PRAISEto praise someone or something too much, especially in order to get what you want 阿谀奉承，竭力恭维 ii. EXAGGERATEto talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is 过分吹嘘[渲染] SYN exaggerate Examples from the Corpus lay it on (thick)• I laid it on soil; the shoulders managed a few slow twitches, pulled it an inch forward.• She took her coat off and laid it on the bed.• Tenderly she laid it on the bed.• I took a card out and laid it on the counter.• She laid it on the floor of the car.• I laid it on the line.• That way, unless I've really laid it on thick, I can get along at a cracking pace.• He laid it on top of one of the garbage cans lined up in front of his building. → lay something on at lay2(PHRASAL VERB) |
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