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lay obj CAUSEleIv [T + obj + adj]past laid leIdto cause to be in a particular condition使处于某种状态Such an outspoken article lays her open to attack/criticism/ridicule (= makes her likely to be attacked, etc.).这样一篇坦率的文章使她容易受到攻击/批评/嘲笑。The committee's report lays bare (= makes known) corruption on a massive scale.委员会的报告使猖獗的腐败暴露无遗。If an illness lays someone low it causes them to be unable to do what they usually do.使病倒The kidney infection laid her low for a couple of months.肾炎使她病倒了几个月。(dated) To lay someone low is also to knock them to the ground.击倒在地The first punch laid him low.第一拳就把他打倒在地。The bomb laid waste (= destroyed and flattened) the whole of the city centre./ The bomb laid the city centre to waste.炸弹将整个市中心夷为平地。
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