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| 1 | T +oninacrossagainst to put something or someone down in a careful way , especially so that they are lying flat 放下；搁；（尤指）平放 |
| Lay the baby on her back. 让婴儿平躺下来。 |
| He had taken off his coat and laid it across the arm of the chair. 他脱下外套，把它搭在椅子的扶手上。 |
| We lay flowers on her grave once a week. 我们每周一次在她的坟头摆些花。 |
| Carmen laid her head against my shoulder and fell asleep. 卡门把头枕在我的肩上睡着了。 |
| | 1a | to put something such as pipes, wires, or a carpet into the correct position in the ground or on the floor , so that they are ready to be used 铺设（管道、电线或地毯等） | | The man’ s coming to lay the hall carpet tomorrow. 这人明天来给礼堂铺地毯。 | | A hundred miles of new railway track have been laid. 已经铺筑了100英里的新铁路线。 | |
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| 2 | T if a female animal such as a bird or fish lays an egg , it produces the egg by pushing it from its body 产（卵）；下（蛋） |
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| 3 | T if you lay the table or lay a place at a table , you prepare a table for a meal by putting forks, knives , spoons, dishes etc on it . AMERICAN usuallyset 摆放（餐桌） |
| Will you lay the table while I get breakfast? 我准备早餐时你把餐具摆好行吗？ |
| lay a place (for sb) Don’ t bother laying a place for me – I’ m going out to dinner. 不用麻烦给我安排位置，我要出去吃饭。 |
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| 4 | T to carefully plan and prepare something that will be needed in the future to achieve an aim （为实现未来的目标而认真地）筹划，准备 |
| lay the groundwork/foundations The project is intended to lay the groundwork for future research. 这项工程旨在为将来的研究奠定基础。 |
| lay a trap (for sb/sth) (=prepare for catching someone or something) The burglar realized the police had laid a trap and quickly surrendered. （给某人/某物）设置陷阱 |
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| 5 | I spoken a way of saying ‘lie’ , meaning to have your body in a flat position , that many people consider incorrect 躺，平躺（lie 的一种说法，许多人认为不正确） |
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| - | get laid impolite
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| to have sex |
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| - | lay sth at sb’ s door
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| to say that someone is responsible for something bad that has happened |
| 认为某人对某事负有责任 |
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| Congressman Bain lays the cover up at the door of the armed forces. 国会议员拜恩指责军方隐瞒事实真相。 |
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| - | lay sth bare
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| to make something known that has been hidden or secret |
| 公开；公布；使（秘密等）为人所知 |
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| All the facts of the investigation are finally being laid bare. 调查到的所有事实真相最终都将被公诸于众。 |
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| - | lay the blame/responsibility (for sth) on
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| to say that someone or something deserves to be considered responsible for something that has happened |
| 将（某事的）责任归咎于 |
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| Don’ t try to lay the blame for this on me. 别想将这件事的责任推卸到我头上。 |
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| - | I’ d lay money/odds/a bet on sth BRITISH
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| used for saying that you are very confident that something will happen |
| 我打赌某事将会发生 |
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| I’ d lay money on New Zealand to win the race. 我打赌新西兰队会赢得这场赛跑。 |
| lay money/odds (that) I’ ll lay odds she doesn’ t come. 我打赌她不来。 |
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| - | laycharges BRITISH
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| to officially accuse someone of a crime . A more common phrase is bring charges |
| （对某人）提出指控 |
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| Criminal charges will be laid tomorrow. 明天将会提起刑事诉讼。 |
| +against No charges were ever laid against her. 她从未面临过任何指控。 |
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| - | layclaim to sth
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| to state that something belongs to you |
| 宣称某物属于自己 |
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| Both countries lay claim to the territory. 两国都宣称该地区是自己的领土。 |
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| - | layemphasis/stress on sth
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| to emphasize the importance of something |
| 强调某事物的重要性 |
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| a society that lays emphasis on youth 重视青年人的社会 |
| Special stress was laid on the need to coordinate policies towards Eastern Europe. 特别强调了需要协调对东欧的政策。 |
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| - | lay sb/sth flat
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| to knock someone or something down |
| 把某人/某物击倒在地 |
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| - | lay sb low
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| to make someone ill or weak and unable to do the things they usually do |
| 使某人病倒 |
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| He was laid low for two weeks with a virus. 他由于病毒感染病倒了两星期。 |
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| - | lay sb open to sth
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| to do something that provides a good reason for criticizing, blaming, or attacking you |
| （某人因做某事而）使自己受到（批评、指责或攻击等） |
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| Sheila knew that any sign of weakness would lay her open to further attack. 希拉明白任何软弱的表现都会让自己遭到更多的攻击。 |
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| - | laysiege to sth
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| to surround a place in order to force the people inside to come out |
| 包围某地方（以逼迫里面的人出来） |
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| - | lay sb to rest
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| to bury someone’ s body in a ceremony after they have died |
| 安葬某人 |
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| - | lay sth waste/lay waste to sth
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| to cause very serious damage to a place , especially in a war |
| （尤指战争中）对某地造成极大的破坏 |
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| - | not lay a finger on sb
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| to not hit or harm someone in any way |
| 绝对没有伤害某人 |
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| He swears he never laid a finger on the child. 他发誓他从未动过这个孩子一根毫毛。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌlay aˈbout |
| PHRASAL VB BRITISHOLD-FASHIONED |
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| | lay about sb: to attack someone by hitting them 狠揍，攻击（某人） | lay about sb with sth He said that his captors had laid about him with whips. 他说抓住他的人用鞭子抽打他。 | |
| - | ˌlay aˈside |
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| 1 | lay aside to keep or save something , especially money , so that you can use it in the future 储存，保留（尤指钱） | For years my mother laid aside a small amount from every pay cheque. 几年来我母亲每周都从工资中存下一小笔钱。 | |
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| 2 | to not let yourself think about or be influenced by something so that you can achieve an aim 不去考虑（某事物）；不让自己受（某事物）的影响 | They agreed to lay aside their differences for the good of their families. 他们同意为了各自家族的利益暂时搁置彼此间的分歧。 | |
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| 3 | to put something down and to one side because you have finished with it or want to save it until another time 把（某物）搁置一旁 | ‘What do you want?’ he said, laying aside his book. “你想要什么？”他说着，把书搁在一旁。 | |
| - | ˈlay beˌfore |
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| | lay sth before sb: to offer something to someone to study , discuss , approve etc 将（某物）提供给某人（以备研究、讨论或批准等） | I have some more research to do before I’ m ready to lay the case before the committee. 在我准备好将该情况提交给委员会讨论前我还有些研究工作要做。 | |
| - | ˌlay ˈby |
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| - | ˌlay ˈdown |
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| 1 | T to put something down to show you are finished with it , for example a weapon or tool 放下（武器或工具等） | Please stop writing and lay down your pencils. 请不要再写了，放下你们手中的铅笔。 | |
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| 2 | T to state officially what someone must do or how they must do it （正式地）声明，规定 | The EU has laid down tough standards for water quality. 欧盟规定了严格的水质标准。 | | +that The rules laid down that he could not directly intervene. 章程规定他不能直接干预。 | |
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| 3 | I spoken a way of saying ‘lie down’ that many people consider incorrect 躺下（lie down 的一种说法，许多人认为不正确） |
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| | to tell someone what to do or how to behave in a way that shows that you expect them to obey you completely | | 发号施令 | | | | With kids like that you have to lay down the law and let them see you’ re serious. 对于那样的小孩你必须发号施令，让他们知道你是严肃认真的。 | | | | - | lay down your life (for) formal
| | to die in order to help or save someone or something | | （为帮助或解救某人或某物）献出自己的生命 | | | | | |
| - | ˌlay ˈin or ˌlay ˈup |
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| | to get and keep a supply of something such as food to use in the future 储备，储存（食物等） |
| - | ˌlay ˈinto |
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| | lay into sb: to attack someone physically or criticize them angrily 痛打，责骂，抨击（某人） | My parents really laid into him for being late. 我父母因为他迟到而把他狠狠骂了一顿。 | |
| - | ˌlay ˈoff |
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| 1 | T to end someone’ s employment , especially temporarily, because there is not enough work for them （尤指临时性地）解聘（雇员） | They’ ve had to cut back production and lay off workers. 他们不得不削减产量，解雇工人。 | |
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| 2 | I/T lay off sth: informal to stop doing or using something , especially for a short period of time （尤指暂时地）停止（做某事或使用某物） |
| - | ˌlay ˈon |
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| 1 | BRITISH to provide something such as food , entertainment , or a service , especially without charging for it （尤指免费地）提供，供应，安排（食品、娱乐表演或服务等） | They laid on a special party to mark his 31 years of service. 他们办了一个特别聚会以纪念他３１年来所做的工作。 | | Extra buses are being laid on for late-night shoppers. 特意为深夜购物者加开了几班公共汽车。 | |
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| 2 | lay sth on sb: informal to tell or show something to someone , especially when you do not expect them to like it 告诉，展示给（某人可能不喜欢的事物） | Okay, I’ m ready for the bad news, lay it on me. 行啦，我做好了迎接坏消息的准备，告诉我吧。 | |
| | - | lay it on (a bit) thick informal
| | to make something such as your admiration for someone or their achievements seem greater or more important than it really is in order to impress someone | | 过分奉承；露骨地吹捧 | | | | Don’ t lay it on too thick, or they’ ll know you want something. 别吹捧得太过分了，要不然他们会知道你有所企图。 | | | |
| - | ˌlay ˈout |
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| 1 | to spread something out or arrange things so you can see them easily 展开；展示；铺开 | I have my dress all ready and laid out on the bed. 我把我的衣服全都准备好然后摊开放在床上。 | | A display of local history material was laid out on the table. 桌上展示的是地方历史文献资料。 | |
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| 2 | to explain something carefully and clearly （详细地）解释，说明 | The documents lay out the principles clearly enough. 这些文件将各条原则解释得非常清楚。 | |
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| 3 | to arrange something according to a detailed plan , for example rooms in a building , roads in a town , or areas on a piece of land （根据详细的设计图）布置房间、道路或一片土地等） | The city was laid out with the town hall on a hill in its centre. 该城市是以坐落在小山上的市政厅为中心进行布局的。 | | The brochure is beautifully laid out and illustrated. 这本小册子编排巧妙，插图精美。 | |
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| 4 | informal to spend an amount of money 花（钱） | lay out sth for sth They had already laid out a substantial sum for the wedding. 为这个婚礼他们已花费了一大笔钱。 | |
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| 5 | informal to hit someone so hard that they fall to the ground and become unconscious 击倒，打昏（某人） | Joe laid Ken out with one punch. 乔一拳将肯打昏在地。 | |
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| 6 | to prepare a dead body so that people can come to see it before it is buried 为（尸体）作殓葬准备 |
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| | lay sth to: if you lay a ship to or it lays to , it stops （使）（船）停驶 |
| - | ˌlay ˈup |
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| 1 | usually passive to make someone stay in bed as a result of being ill or injured 使（某人）因病（或因伤）卧床 | be laid up (in bed) with sth He’ s still laid up with a bad back. 他因背疼还在卧床。 | |
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| 2 | to not use a vehicle or ship for a period of time , especially because it needs to be repaired 使（车辆或船只）停止使用（尤指以便修理） |
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| 3 | old-fashioned lay in |
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