lay to

• • 努力干，使劲地干:

    In spite of rainy weather,they laid to at the building site.

    尽管天在下雨，他们仍在建筑工地使劲地干着。

  • 把(功、过)归于…：

    The car accident was laid to faulty brakes.

    车祸被归咎于刹车失灵。

  • 打；猛击；袭击：

    The mugger laid to a blind man.

    抢劫犯突然向一个盲人袭击。

  • 【航海学】(船)顶风停驶；使(船)停驶；将船驶入船坞(或其他安全地带)：

    The wind was blowing hard,and the ship was forced to lay to.

    风刮得正紧，船被迫顶风停驶。