lay
verb
uk/leɪ/us/leɪ/laidlayverb(PUT DOWN)
C1[Tusually+ adv/prep]
to put something inespeciallyaflatorhorizontalposition, usuallycarefullyor for aparticularpurpose:
放置，安放，平放She laid thebabyon thebed.她把婴儿放在了床上。
He laid thetraydown on thetable.他把托盘放在桌子上。
She laidasideherbookand went toanswerthephone.她把书放在一边去接电话。
We're having a newcarpetlaid in thehallnextweek.我们准备下周给大厅铺新地毯。
Theplanis to lay(=build)thefoundationsfor the newapartmentsinOctober.按照计划新公寓将于10月打地基。
[T]
toprepareaplanor amethodof doing something:
计划，研究（方法）Even thebestlaidplansgowrongsometimes.即使最周密的计划有时也会出错。
- Just lay thesuitcaseon thebed, would you?
- He laid thewreathreverentlyinfrontof thememorial.
- Theroadhas beendugup inorderto laycables.
- Modernofficebuildingshavefalsefloors, under whichcomputerandphonewirescan be laid.
- He took out hisgoldwatchand laid itostentatiouslyon thetableinfrontof him.
Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- around
- changesomethingaround
- circle
- consign
- fit
- install
- lie
- pile(something)up
- plant
- redeposit
- reinstall
- reinstallation
- relocate
- reorientate
- stick
- superimpose
- transpose
- transposition
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Preparing
Planning, expecting and arranging
layverb(LIE)
past simple oflie
（lie的过去式）Reclining
- crowd-surfing
- fallen
- fetal position
- foetal position
- full-length
- lean
- lie
- lounge around (something)
- prone
- prone positioning
- proning
- prostrate
- prostration
- sink
- sink intosomething
- sit back
- sprawl
- sprawled
- spreadeagled
- stretch
layverb(PRODUCE EGGS)
B2[IorT]
(of ananimalorbird) toproduceeggsfrom out of thebody:
产（卵）；产（蛋）Thousands ofturtlesdragthemselves onto thebeachand laytheireggsin thesand.成千上万只海龟爬上海滩在沙子里产卵。
Animal reproduction
- androgen
- anti-oestrogen
- asexuality
- asexually
- barrenness
- calf
- embryology
- fertilize
- fetal
- incubate
- infertile
- procreation
- procreative
- propagation
- rebreed
- remate
- reproductive
- semen
- spawn
- spawning ground
layverb(HAVE SEX)
[T]slang
to havesexwith someone:
与（某人）发生性关系，与（某人）性交So did yougetlaid(=findsomeone to havesexwith)?你和人发生性关系了吗？
layverb(RISK MONEY)
[T]
torisksomething, usuallymoney, on theresultof anevent:
押（赌注），为…打赌，对…下注She won't get thejob- I'd laymoneyonit!她得不到那份工作——我敢打赌！
Gambling & bookmaking
- a/the bookmaker'sphrase
- ante
- anti-gambling
- bank
- bet
- blackjack
- casino
- chip
- co-favourite
- cockfight
- gaming table
- poker machine
- punt
- raffle
- slot machine
- stakesomethingonsomething
- sweepstake
- toss up
- trifecta
- turf accountant
layverb(EXPRESS)
[T]
toexpressaclaim,legalstatement, etc. in aseriousorofficialway:
声称，声明She can'tacceptshe made amistakeand now she'stryingto laytheblameon(=accuse)herassistant.她无法接受自己犯错误的事实，于是想把责任推到助手的头上。
Do youunderstandtheseriousnessof thecharge(=legalaccusation)that has been laidagainstyou?你知道对你的这项指控有多严重吗？
to blame someone for something
- blameHe blamed his wife for the error.
- lay the blame onThe bridge's architect was quick to lay the blame on the engineers.
- pin the blame onNo one should be looking to pin the blame on others.
- apportion blameWhen a company fails it isn't always possible to apportion blame.
- hold someone responsibleIf anything goes wrong, I will hold you responsible.
- take the blameIf we fail, I'll take the blame.
lay claim tosomething
to say that you own something:
声称…归其所有Twocompanieshave laidclaimto thedesign.两家公司都声称自己拥有此项设计的所有权。
Announcing, informing & stating
- acquaintsomeone/yourselfwithsomething
- affirm
- annunciation
- avowedly
- awaken
- awakensomeonetosomething
- break
- break it/the news tosomeoneidiom
- breathe/say a wordidiom
- disseminate
- known
- on the recordidiom
- proclamation
- putsomethingout ofitsmiseryidiom
- rapporteur
- record
- resensitize
- rollout
- self-anointed
- statement
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Having and owning - general words
Grammar
Layorlie?
The verb lay means ‘to put something down carefully in a flat position’. It must have an object. It is a regular verb, but note the spelling of the past simple and -ed form: laid not layed:…Idioms
laysomethingatsomeone'sdoor
laysomeonelow
laysomethingon the line
layyourselfopen to attack, criticism, ridicule, etc.
laysomeoneto rest
laysomethingto rest
laysomething(to) waste
lay a finger onsomeone
lay a hand onsomeone
lay baresomething
lay it on a bit thick
lay the basis/foundations forsomething
lay the ghost ofsomething(to rest)
lay up trouble foryourself
Phrasal verbs
laysomethingaside
laysomethingdown
laysomethingin
lay intosomeone
laysomeoneoff
lay off(something/someone)
laysomethingoff
laysomethingon
laysomethingout
laysomeoneout
laysomeoneup
lay
adjective[before noun]
uk/leɪ/us/leɪ/layadjective[before noun](NOT TRAINED)
nottrainedin or not having adetailedknowledgeof aparticularsubject:
未经培训的；外行的；非专业的From a layviewpointthequestionnaireisvirtuallyincomprehensible.从外行的角度看，这份问卷调查简直让人无法理解。
See also
layman(NOT TRAINED)
Types of employment
- admin
- administrative
- administrative assistant
- administratively
- at the coalfaceidiom
- jobless
- joblessness
- jobseeker
- labour-intensive
- lackey
- professionality
- qualified
- recertify
- redundancy
- redundant
- virtual assistant
- well qualified
- WFH
- white-collar
- who's whoidiom
layadjective[before noun](CHURCH)
having apositionin areligiousorganizationthat is not afull-timejoband is notpaid:
（尤指在教会等组织中）兼职的，客串的a laypreacher兼职牧师
See also
layman(CHURCH)
Religious people: followers of religious groups
- Adventist
- Anglican
- animist
- anti-cult
- anti-papal
- evangelist
- fakir
- Franciscan
- fundamentalist
- fundie
- Moonie
- moral majority
- Mormon
- Moslem
- Muslim
- Seventh-Day Adventist
- Shia
- Shiite
- Sikh
- sisterhood
lay
noun[C]
slanguk/leɪ/us/leɪ/used todescribehow good someone is atsex, or how often they havesex:
性能力；性行为频率She's agoodlay(=sexwith her isenjoyable).她是个不错的性伙伴。
She got areputationas aneasylay(= she wasthoughtto havesleptwith a lot ofpeople).她和很多人都睡过，得了个放荡的名声。