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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   lay

   • IPA[lā]

   美式

   • v.
     put down, especially gently or carefully；prevent (something) from rising off the ground
   • n.
     the general appearance of an area, including the direction of streams, hills, and similar features；the position or direction in which something lies

   • verb: lay, 3rd person present: lays, gerund or present participle: laying, past tense: laid, past participle: laid

   • noun: lay

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. put down, especially gently or carefully she laid the baby in his crib he laid a comforting hand over hers 同義詞 put, place, set, put down, set down, ... 更多deposit, rest, situate, sit, settle, stow, balance, station, drop, leave, let fall, throw down, fling down, deploy, locate, position, informalplant, stick, dump, bung, park, plonk, pop, shove反義詞 pick up
   • ▪ prevent (something) from rising off the ground there may have been the odd light shower just to lay the dust
   • 2. put down and set in position for use it is advisable to have your carpet laid by a professional the groundwork for change had been laid
   • ▪ British set cutlery, crockery, and mats on (a table) in preparation for a meal she laid the table for the evening meal
   • ▪ cover (a surface) with objects or a substance the floor was laid with tiles
   • ▪ put the material for (a fire) in place and arrange it.
   • ▪ make ready (a trap) for someone she wouldn't put it past him to lay a trap for her
   • ▪ work out (an idea or suggestion) in detail ready for use or presentation I'd like more time to lay my plans 同義詞 devise, arrange, contrive, make, prepare, ... 更多work out, hatch, concoct, design, plan, scheme, plot, organize, frame, think up, dream up, cook up, brew, conceive, make ready, get ready, put together, draw up, produce, develop, compose, formulate
   • ▪ locate (an episode in a play, novel, etc.) in a certain place no one who knew the area could be in doubt where the scene was laid
   • ▪ stake (an amount of money) in a wager she suspected he was pulling her leg, but she wouldn't have laid money on it 同義詞 bet, wager, gamble, stake, hazard, ... 更多risk, chance, venture, give odds, speculate, game, informalpunt, have a flutter
   • 3. used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g., “lay the blame on” means ‘to blame’ she laid great stress on little courtesies 同義詞 assign, attribute, ascribe, allocate, allot, ... 更多impute, attach, impose, fix, hold someone responsible, hold someone accountable, hold someone answerable, condemn, find guilty of, pin the blame on反義詞 exonerate, hold blameless
   • 4. (of a female bird, insect, reptile, or amphibian) produce (an egg) from inside the body flamingos lay only one egg the hens were laying at the same rate as usual 同義詞 produce, technicaloviposit
   • 5. vulgar slang have sex with.
   • 6. follow (a specified course) I'm going to lay a course for Ibiza harbor

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the general appearance of an area, including the direction of streams, hills, and similar features the lay of the surrounding countryside
   • ▪ the position or direction in which something lies roll the carpet against the lay of the nap
   • ▪ the direction or amount of twist in rope strands.
   • 2. vulgar slang an act or instance of having sex.
   • ▪ a person with a particular ability or availability as a sexual partner.
   • 3. the laying of eggs or the period during which they are laid the onset of lay may be marked by a dropping of the duck's abdomen

   片語

   • get laid
   • lay something bare
   • lay a charge
   • lay claim to something
   • lay down one's arms
   • lay down one's life
   • lay the ghost
   • lay hands on
   • lay hold of
   • lay someone low
   • lay something on thick
   • lay someone open to
   • lay over
   • lay about
   • lay aside
   • lay before
   • lay down
   • lay in
   • lay into
   • lay off
   • lay on
   • lay out
   • lay over
   • lay up