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lay
verb /leɪ/
present tense
I/you/we/theylay
he/she/itlays
present participlelaying
past tenselaid
past participlelaid
  1. 1
    [T] to put someone or something down in a careful way, especially so that they are lying flat 放下;搁;(尤指)平放
    lay someone/something on something :

    Lay the baby on her back. 让婴儿平躺下来。

    lay someone/something across something :

    He laid his coat across the arm of the chair. 他把他的外套搭在椅子的扶手上。

    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。

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    1. a.
      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。

       Synonyms and related words
      General words for the process of building: assemblage, assembly, build...
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      To paint and decorate: paint, decorate, paper...
  2. 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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    Eggs and laying eggs: broody, clutch, egg...
  3. 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. The usual American word is set 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 someone) :

    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. 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 someone/something) (=prepare for catching someone or something) (给某人/某物)设置陷阱 :

    The gunman realized the police had laid a trap and quickly surrendered. 持枪歹徒意识到警察已布好埋伏便很快投降了。

     Synonyms and related words
    To make plans or arrangements: plan, arrange, organize...
  5. 5
    [I] spoken a way of saying ‘lie', meaning to have your body in a flat position, that many people think is incorrect 躺,平躺(lie 的一种说法,许多人认为不正确)
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See also
lay
adjective [only before noun] /leɪ/
  1. 1
    not educated or trained to a high or professional standard in a particular subject 非专业的;外行的
     Synonyms and related words
    Having little experience or a low level of education: inexperienced, uneducated, untrained...
  2. 2
    belonging to a Christian church but not officially employed by it as a priest, minister etc 非神职的;世俗的

    a lay preacher 非神职传道师

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lay
noun [C] /leɪ/
singularlay
plurallays
  1. 1
    offensive someone considered as a particular type of sexual partner 性交对象

    be a great/good/easy lay 是一个很棒的/不错的/很随便的性交对象

  2. 2
    literary a poem or song 诗;民歌;民谣
     Synonyms and related words
    Types of poem: ballad, blank verse, cycle...
     Synonyms and related words
    Songs: anthem, aria, ballad...
lay
/leɪ/
the past tense of lie
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Irregular past tenses: arose, ate, awoke...

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