lay是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose -- 放置，安放，平放

  • She laid the baby on the bed. 她把婴儿放在了床上。

  • He laid the tray down on the table. 他把托盘放在桌子上。

  • She laid aside her book and went to answer the phone. 她把书放在一边去接电话。

  • We're having a new carpet laid in the hall next week. 我们准备下周给大厅铺新地毯。

  • The plan is to lay (= build) the foundations for the new apartments in October. 按照计划新公寓将于10月打地基。

  • Even the best laid plans go wrong sometimes. 即使最周密的计划有时也会出错。

• 1 past simple of lie verb(POSITION) -- （lie的过去式）

• 2 (of an animal or bird) to produce eggs from out of the body -- 产（卵）；产（蛋）

  • Thousands of turtles drag themselves onto the beach and lay their eggs in the sand. 成千上万只海龟爬上海滩在沙子里产卵。

• 3 to have sex with someone -- 与（某人）发生性关系，与（某人）性交

  • So did you get laid (= find someone to have sex with)? 你和人发生性关系了吗？

• 4 to risk something, usually money, on the result of an event -- 押（赌注），为…打赌，对…下注

  • She won't get the job - I'd lay money on it! 她得不到那份工作——我敢打赌！

• 5 to express a claim, legal statement, etc. in a serious or official way -- 声称，声明

  • She can't accept she made a mistake and now she's trying to lay the blame on (= accuse) her assistant. 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 you understand the seriousness of the charge (= legal accusation) that has been laid against you? 你知道对你的这项指控有多严重吗？

  • Two companies have laid claim to the design. 两家公司都声称自己拥有此项设计的所有权。

• 6 not trained in or not having a detailed knowledge of a particular subject -- 未经培训的；外行的；非专业的

  • From a lay viewpoint the questionnaire is virtually incomprehensible. 从外行的角度看，这份问卷调查简直让人无法理解。

• 7 having a position in a religious organization that is not a full-time job and is not paid -- （尤指在教会等组织中）兼职的，客串的

  • a lay preacher 兼职牧师

• 8 used to describe how good someone is at sex, or how often they have sex -- 性能力；性行为频率

  • She's a good lay (= sex with her is enjoyable). 她是个不错的性伙伴。

  • She got a reputation as an easy lay (= she was thought to have slept with a lot of people). 她和很多人都睡过，得了个放荡的名声。