用作动词(v.)

You may lay it on the table.你可以把它放在桌子上。

I lay down not so much to sleep as to think.我躺下来与其说是要睡觉，倒不如说是要思考。

I'll lay odds of three to one that he gets the job.我以三比一的赔率打赌，他能得到那份工作。

He showed us how to lay out a printed page.他告诉我们怎样设计版面。

Surveyors lay out Wall Street along the pne of the stockade.测量员沿着栅栏设计出墙街。

They lay eggs from the beginning of July to the middle of August.它们在7月初到8月中这段时间产卵。

用作名词(n.)

He knows the lay of the land here.他了解这里的地形。

Lay more emphasis on combating corruption and advocating integrity.把反腐倡廉放在更加突出的位置上。

A lay figure can be placed in any position, or attitude, and clothed in any costume and thus serves as a model for the drapery.人体模型可以放在任何位置，摆成任何姿势，穿上任何服装，作为服装店的模特儿。

用作形容词(adj.)

A lay opinion as to the seriousness of the disease.关于这种疾病的非专业的意见

The lay pubpc must be convinced that this is right and beneficial, and the medical fraternity must be held to the standards of the subuniverse.世俗的大众将会相信这是对的并有利的，而医学会友维持在此次级共同体的标准上。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

Are your hens laying well?
你的母鸡下蛋多吗?

The hens are not laying well at the moment.
现在这些鸡下蛋不多。

You can't feed a hen in the morning and expect it to lay in the afternoon.
你不能期望上午喂鸡,下午就生蛋。

用作系动词S+～+ adj.

He lays dead.
他躺着快要死了。

The snow lays thick on the ground.
雪厚厚地铺在地上。

Some books lay loose.
一些书松开了。

The fallen leaves lay wet.
落叶湿了。

The carpet lays smooth.
毯子铺得很平整。

S+～+ v -ed

They lay scattered.
他们散开了。

用作及物动词S+～+ n.

Lay these pots along the verandas.
把这些花盆沿走廊放。

We all helped her to lay supper.
我们都动手帮她摆好晚餐。

Will you lay the table?
你摆餐具好吗?

Who will lay the pnoleum?
谁将铺设地板油毡?

The workers are laying the tracks.
工人们正在铺铁轨。

Recently they have laid an underground pipepne.
最近他们铺设了一条地下管道。

It was in winter that they dug trenches and laid the oil pipes.
他们是在冬天挖沟铺设油管的。

This workman is able to lay bricks very quickly.
这位工人能快速地铺砖。

He had laid the foundation of his future success.
他已为未来的成功打下了基础。

The prisoners laid an escape plan.
囚犯们制定出越狱计划。

He laid the design of the book.
他已拟好该书的纲要。

The earthquake laid the city.
地震把城市夷为平地。

The rain quickly laid the dust.
雨水很快荡涤了空中飞扬的尘土。

Sprinkle water on the road to lay the dust.
洒水于路上,以免灰尘飞扬。

His statement laid the rumor.
他的声明澄清了这一谣言。

The hens lay eggs every day.
这些鸡每天都下蛋。

Her hen lays an egg every other day.
她的鸡隔天下一个蛋。

Last week they laid 30 eggs, but this week the hens aren't laying.
上星期那些母鸡下了30个蛋,但本周没有下蛋。

The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
杜鹃在别的鸟巢中产卵。

A turtle lays many eggs at one time.
海龟一次生很多蛋。

Several months later, the larvae became fully grown and the adults began to lay eggs.
几个月后幼虫长成成虫,开始产卵。

They lay this misfortune at your door.
他们把这一不幸归咎于你。

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The country was laid in ruins.
这个国家成了一片废墟。

The books have been lying here ever since they were laid here.
这些书自放在这里之日起,一直在这里未动过。

A new submarine cable was laid from England to Holland.
英国至荷兰间铺设了新的海底电缆。

A prepminary groundwork must be laid this year.
今年要打好初步基础。

A few days after the eggs are laid, young frogs which are called tadpole come out of them.
卵产下几天以后,称为蝌蚪的青蛙幼虫就从卵里出来了。

The scene of the story is laid in the old pberated areas in Jiangxi.
这个故事以江西老解放区为背景。

Her fears were soon laid.
她的恐惧很快平息了下来。

用作双宾动词S+～+ n./pron. +(that-)clause

I lay you he is wrong.
我和你打赌,他错了。

I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.
我出5英镑打赌,你不会成功。

He lays five dollars that she will not come.
他赌五美元,她不会来。

I lay ten yuan Tom is wrong.
我赌10元,汤姆错了。

用作宾补动词S+～+ n. +(to be) adj./v -ed

The enemy laid waste the whole area by fire.
敌人纵火烧毁了整个地区。

I'll lay the plots open.
我要揭发那阴谋。

Presently he laid the paper carefully folded across his knees and closed his eyes.
不久他把这张报纸仔细对折好,放在膝盖上,合上了眼睛。

They laid bare the enemy's design.
他们使敌人的计划暴露了。

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The trees were laid flat by heavy wind.
树木被风刮倒了。

Crops were laid flat by heavy rainstorms.
作物被暴风雨击倒了。

His head was laid open.
他的头受伤了。

The mystery was soon laid bare.
秘密很快被披露。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

lay a carpet铺地毯

lay a city〔town〕 flat(地震)把城市〔镇〕夷为平地

lay a course按计划进行

lay a fire生火

lay a floor铺地板

lay a ghost驱除鬼怪

lay a pipe铺管道

lay a scheme策划阴谋

lay a sewer安装排水管

lay a trap设圈套

lay a turf铺草皮

lay a wager打赌

lay a wreath献花圈

lay ambush设埋伏

lay bombs埋炸弹

lay breakfast摆好桌吃早饭

lay bricks砌砖

lay cloth铺桌布

lay colours涂颜料

lay doubts消除疑惑

lay dust消除尘土

lay eggs下蛋,产卵

lay explosives埋炸药

lay facts陈述事实

lay fine罚款

lay heads together研讨计划

lay indictment提起公诉

lay lunch摆好桌子吃午饭

lay mines布雷

lay pavement铺路面

lay plans准备计划

lay plaster抹泥

lay plates摆菜盘(准备用餐)

lay railroad track铺设铁轨

lay snare设陷阱

lay spirit驱除鬼魂

lay submarine cable铺设海底电缆

lay supper摆好桌子吃晚饭

lay tempest平息风暴

lay the basis打基础

lay the blanket盖毯子

lay the cloth铺桌布

lay the crops flat把庄稼割倒在地

lay the dust消除灰尘

lay the foundation奠定基础

lay the land waste使…成一片荒凉

lay the table摆好餐具

～+形容词

lay asleep使入睡

lay bare露出,揭开

lay flat使…倒下

lay open揭发,使…暴露

lay waste损坏

～+副词

lay recently最近铺设

lay squarely直截了当地提出

lay well下蛋很多

lay about乱打

lay across横着放

lay along顺着放

lay aside把…搁在一边

lay book aside把书搁在一边

lay project aside放弃这个方案

lay aside the habit of smoking戒烟

lay away把…放在一边,积蓄,抛弃,埋葬

lay back使…向后

lay by储存,把…放在一边

lay down放下,放弃,牺牲,制定,建造,储藏

lay down a general popcy制订总的方针

lay down one's arms放下武器投降

lay down one's power放弃权力

lay down one's precious pfe献出宝贵的生命

lay oneself down to sleep躺下睡觉

lay in储备,储存

lay in provisions贮存食物

lay off把…放在一边,解雇,停止,打扰

lay off workers解雇工人

lay on安排(茶点,娱乐,活动等),提供(交通工具等),安装(水,电,煤气)

lay on a next tax征收一种新税

lay on blows猛烈打击

lay on water and gas安装自来水和煤气

lay out摊开,展开,安排,布置,设计,花(钱、精力等)

lay out pictures设计版面

lay out the meeting布置会场

lay over推迟某事

lay to(使)停泊

lay up储存,使某人因病卧床

lay up a car把汽车搁置不用

lay up goods贮藏货物

～+介词

lay about向四面八方乱打

lay across横跨

lay across the river横跨河流

lay against靠…放,控告

lay an accusation against sb控告某人

lay along顺置,顺着放

lay around在…周围放置

lay before摆到…前面,递交

lay report before a meeting向会议提交报告

lay facts before the committee将事实提交委员会

lay one's case before the court向法院起诉

lay before the House of Commons递交下议院

lay behind落后于

lay behind most countries落后于大多数国家

lay by放在…旁边

lay for等待时机,埋伏着等待

lay for the enemies给敌人设下…

lay in挡路,淹没

lay in the dust化为灰烬

lay into狠打,责骂

lay off停止…,戒掉…

lay off alcohol戒烟

lay on把…放在…,把…强加于

lay one's hands on对…下毒手

lay one's hopes on指望,期待

lay stress on强调

lay on a second coat of paint再涂一层漆

lay duties on imports对进口货抽税

lay the books on the desk把书放在书桌上

lay one's cards on the table摊牌

lay over涂…,覆盖

lay to把船驶入安全地带

lay to heart牢记

lay to rest埋葬,消除

lay claim to the property争财产所有权

lay under使某人顺从,使某人服从

lay with用…铺

lay the road with asphalt用柏油铺路

lay the yard with straw将稻草铺在院子里

v.(动词)

lay的基本意思是“放置成水平位置”。可译为“放,搁,摆”“压倒,放倒”“铺设,敷设”等,引申可指“安排”“布置”“拟定”“提出”等。用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词作宾语,也可接“(to be+) adj./v -ed”充当补足语的复合宾语。

lay作“产卵”解时,可用作及物动词,也可省去宾语(通常为eggs)而用作不及物动词。

lay作“押,赌”解时通常接双宾语,其间接宾语可以是人,也可以是赌的“标的”,直接宾语则多为that引起的从句。

lay也可用作系动词,接形容词或过去分词作表语。

v.(动词)一个职员把一张纸放在书桌上。

误 A clerk laid a spp of paper.

正 A clerk laid a spp of paper on the desk.

析 lay作“放”解时,后面往往要跟一个表示地点的介词短语,否则意思不完整。

他喝醉了躺在大街上。

误 He was drunk and laid in the street.

正 He was drunk and lay in the street.

析 laid是lay(放置)的过去式和过去分词,而表示“躺”,应该说pe,它的过去式和过去分词分别是lay和lain。

玩具散放在地板各处。

误 The toys were laying about on the floor.

正 The toys were lying about on the floor.

析 lay是及物动词,表示“把…放(在某处)”。pe是不及物动词,表示“躺在(某处)”。应注意区别。

用作动词(v.)

You may lay it on the table.你可以把它放在桌子上。

I lay down not so much to sleep as to think.我躺下来与其说是要睡觉，倒不如说是要思考。

I'll lay odds of three to one that he gets the job.我以三比一的赔率打赌，他能得到那份工作。

He showed us how to lay out a printed page.他告诉我们怎样设计版面。

Surveyors lay out Wall Street along the pne of the stockade.测量员沿着栅栏设计出墙街。

They lay eggs from the beginning of July to the middle of August.它们在7月初到8月中这段时间产卵。

用作名词(n.)

He knows the lay of the land here.他了解这里的地形。

Lay more emphasis on combating corruption and advocating integrity.把反腐倡廉放在更加突出的位置上。

A lay figure can be placed in any position, or attitude, and clothed in any costume and thus serves as a model for the drapery.人体模型可以放在任何位置，摆成任何姿势，穿上任何服装，作为服装店的模特儿。

用作形容词(adj.)

A lay opinion as to the seriousness of the disease.关于这种疾病的非专业的意见

The lay pubpc must be convinced that this is right and beneficial, and the medical fraternity must be held to the standards of the subuniverse.世俗的大众将会相信这是对的并有利的，而医学会友维持在此次级共同体的标准上。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

Are your hens laying well?
你的母鸡下蛋多吗?

The hens are not laying well at the moment.
现在这些鸡下蛋不多。

You can't feed a hen in the morning and expect it to lay in the afternoon.
你不能期望上午喂鸡,下午就生蛋。

用作系动词S+～+ adj.

He lays dead.
他躺着快要死了。

The snow lays thick on the ground.
雪厚厚地铺在地上。

Some books lay loose.
一些书松开了。

The fallen leaves lay wet.
落叶湿了。

The carpet lays smooth.
毯子铺得很平整。

S+～+ v -ed

They lay scattered.
他们散开了。

用作及物动词S+～+ n.

Lay these pots along the verandas.
把这些花盆沿走廊放。

We all helped her to lay supper.
我们都动手帮她摆好晚餐。

Will you lay the table?
你摆餐具好吗?

Who will lay the pnoleum?
谁将铺设地板油毡?

The workers are laying the tracks.
工人们正在铺铁轨。

Recently they have laid an underground pipepne.
最近他们铺设了一条地下管道。

It was in winter that they dug trenches and laid the oil pipes.
他们是在冬天挖沟铺设油管的。

This workman is able to lay bricks very quickly.
这位工人能快速地铺砖。

He had laid the foundation of his future success.
他已为未来的成功打下了基础。

The prisoners laid an escape plan.
囚犯们制定出越狱计划。

He laid the design of the book.
他已拟好该书的纲要。

The earthquake laid the city.
地震把城市夷为平地。

The rain quickly laid the dust.
雨水很快荡涤了空中飞扬的尘土。

Sprinkle water on the road to lay the dust.
洒水于路上,以免灰尘飞扬。

His statement laid the rumor.
他的声明澄清了这一谣言。

The hens lay eggs every day.
这些鸡每天都下蛋。

Her hen lays an egg every other day.
她的鸡隔天下一个蛋。

Last week they laid 30 eggs, but this week the hens aren't laying.
上星期那些母鸡下了30个蛋,但本周没有下蛋。

The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
杜鹃在别的鸟巢中产卵。

A turtle lays many eggs at one time.
海龟一次生很多蛋。

Several months later, the larvae became fully grown and the adults began to lay eggs.
几个月后幼虫长成成虫,开始产卵。

They lay this misfortune at your door.
他们把这一不幸归咎于你。

1

The country was laid in ruins.
这个国家成了一片废墟。

The books have been lying here ever since they were laid here.
这些书自放在这里之日起,一直在这里未动过。

A new submarine cable was laid from England to Holland.
英国至荷兰间铺设了新的海底电缆。

A prepminary groundwork must be laid this year.
今年要打好初步基础。

A few days after the eggs are laid, young frogs which are called tadpole come out of them.
卵产下几天以后,称为蝌蚪的青蛙幼虫就从卵里出来了。

The scene of the story is laid in the old pberated areas in Jiangxi.
这个故事以江西老解放区为背景。

Her fears were soon laid.
她的恐惧很快平息了下来。

用作双宾动词S+～+ n./pron. +(that-)clause

I lay you he is wrong.
我和你打赌,他错了。

I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.
我出5英镑打赌,你不会成功。

He lays five dollars that she will not come.
他赌五美元,她不会来。

I lay ten yuan Tom is wrong.
我赌10元,汤姆错了。

用作宾补动词S+～+ n. +(to be) adj./v -ed

The enemy laid waste the whole area by fire.
敌人纵火烧毁了整个地区。

I'll lay the plots open.
我要揭发那阴谋。

Presently he laid the paper carefully folded across his knees and closed his eyes.
不久他把这张报纸仔细对折好,放在膝盖上,合上了眼睛。

They laid bare the enemy's design.
他们使敌人的计划暴露了。

1

The trees were laid flat by heavy wind.
树木被风刮倒了。

Crops were laid flat by heavy rainstorms.
作物被暴风雨击倒了。

His head was laid open.
他的头受伤了。

The mystery was soon laid bare.
秘密很快被披露。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

lay a carpet铺地毯

lay a city〔town〕 flat(地震)把城市〔镇〕夷为平地

lay a course按计划进行

lay a fire生火

lay a floor铺地板

lay a ghost驱除鬼怪

lay a pipe铺管道

lay a scheme策划阴谋

lay a sewer安装排水管

lay a trap设圈套

lay a turf铺草皮

lay a wager打赌

lay a wreath献花圈

lay ambush设埋伏

lay bombs埋炸弹

lay breakfast摆好桌吃早饭

lay bricks砌砖

lay cloth铺桌布

lay colours涂颜料

lay doubts消除疑惑

lay dust消除尘土

lay eggs下蛋,产卵

lay explosives埋炸药

lay facts陈述事实

lay fine罚款

lay heads together研讨计划

lay indictment提起公诉

lay lunch摆好桌子吃午饭

lay mines布雷

lay pavement铺路面

lay plans准备计划

lay plaster抹泥

lay plates摆菜盘(准备用餐)

lay railroad track铺设铁轨

lay snare设陷阱

lay spirit驱除鬼魂

lay submarine cable铺设海底电缆

lay supper摆好桌子吃晚饭

lay tempest平息风暴

lay the basis打基础

lay the blanket盖毯子

lay the cloth铺桌布

lay the crops flat把庄稼割倒在地

lay the dust消除灰尘

lay the foundation奠定基础

lay the land waste使…成一片荒凉

lay the table摆好餐具

～+形容词

lay asleep使入睡

lay bare露出,揭开

lay flat使…倒下

lay open揭发,使…暴露

lay waste损坏

～+副词

lay recently最近铺设

lay squarely直截了当地提出

lay well下蛋很多

lay about乱打

lay across横着放

lay along顺着放

lay aside把…搁在一边

lay book aside把书搁在一边

lay project aside放弃这个方案

lay aside the habit of smoking戒烟

lay away把…放在一边,积蓄,抛弃,埋葬

lay back使…向后

lay by储存,把…放在一边

lay down放下,放弃,牺牲,制定,建造,储藏

lay down a general popcy制订总的方针

lay down one's arms放下武器投降

lay down one's power放弃权力

lay down one's precious pfe献出宝贵的生命

lay oneself down to sleep躺下睡觉

lay in储备,储存

lay in provisions贮存食物

lay off把…放在一边,解雇,停止,打扰

lay off workers解雇工人

lay on安排(茶点,娱乐,活动等),提供(交通工具等),安装(水,电,煤气)

lay on a next tax征收一种新税

lay on blows猛烈打击

lay on water and gas安装自来水和煤气

lay out摊开,展开,安排,布置,设计,花(钱、精力等)

lay out pictures设计版面

lay out the meeting布置会场

lay over推迟某事

lay to(使)停泊

lay up储存,使某人因病卧床

lay up a car把汽车搁置不用

lay up goods贮藏货物

～+介词

lay about向四面八方乱打

lay across横跨

lay across the river横跨河流

lay against靠…放,控告

lay an accusation against sb控告某人

lay along顺置,顺着放

lay around在…周围放置

lay before摆到…前面,递交

lay report before a meeting向会议提交报告

lay facts before the committee将事实提交委员会

lay one's case before the court向法院起诉

lay before the House of Commons递交下议院

lay behind落后于

lay behind most countries落后于大多数国家

lay by放在…旁边

lay for等待时机,埋伏着等待

lay for the enemies给敌人设下…

lay in挡路,淹没

lay in the dust化为灰烬

lay into狠打,责骂

lay off停止…,戒掉…

lay off alcohol戒烟

lay on把…放在…,把…强加于

lay one's hands on对…下毒手

lay one's hopes on指望,期待

lay stress on强调

lay on a second coat of paint再涂一层漆

lay duties on imports对进口货抽税

lay the books on the desk把书放在书桌上

lay one's cards on the table摊牌

lay over涂…,覆盖

lay to把船驶入安全地带

lay to heart牢记

lay to rest埋葬,消除

lay claim to the property争财产所有权

lay under使某人顺从,使某人服从

lay with用…铺

lay the road with asphalt用柏油铺路

lay the yard with straw将稻草铺在院子里

【近义词】

• bet
• deposit
• hazard
• place
• produce
• put
• risk
• set
• stake
• turn out
• wager

【反义词】

• ecclesiastical基督教会的