the bed? o
-Why do^t- you- lay on the bed? In the past tenses laid (from
lay) is often wrongly used
for lay or
lain (from
lie) ： She had lain there all night, o She had
laid there all night有些人把lay的这一义项与lie混淆
T，尤其是在现在时和进行时中。然而，lay后可接宾语，
lie
后则不棒宾语：She was lying on the beach.不能说 She was laying on the beach. / wiiy don’t you lie on the bed?不 能说 Why don’t you lay on the
bed?在过去时中，laid (_★ 自 lay
)常被误作 lay
或 lain
(来 i
lie. ): She had lain there all night.木能说 She
had laid there all night. 2 [VN] 〜sth (down) to put sth down，especially
on the floor, ready to be used铺，铺放，铺设（尤指在地板上to kiy a
carpel/caWe/pipe铺地毯；铺设电缆；铺管道◊ The foundations of
the house are being laid today. ^ 5c 正在给房子打地基。◊ (A!gwraf/‘ve) 77iey
had Zaid the groundwork/or future development.他们为此后的发展奠
定了 基础。3 [VN]〜A (on/over B) | 〜B with A to spread sth on sth; to
cover stli with a layer of sth (，在某杨上） 摊开，涂，敷；用一层…覆盖：Be/ore they started
t/iey Zaid newspaper on the/[oor.他们开始前在地板上铺了裱
纸^ ◊ 77ie }?oor was Zaid with newspaper•地板上铺了报
纸。◊ 77ze grapes were 〖aid to
dry on racks•舍萄被摊放 在架子上晾干。
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EGGS 卵.> if a bird, an
insect，a fish, etc. lays eggs, it produces
them from its body、(_ 鸟、昆虫、鱼等）下
(蛋）；产（卵）：[VN] The cucfcoo 〖ays its eggs m other birds’
nests.钍鹃在其他鸟的巢中产蛋。◊ new-〖afd eggs 鲜蛋◊ [V]The hens are
not toying weH (= not producing many eggs).母鸡现在不爱下蛋。
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TABLE 桌子 5 [VN] to arrange knives,
forks, plates, etc. on a table ready for a meal 摆放餐具于.（_桌，准 备就餐）HE1 set: to kiy the tciWe摆好餐具准备用餐
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PRESENT PROPOSAL 提出建议 6 [VN] to present a proposal, some information, etc. to sb for them to
think about and decide on提出，提交（建议、信息等）：The biH was Zaid
be/ore Parliament.议案已提交议会审议。
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DIFFICULT SITUATION 困境 7 [VN] to put sb/sth in
a particular position or
state, especially a difficult or unpleasant one使处于特定获态（尤袷困境）mn place ： to lay a
responsibility/burden on sb
重担加于某人身上◊ to toy sb under
cm oWfgarion to do sth使某人承担做某事的义务
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W丨TH NOUNS 与名词连用 8 [VN] used with a noun to
form a phrase that has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun (与名词连用构成短语，其含义与该
相关名词的动词相同）,：to iay the Wame on sb (= to blame sb)归备于襄人◊ Our teacher Zays
great stress on good speHfng (= stresses it strongly).我们老师着力强调
要拼写正确。
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PLAN/TRAP 计划；圈套 9 [VN] to prepare sth in detail 周 密准备；筹划；设置：to 〖ay a trap /or sb给某人设下圈
.套◊ She began
to lay herplans/or her escape.她开始周
密策划准备逃走。◊ J3ad
weather can upset even the best-toidpZans.天气不好，再好的计划也要打乱。
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HAVE SEX 性客 10 [VN] [often'passive] (s/fl/7g) to have sex
with sb 与（某人）女：He went out hoping to get
laid that night•他那天晚上外出f望找个女人睡一宿。
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FIRE 火 11 [VN] to prepare a fire by arranging wood,
sticks or coal (摆好未、柴或煤）生（木）
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BET 打赌 12 to bet money on sth; to place a bet 对…下 赌金；下賭注：[VN] to 〖ay a bet下赌注◊ She hadZaid 幻00 on the/avourite.她泰那匹特别喜爱的马上下注100 元。◊ [VNN，VN (that)] [no passive] J7nay you any money you Wee
(that) he won’t come.我_■他不籴了，你意赌燊
少钱我都奉陪。
IRBI Idioms
containing lay are
at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example lay sth bare is at bare.含lay的习语，都可在该等习语中的名
词及形容词相关词条找到，如lay sth bare在词条bare 下.。 ,lay a'bout sb (with sth) (8r£) to
attack sb violently 袭备（或猛打）某人：77ie gang kiid about him with sticfcs•那伙人用棍棒狠狠揍他。，丨ay a'bout you/yourself (with sth) (6r£) to hit sb/sth without control or move
your arms or legs violently in all directions乱打；（向四面）拳打脚踢，猛打：She laid about herself
with her stick to keep the dogs off. M 挥棒乱打以赶走那几条狗。，丨ay sth-a'side (/b/rm?/) 1 to put sth on one side
and not use it or think about it 把…
放在一边（或搁置一旁）set aside： He laid aside his book and stood up.他把书放在一边站了起来。◊
(figurative) Doctors have to lay their personal feelings aside•医生不得不把个人的情感置之度外。；2 (also,lay sth ’by) to keep sth to use, or
deal with later 留#‘ 用；留待以后处理SE1 put aside : Th^y
/md〖aid mon^y aside/or their o〖d
a^e.他们存钱防老。，，丨ay sthb 'down
1
to put sth down or stop using it 放下;.停止使 用 put down ： She laid the book down on the
taWe.她把书放在桌上。o Both sides were urged to lay down thei> arms (=
stop fighting).双方都被敦促放下
器。2 (fomjfl/) to
stop doing a job，etc.中断（工作）； 吞（职）；放弇：todown your
duties停止履行职责
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if you lay down a rule or
a. principle, you state officially that people must obey it or use it 规定，制定 （条 例或原则）：can’t 〖ay down
hard and/ast ruies.— 贝丨j 不—舍得太死。◊[+ that] Jt is Zafd down that aH candidates must submit three copies of their dissertation. 根据规定所有的学位答辩人均须提交论文一式三份。
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[usually passive] to produce sth that is
stored and gradually increases ^ ： If you eat too much, the
surplus is 〖aid down
as/at•要是得太多，过剩的营养就
会趣积成为脂肪。，丨ay sthwin/'up to collect and store sth
to use in the future 备；必存：to Zay m /ood suppHes e存食物，丨ay _ into
sb/sth (/njbrwfl/)
to attack sb violently with blows or words 猛 |丁；痛打；责骂；抨
击：His parents really laid into him
for wasting so much mo/i印.他因挥霍这么多钱财被父母狠狠地责骂了一顿。
,lay 'off | ,lay 'off
sb/sth {informal) used to tell sb to stop
doing sth (让人停止做^事）停止，别再打扰：iay off me will you一ft’s nothing to do with
me•别找我好示
if 这泰与我无关。◊ [+ -ing] lay ojQF buHying Jack.
别再欺负杰克。，丨ay
_off sth (/>7/o/7m7/)
to stop using sth
： I think yo^d
better lay ojf fatty foods for a w/^e.我认为你最好暂时别吃高脂食物。，丨ay
sb-v〇ff to stop
employing sb because there is not enough work for them to do .(•因工作不多_而）解雇 mTl make sb redundant — related noun lay-off ,lay
sth<-+'on (BrE,
informal) to provide sth for sb, especially food or enter-
tainment提供（尤指食物或娱乐）：to 〖ay on
/ood and drink 0 A bus
has been laid on to take guests to
the airport.已安排公共汽车运送客人去机场。，丨ay
sth on sb {informal) to make sb have to deal with sth unpleasant or
difficult使不得不处理（讨厌或困难的 事 :Stop laying a
guilt trip on me (= making
me feel guilty).别||让我感到内疚了。，丨ay
sb—'out 1 to knock sb unconscious 把…打昏 2 to prepare a dead body to be
buried (给死# ) #娱葬准备，lay sth一_out *1 to
spread sth out so that it can be seen easily or is ready to use 铺开；摆开；展开：He 〖aid the
map out on the taWe. ‘把地图在▲子i：雇开。◊[+ ADj] Lay the materfaZ outsat.把布料摊开放半。2
[often passive] to plan how sth should look and arrange it in this way 希置；策
划；安排；设计：77ie
gardens were Zafd out with knvns andflower beds.花园里布置了草坪和花坛。◊
a weHfaid out magazine 设计精美的杂志 一related noun layout
3 to present a plan, an argument, etc. clearly and carefully清晰谨慎地提出，策划（计划、论点等）EEE1 set out ： All the
terms and conditions are laid out in the contract.所有的条款与条件在合同中均已清楚地列
.明。4 (/n/ormfl/)
to spend money 花钱 H771 fork out： I
had. to lay out a fortune on a new car.
一大笔钱买了辆新声。一related noun outlay , lay
'over (at/in ...
) (NAmE) to stay somewhere for a short time during a long
journey (苌途旅行期间}柞短暂停留
—related
noun layover — see also stopover , lay sb up [usually
passive] if
sb is laid up, they are unable to work, etc. because of an illness or injury (因病或受伤
而）卧床歇工：She’s Zaid up with a
brofcen 〖eg.她因 腿部骨古卧床养病。•丨ay
sth — _up
1 = LAY STH IN 2 if you lay up problems or trouble for
yourself, you do sth that will cause you problems later 自找（痴烦）； ■自讨（苦吃）3 to stop using
a ship or other vehicle while it is being repaired (船或其他交通工具维修时） 停止使用，搁置不用
■
adj. [only before noun] 1 not having expert
knowledge or professional qualifications in a particular subject 夕卜行 的；非专业的；缺少专门知识的：扭5 boo/c explains the
theo/y/or the toypubHc.他的书为大众阐明了这个理论。