2 not in an official
position in the Church 平信徒的；在
俗的：a 〖ay
preacher 在俗传道员.一see also layman,
LAYPERSON, LAYWOMAN
mnoun 1 {taboo, informal) a partner in sex, especially a woman 伙伴；（尤指）性交的女人：<m
ea^y lay (= a person who is ready and willing to have sex) 〇 to be a great iay 为荒淫无度的荡妇 2 (oW wse) a poem that was written to be
sung, usually telling a story (通常
供吟唱的}叙事诗 the ,lay of the 'land [NAmk) =THE LIE OF THE
LAND at LIE1 /?.
lay-about /'leiabaut/
noun {old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a lazy
person who does not do much work 泰丰好闲的
人；懒汉；二流子
lay-away /'leiawei/ noun [U] {NAm£) a system of bujdng goods in a
store, where the customer pays a small amount of the price for an article and
the store keeps the goods until the full price has been paid 预付订金购
货法（余额结清后取货）
'lay-by noun 1 [C] (Br£) an area at the side of a road
where vehicles may stop for a short time 路边临时停车 处；路侧停车带一compare rest
area 2 [U] {AustralE, NZE, SAfr£) a system of paying some money for an article so that it is kept for you
and you can pay the rest of the money later 预付订金购买：Ybu secure it on 〖ay-by.你可以预付订金方式购买此货。
睡 ayer /'leia(r);丨lea(r); _ler/
now/?, verfc
■
noun 1 a quantity or thickness of sth that lies over a
surface or between surfaces M;表层：A thin
Zayer 〇/ dust covered everything.所有的物品上都积了薄薄命一晨
灰尘0 ◊ How many kiyers 〇/dothing
are you wearing? 你穿了几层衣服？ 2a level or part within a system or set of
ideas 层次；阶层：rhere
were too many kiyers 〇/ management in
the company.这家公司管理层太多。◊ the 〖ayers 〇/meaning
in the poem 这首_不同层&的备义
■
verft [VN}[〇ften passive] to arrange sth in layers.治…分房 堆放：Layer
the potatoes and onions in a dish.
和#葱分层放在4子里。◊
Her hair had been Zayereci cut to several di丨ferent lengths).她的头发已分层剪
短。一picture o hair
sponge cake海绵蛋糕
wedding cake结婚蛋糕
layer cake noun [C, U] [especially NAm£) a cake with more than one layer, with jam,
cream, etc. between the layers夹层蛋糕（用果酱、奶油等夹心} lay-ette /lei'et/ noun a set of clothes and
other things for a new baby新生儿的全套用品 lay-man
/'leiman/
noun {pi. -men /-man/) (also lay-person)
1 a
person who does not have expert knowledge of a particular subject非专业人员；外行；门外汉：a boofc
written/or pro/essio/iak andkiymen aHfce —本内行 外行都可以每的书◊ to explain sth
in layman’s terms
simple language)用通俗易懂的语言解释2 a person who is a
member of a Church but is not a priest or member of the clergy平信徒，在俗教徒（非#职人
员）：一see also LAYWOMAN
'lay-off noun 1 an act of making people
unemployed because there is no more work left for them to do (因 工作不多的）解雇，裁员..2 a period of time
when sb is not working or not doing sth that they normally do regularly 歇工期；停工期：an eight-weefc
Zay-o# wit/r a brofcen Zeg因腿杂骨折歇工休养八周
lay-out /'leiaut/ noun [usually sing.] the way
in which the parts of sth such as the page of a book, a garden or a building
are arranged 布局；布置；设计；安排：the kiyout 〇/streets
街道的布局◊ the magazine’s
attractive /lew page 〖ayout系志诱人而新颖的版面设计
lay-over /'Iei0uv0(r); NAmE -ou-/ noun (NAmB) - stopover
lay-person /'leip3：sn; NAmE -p3：rsn/ noun (also 'lay
person) {pi. lay people or lay-perspns)
a layman or LAYWOMAN非♦业人员；外行；门外汉：Tjie Zaj/person
carmot reaiZy understand mentaniZness•外行不完全了解
精神病。
'lay-up noun 1 (in basketball a shot made with one hand from under or beside the basket 单手上篮 2 (in golf 高尔夫球）a shot made from a difficult position to a
position that will allow an easier next shot 打点（将球送到较容易击打的位置的一击）
lay-woman /'leiwumen/ noun (pi. -women /-wimin/) a woman who is
a member of a Church but is not a priest or a member of the clergy女平信徒，在俗女教(非
神职人员）一see also layman(2), layperson Laz.a.rus /’laezaras/ noun used to refer to sb who improves or starts
to be successful again after a period of failure (失败后重新振作或再取得成功的人)东山再 起者 i>]：unun
From
the story of Lazarus in the Bible. He was a man who died but was then brought
back to life by Jesus Christ.源自《圣经》中耶稣让已死去的拉撒路
(Lazarus )复活的故事。
laze /leiz/ verb [V] ~ (about/around)
to
relax and do very little 懒散；懒惰；偷懒：We kized by the poo〖aH day. 我们整天都在池塘边消磨。◊ I’ve spent the a_/tern〇(mju5t lazing around.我一下午就那样懒洋洋地打发了。
'laze
sth<-»away to spend time relaxing and doing very little懒散地打发时间；混日子；消磨时光
H*?71 lounge ： They lazed away the long summer
days. 他们懒懒散散地混过了漫长的夏天。
lazy Ot"1 /'leizi/ adj. (lazi-er, lazi-est)
1 (disapproving) unwilling to work or be
active; doing as little as possible木愿工作的；懒散的；懒惰的SE1 idle : ffe was not. stupid, just 〖卿.他不笨，只是懒。'◊ I was/eeZfng too Zazy to go out.我当时鯈得动，不运意外
出。2 not involving much energy or activity;
slow and relaxed无精打采的；懒洋洋的：We spent a Za2y day on the beach.我们在海滩上懒洋洋地度过了一天。3 (d/sap- prav/ng) showing
a lack of effort or care 锋下工夫尚；粗 枝大叶的；马虎的：a tozy piece o/worfc —_滥造的作品 4 (//Yera〇/) moving slowly行进缓慢的；慢吞吞的
torpid ： fhe Zasy river 缓缓流淌的河水►丨azi•丨y flfifv.: She wofce up and stretched iazfZy. Mil来伸了'个懒腰。 lazi-ness noun [U]
lazy-bones /'leizibaunz; NAmE -bounz/ noun [sing.] {old-fashioned, informal) used to refer to a lazy
person ^ 汉；懒虫；懒骨头：Come on, Za2ybones, get up/ 赶快，
你这懒骨头，起床了!‘
,lazy 'eye noun an eye that does not see well because it is not used
enough (因少用而致的）弱视眼
,lazy 'Susan noun a round plate or tray on a base, which can be spun
around so that the objects on it can be easily reached餐桌转盘（方便取食）
lb (fir£) {NAmE lb.) abbr. (pi. lb or lbs) a pound
in weight, equal to about 454 grams (from Latin
‘libra’).镑■(源自 拉丁语libra,约等于454克）
Ibw /,el bi:
'dAblju:/ (in cricket
板球）leg
before wicket (a
reason for a batsman being
out (= having to stop batting),
because the ball has hit his or her leg instead of hitting the bat, and would have hit the