一、详细释义:
adj.
凡俗的,世俗的
例句:
The lay public must be convinced that this is right and beneficial.
世俗的大众将会相信这是对的并有利的。
例句:
She serves as a lay teacher at the convent school.
她在修道院的学校当非神职的教师。
外行的
例句:
To the lay mind, these technical terms are incomprehensible.
对外行人来讲,这些技术术语是无法理解的。
例句:
This is a lay opinion as to the seriousness of the disease.
这是种关于这种疾病的非专业的意见。
n.
位置,地形
例句:
The lay of the ground hindered my view of the sea.
地形挡住了我的视线,使我看不见大海。
【俚】【粗】交媾
(供吟唱的)短叙事诗,短抒情诗 [C]
歌曲 [C]
v.
铺设,砌(砖);涂 [T]
例句:
During the night, workmen ripped up the middle of the road so as to lay new pipes.
工人们在夜间挖开道路中间部分以便铺设新管道。
例句:
The veteran worker taught us how to lay bricks.
这位老工人教我们怎样砌砖。
准备,安排;拟定 [T]
例句:
You should lay up provisions for an assault.
你们该为进攻准备给养。
例句:
You have to lay the table for lunch.
你应该去摆好餐具准备吃午饭。
下蛋;产卵 [I,T]
例句:
The hens don't lay during this cold weather.
这样冷的天气母鸡不会下蛋。
例句:
Sir, what can I do? I can not lay eggs.
老爷,我有什么办法?我不会下蛋哪。
平息(尘土等);平服,驱除 [T]
例句:
The docture has laid the fears of the patient.
医生已经消除了病人的顾虑。
例句:
These fears ought now to be laid.
这些疑惧现在可以平息了。
赌(钱),下(赌注),打赌 [I,T]
例句:
I'll wager you $100 that he is there.
我愿与你打赌一百元,他准在那儿。
例句:
I'll lay you ten to one that he'll come.
我和你打赌他十之八九会来的。
使处于(某种状态) [T]
例句:
The bible lay open at a suitable place.
圣经打开着,放在一个适当的位置上。
例句:
Gambling laid him in debt.
赌博使他负了债。
宣称;提出 [T]
例句:
The proposal was laid before the committee.
建议被提交委员会讨论。
归(罪)于;把...归于 [T]
例句:
She refused to lay the blame on any one party.
她拒绝归咎于任何一方。
例句:
He laid his failure to his lack of experience.
他把失败归咎于缺乏经验。
把(惩罚等)加于 [T]
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