| 单词 | lay out |
| 释义 | lay out 1. phrasal verb B2 If you lay out a group of things, you spread them out and arrange them neatly, for example so that they can all be seen clearly. Grace laid out the knives and forks at the lunch-table. [VERB PARTICLE noun] She took a deck of cards and began to lay them out. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb To lay out ideas, principles, or plans means to explain or present them clearly, for example in a document or a meeting. Maxwell listened closely as Johnson laid out his plan. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Cuomo laid it out in simple language. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb To lay out an area of land or a building means to plan and design how its different parts should be arranged. When we laid out the car parks, we reckoned on one car per four families. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Only people that use a kitchen all the time understand the best way to lay it out. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 4. phrasal verb To lay out a dead person means to clean their body and dress them for people to see before the funeral. Friends laid out the body. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 5. phrasal verb If you lay out money on something, you spend a large amount of money on it. [informal] You won't have to lay out a fortune for this dining table. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 6. phrasal verb To lay someone out means to knock them to the ground, especially by hitting them hard. [informal] Andy turned round, marched over to Chris and just laid him out. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 7. See also layout See full dictionary entry for lay |
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