英语词汇“lay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1v 2v 3adj 4n

To lay is to set something down or put it in a horizontal position. It can also mean to position or prepare something for action, or, simply, to lay eggs.

The word lay can mean a lot of different things, but one of its most common uses is as the adjective component of layperson, which refers to someone who's not a member of the clergy, or who's not a member of a particular profession and so cannot always understand that profession's technical jargon. This is why we sometimes request things to be communicated in "lay language," meaning simple, everyday terms that a layperson can understand.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

lay / lie

The verbs lay and lie are total jerks. People often say lay when they mean lie, but it's wrong to lay around. You have to lay something, anything — lay an egg if you want. But you can lie around until the cows come home!

Lay is a transitive verb, meaning it needs to transport something (i.e. a direct object). When you lay the blanket down, "blanket" is the direct object. Chickens and bees often have eggs as direct objects. Here are two examples of lay in the present tense:

"The queen bee only has to mate once and will lay eggs for life." (Washington Times)

"Men, after all, relied mainly on pop culture for inspiration before; now, there lay an entire world of opportunity." (Time)

Lay is also the past tense of lie (to recline). That's not confusing at all! Today you lie on the bed. Yesterday, you lay on the itchy couch. Here's another lay in the past tense:

"For years the letter lay in a box in the attic." (New York Times)

Please lie down if that helps you understand. You lie down when you're tired, or you might tell a lie and say you're wide awake right before you lie down and fall asleep. The noun lie doesn't cause trouble, so here are examples of the other lie used correctly:

"During the day I come up here and lie in the shade." (BBC)

"A liquid ocean and a rocky core may lie beneath the icy shell." (New York Times)

The main thing to remember about lay and lie is that lay needs a direct object and lie doesn't. You have to lay something somewhere. After that, feel free to lie down. Lay is for chickens, and lie is for sleepy people.

WORD FAMILY

lay: laily, laity, layer, laying, lays, mislay, overlay, underlay+/interlayer: interlayers/layer: interlayer, layered, layering, layers/laying: layings/mislay: mislayed, mislaying, mislays/overlay: overlaid, overlayed, overlayer, overlaying, overlays/overlayer: overlayers/underlay: underlaid, underlayed, underlaying, underlayment, underlays

USAGE EXAMPLES

It’s not something to lay your hat on in the offseason, the way we played the first half.”

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

And yet many Muslim women resist the negative responses of others to lay claim to their beach space.

The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)

It was an omen of the kind of night that lay ahead for the Buckeyes.

Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016)

1v put into a certain place or abstract location

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

place, pose, position, put, set

enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in

introduce

docket

place on the docket for legal action

cock

set the trigger of a firearm back for firing

postpose

place after another constituent in the sentence

prepose

place before another constituent in the sentence

step

place (a ship's mast) in its step

put back, replace

put something back where it belongs

stratify

form, arrange, or deposit in layers

plant

place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive

intersperse

place at intervals in or among

nestle, snuggle

position comfortably

pile

place or lay as if in a pile

arrange, set up

put into a proper or systematic order

lay over, superimpose, superpose

place on top of

superpose

place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide

park

place temporarily

ensconce, settle

fix firmly

dispose

place or put in a particular order

emplace

put into place or position

emplace

provide a new emplacement for guns

ship

place on board a ship

underlay

put (something) under or beneath

trench

set, plant, or bury in a trench

pigeonhole

place into a small compartment

shelve

place on a shelf

jar

place in a cylindrical vessel

repose

to put something (eg trust) in something

sign

place signs, as along a road

middle

put in the middle

parallelize

place parallel to one another

butt

place end to end without overlapping

recess

put into a recess

reposition

place into another position

throw, thrust

place or put with great energy

tee, tee up

place on a tee

rack up

place in a rack

coffin

place into a coffin

bed

put to bed

appose

place side by side or in close proximity

place down, put down, set down

cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place

seed, sow

place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

misplace

place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position

juxtapose

place side by side

set down

put or settle into a position

bottle

put into bottles

bucket

put into a bucket

barrel

put in barrels

ground

place or put on the ground

pillow, rest

rest on or as if on a pillow

lose, mislay, misplace

place (something) where one cannot find it again

upend

set, turn, or stand on end

seat, sit, sit down

show to a seat; assign a seat for

seat

place in or on a seat

put down, repose

put in a horizontal position

place upright, stand, stand up

put into an upright position

recline

cause to recline

plant, set

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

instal, install, put in, set up

set up for use

deposit, fix, posit, situate

put (something somewhere) firmly

ladle

put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle

poise

cause to be balanced or suspended

lean

cause to lean or incline

clap

put quickly or forcibly

rest

put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

perch

cause to perch or sit

load

put (something) on a structure or conveyance

cram

put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled

set

put into a position that will restore a normal state

siphon

move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action

seat

place or attach firmly in or on a base

position

cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

glycerolise, glycerolize

place in glycerol

space

place at intervals

marshal

place in proper rank

settle, settle down

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

throw

to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly

imbricate

place so as to overlap

plug

insert as a plug

plug

insert a plug into

inoculate

introduce a microorganism into

inset

set or place in

glass

put in a glass container

catheterise, catheterize

insert a catheter into (a body part)

cup

put into a cup

interlard, intersperse

introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions

feed, feed in

introduce continuously

slip

insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

foist

insert surreptitiously or without warrant

regularise, regularize

make regular or more regular

order

place in a certain order

order

bring order to or into

straighten

make straight or straighter

rearrange

put into a new order or arrangement

serialise, serialize

arrange serially

alphabetise, alphabetize

arrange in alphabetical order

coordinate, organise, organize

bring order and organization to

interstratify

arrange rocks in alternating strata

stratify

form layers or strata

deploy

place troops or weapons in battle formation

aim, direct, take, take aim, train

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

bury

place in the earth and cover with soil

hang up

put a telephone receiver back in its cradle

draw, string, thread

thread on or as if on a string

marshal

arrange in logical order

string

stretch out or arrange like a string

spread out, string out

set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series

interleave

intersperse the sectors on the concentric magnetic circular patterns written on a computer disk surface to guide the storing and recording of data

plume, preen

clean with one's bill

stack

arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances

chain

connect or arrange into a chain by linking

geminate, pair

arrange in pairs

concord

arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance

cascade

arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

settle

arrange or fix in the desired order

pyramid

arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid

corral

arrange wagons so that they form a corral

catenate, catenulate

arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores

decorate, dress

provide with decoration

develop

superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry

array, lay out, range, set out

lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

bundle, compact, pack, wad

compress into a wad

reship

place on a ship again or transfer to another ship

reduce

reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site

pop

put or thrust suddenly and forcefully

flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump, plump down, plunk, plunk down

set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

broadcast

sow over a wide area, especially by hand

inseminate, sow, sow in

place seeds in or on (the ground)

scatter

sow by scattering

rail

lay with rails

heap, pile, stack

arrange in stacks

distribute, stagger

to arrange in a systematic order

stuff

cram into a cavity

root

plant by the roots

puddle

dip into mud before planting

checkrow

plant in checkrows

drape

arrange in a particular way

drape

place casually

reseat

show to a different seat

blow

lay eggs

bed

place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil

dibble

plant with a wooden hand tool

afforest, forest

establish a forest on previously unforested land

replant

plant again or anew

retrofit

fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house

reinstall

install again

post, put up

place so as to be noticed

inject, shoot

force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing

set

fix in a border

gradate

arrange according to grades

tree

plant with trees

square

position so as to be square

sediment

settle as sediment

sediment

deposit as a sediment

dress, line up

arrange in ranks

bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest

place in a grave or tomb

rebury

bury again

line up

form a line

orient

cause to point

displace, move

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

2v put in a horizontal position

lay the books on the table
lay the patient carefully onto the bed

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

put down, repose

rail

lay with rails

blow

lay eggs

bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest

place in a grave or tomb

rebury

bury again

spawn

lay spawn

place, pose, position, put, set

put into a certain place or abstract location

3v prepare or position for action or operation

lay a fire
lay the foundation for a new health care plan

Hyper

devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare

arrange by systematic planning and united effort

4v impose as a duty, burden, or punishment

lay a responsibility on someone

Hyper

impose, levy

impose and collect

v lay eggs

This hen doesn't lay

Hypo|Hyper

spawn

lay spawn

spat

spawn

put down, repose

put in a horizontal position

1adj not of or from a profession

a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease

Syn

nonprofessional

not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain

2adj characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

the lay ministry

Syn

laic, secular
profane, secular

not concerned with or devoted to religion

1n a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

ballad

minstrelsy

ballads sung by minstrels

song, vocal

a short musical composition with words

2n a narrative poem of popular origin

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

ballad

Edda

either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology

poem, verse form

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

单词	lay
释义	lay (once / 22 pages) 1v 2v 3adj 4n To lay is to set something down or put it in a horizontal position. It can also mean to position or prepare something for action, or, simply, to lay eggs. The word lay can mean a lot of different things, but one of its most common uses is as the adjective component of layperson, which refers to someone who's not a member of the clergy, or who's not a member of a particular profession and so cannot always understand that profession's technical jargon. This is why we sometimes request things to be communicated in "lay language," meaning simple, everyday terms that a layperson can understand. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS lay / lie The verbs lay and lie are total jerks. People often say lay when they mean lie, but it's wrong to lay around. You have to lay something, anything — lay an egg if you want. But you can lie around until the cows come home! Lay is a transitive verb, meaning it needs to transport something (i.e. a direct object). When you lay the blanket down, "blanket" is the direct object. Chickens and bees often have eggs as direct objects. Here are two examples of lay in the present tense: "The queen bee only has to mate once and will lay eggs for life." (Washington Times) "Men, after all, relied mainly on pop culture for inspiration before; now, there lay an entire world of opportunity." (Time) Lay is also the past tense of lie (to recline). That's not confusing at all! Today you lie on the bed. Yesterday, you lay on the itchy couch. Here's another lay in the past tense: "For years the letter lay in a box in the attic." (New York Times) Please lie down if that helps you understand. You lie down when you're tired, or you might tell a lie and say you're wide awake right before you lie down and fall asleep. The noun lie doesn't cause trouble, so here are examples of the other lie used correctly: "During the day I come up here and lie in the shade." (BBC) "A liquid ocean and a rocky core may lie beneath the icy shell." (New York Times) The main thing to remember about lay and lie is that lay needs a direct object and lie doesn't. You have to lay something somewhere. After that, feel free to lie down. Lay is for chickens, and lie is for sleepy people. WORD FAMILY lay: laily, laity, layer, laying, lays, mislay, overlay, underlay+/interlayer: interlayers/layer: interlayer, layered, layering, layers/laying: layings/mislay: mislayed, mislaying, mislays/overlay: overlaid, overlayed, overlayer, overlaying, overlays/overlayer: overlayers/underlay: underlaid, underlayed, underlaying, underlayment, underlays USAGE EXAMPLES It’s not something to lay your hat on in the offseason, the way we played the first half.” Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) And yet many Muslim women resist the negative responses of others to lay claim to their beach space. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) It was an omen of the kind of night that lay ahead for the Buckeyes. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1v put into a certain place or abstract location Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper place, pose, position, put, set enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in introduce docket place on the docket for legal action cock set the trigger of a firearm back for firing postpose place after another constituent in the sentence prepose place before another constituent in the sentence step place (a ship's mast) in its step put back, replace put something back where it belongs stratify form, arrange, or deposit in layers plant place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive intersperse place at intervals in or among nestle, snuggle position comfortably pile place or lay as if in a pile arrange, set up put into a proper or systematic order lay over, superimpose, superpose place on top of superpose place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide park place temporarily ensconce, settle fix firmly dispose place or put in a particular order emplace put into place or position emplace provide a new emplacement for guns ship place on board a ship underlay put (something) under or beneath trench set, plant, or bury in a trench pigeonhole place into a small compartment shelve place on a shelf jar place in a cylindrical vessel repose to put something (eg trust) in something sign place signs, as along a road middle put in the middle parallelize place parallel to one another butt place end to end without overlapping recess put into a recess reposition place into another position throw, thrust place or put with great energy tee, tee up place on a tee rack up place in a rack coffin place into a coffin bed put to bed appose place side by side or in close proximity place down, put down, set down cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place seed, sow place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth misplace place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position juxtapose place side by side set down put or settle into a position bottle put into bottles bucket put into a bucket barrel put in barrels ground place or put on the ground pillow, rest rest on or as if on a pillow lose, mislay, misplace place (something) where one cannot find it again upend set, turn, or stand on end seat, sit, sit down show to a seat; assign a seat for seat place in or on a seat put down, repose put in a horizontal position place upright, stand, stand up put into an upright position recline cause to recline plant, set put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground instal, install, put in, set up set up for use deposit, fix, posit, situate put (something somewhere) firmly ladle put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle poise cause to be balanced or suspended lean cause to lean or incline clap put quickly or forcibly rest put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying perch cause to perch or sit load put (something) on a structure or conveyance cram put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled set put into a position that will restore a normal state siphon move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action seat place or attach firmly in or on a base position cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation glycerolise, glycerolize place in glycerol space place at intervals marshal place in proper rank settle, settle down settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground throw to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly imbricate place so as to overlap plug insert as a plug plug insert a plug into inoculate introduce a microorganism into inset set or place in glass put in a glass container catheterise, catheterize insert a catheter into (a body part) cup put into a cup interlard, intersperse introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions feed, feed in introduce continuously slip insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly foist insert surreptitiously or without warrant regularise, regularize make regular or more regular order place in a certain order order bring order to or into straighten make straight or straighter rearrange put into a new order or arrangement serialise, serialize arrange serially alphabetise, alphabetize arrange in alphabetical order coordinate, organise, organize bring order and organization to interstratify arrange rocks in alternating strata stratify form layers or strata deploy place troops or weapons in battle formation aim, direct, take, take aim, train point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards bury place in the earth and cover with soil hang up put a telephone receiver back in its cradle draw, string, thread thread on or as if on a string marshal arrange in logical order string stretch out or arrange like a string spread out, string out set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series interleave intersperse the sectors on the concentric magnetic circular patterns written on a computer disk surface to guide the storing and recording of data plume, preen clean with one's bill stack arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances chain connect or arrange into a chain by linking geminate, pair arrange in pairs concord arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance cascade arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible settle arrange or fix in the desired order pyramid arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid corral arrange wagons so that they form a corral catenate, catenulate arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores decorate, dress provide with decoration develop superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry array, lay out, range, set out lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line bundle, compact, pack, wad compress into a wad reship place on a ship again or transfer to another ship reduce reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site pop put or thrust suddenly and forcefully flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump, plump down, plunk, plunk down set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise broadcast sow over a wide area, especially by hand inseminate, sow, sow in place seeds in or on (the ground) scatter sow by scattering rail lay with rails heap, pile, stack arrange in stacks distribute, stagger to arrange in a systematic order stuff cram into a cavity root plant by the roots puddle dip into mud before planting checkrow plant in checkrows drape arrange in a particular way drape place casually reseat show to a different seat blow lay eggs bed place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil dibble plant with a wooden hand tool afforest, forest establish a forest on previously unforested land replant plant again or anew retrofit fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house reinstall install again post, put up place so as to be noticed inject, shoot force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing set fix in a border gradate arrange according to grades tree plant with trees square position so as to be square sediment settle as sediment sediment deposit as a sediment dress, line up arrange in ranks bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest place in a grave or tomb rebury bury again line up form a line orient cause to point displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 2v put in a horizontal position lay the books on the table lay the patient carefully onto the bed Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper put down, repose rail lay with rails blow lay eggs bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest place in a grave or tomb rebury bury again spawn lay spawn place, pose, position, put, set put into a certain place or abstract location 3v prepare or position for action or operation lay a fire lay the foundation for a new health care plan Hyper devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare arrange by systematic planning and united effort 4v impose as a duty, burden, or punishment lay a responsibility on someone Hyper impose, levy impose and collect 2 v lay eggs This hen doesn't lay Hypo\|Hyper spawn lay spawn spat spawn put down, repose put in a horizontal position 3 1adj not of or from a profession a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease Syn nonprofessional not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain 2adj characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy the lay ministry Syn laic, secular profane, secular not concerned with or devoted to religion 4 1n a narrative song with a recurrent refrain Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper ballad minstrelsy ballads sung by minstrels song, vocal a short musical composition with words 2n a narrative poem of popular origin Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper ballad Edda either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology poem, verse form a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
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