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

In rock climbing, a method of climbing a sharp-edged crack in a horizontal position (also intransitive verb)

An auxiliary geared shaft in a machine, esp the secondary shaft in a car's gearbox

lay about one

To deal blows vigorously or on all sides

lay a course (nautical)

To succeed in sailing to the place required without tacking

lay aside or lay away

To discard
To put on one side for future use (see also layaway above)

lay at

To try to strike

lay away

To lay eggs in out-of-the-way places (Scot, etc)
To purchase goods by layaway (qv above)

lay bare

To show clearly, disclose

lay before

To submit (eg plans) to

lay by

To keep for future use
To dismiss
To put off

lay by the heels see under heel¹

lay down

To give up
To deposit, as a pledge
To apply (eg embroidery; archaic)
To formulate
To assert (a law or rule)
To store
To plant
To record
To lay on (printing)

lay hands on see under hand

lay heads together (archaic)

To confer together

lay hold of or on

To seize

lay in

To get in a supply of

lay into

To beat thoroughly

lay it on

To charge exorbitantly
To do anything, eg to exaggerate or flatter, excessively

lay off

To mark off
To dismiss temporarily from employment as an economic measure
To cease (informal)
To doff (archaic)
To harangue volubly
To hedge (gambling)
To pass (the ball) to a teammate who is in a better position (football)

lay of the land (chiefly N American) same as lie of the land (see under lie²)

lay on

To install a supply of
To provide
To deal blows with vigour
To arrange made-up pages in the correct order on the imposing surface (also lay down; printing)

lay oneself open to

To make oneself vulnerable to, or exposed to (criticism, etc)

lay oneself out to (archaic)

To make it one's professed object or practice, take great pains, to

lay on hands see under hand

lay on load (Spenser)

To belabour

lay on the table see under table

lay open

To make bare, to show or expose
To cut open

lay out

To display
To spend (money)
To plan
To arrange according to a plan
To prepare for burial
To knock unconscious
To take measures, seek

lay siege to

To besiege
To importune

lay the table

To put dishes, etc on the table in preparation for a meal

lay to

To apply with vigour
To bring a ship to rest

lay to heart see under heart

lay under

To subject to

lay up

To store up, preserve
(usu in passive) to confine to bed or one's room
To put in dock for cleaning, repairs, etc or because no longer wanted for or fit for service
To play a lay-up shot

lay upon

To wager upon

lay wait

To lie in wait, or in ambush

lay waste

To devastate

on a lay

On shares instead of wages

lay1 /lā/

lay¹ /lā/