lay

放下；展开put down/spread

1.[t]（尤指轻轻地或小心地）放置，安放，搁to put sb/sth in a particular position, especially when it is done gently or carefully

2.[t]~ sth (down)铺，铺放，铺设（尤指在地板上）to put sth down, especially on the floor, ready to be used

3.[t]（在某物上）摊开，涂，敷；用一层…覆盖to spread sth on sth; to cover sth with a layer of sth

卵eggs

4.[t][i]~ (sth)（鸟、昆虫、鱼等）下（蛋），产（卵）if a bird, an insect, a fish, etc.lays eggs, it produces them from its body

桌子table

5.[t]~ sth摆放餐具于（准备就餐）to arrange knives, forks, plates, etc. on a table ready for a meal

提出建议present proposal

6.[t]~ sth + adv./prep.提出，提交（建议、信息等）to present a proposal, some information, etc. to sb for them to think about and decide on

困境difficult situation

7.[t]~ sth + adv./prep.使处于特定状态（尤指困境）to put sb/sth in a particular position or state, especially a difficult or unpleasant one

与名词连用with nouns

8.[t]~ sth + adv./prep.（与名词连用构成短语，其含义与该名词的相关动词相同）used with a noun to form a phrase that has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun

计划；圈套plan/trap

9.[t]~ sth周密准备；筹划；设置to prepare sth in detail

性交have sex

10.[t][oftpass]~ sb与（某人）性交to have sex with sb

打赌bet

12.[t]对…下赌金；下赌注to bet money on sth; to place a bet

1.外行的；非专业的；缺少专门知识的not having expert knowledge or professional qualifications in a particular subject

2.平信徒的；在俗的not in an official position in the Church

1.(informal)性伙伴；（尤指）性交的女人a partner in sex, especially a woman

the lay of the land

地貌；地势；地形the way the land in an area is formed and what physical characteristics it has

1.放下；铺；敷；产卵；摆放（餐具）；提出；筹划；打赌

1.外行的；在俗的

1.性伙伴；叙事诗

1.not educated or trained to a high or professional standard in a particular subject

2.belonging to a Christian church but not officially employed by it as a priest, minister, etc.

1.The past tense of lie

2.to put someone or something down in a careful way, especially so that they are lying flat; to put something such as pipes, wires, or a carpet into the correct position in the ground or on the floor, so that they are ready to be used

3.if a female animal such as a bird or fish lays an egg, it produces the egg by pushing it from its body

4.to carefully plan and prepare something that will be needed in the future to achieve an aim

5.a way of saying “lie,” meaning to have your body in a flat position, that many people think is incorrect

6.if you lay the table or lay a place at a table, you prepare a table for a meal by putting forks, knives, spoons, dishes, etc. on it. The usual American word is set.

1.someone considered as a particular type of sexual partner

2.a poem or song

1.The past tense of lie

2.The past tense of lie