lay
adj.
1. 一般信徒的, 俗人的
2. 无经验的, 外行的
3. 非主导的, 副的; (纸牌)无主牌的
lay brother [sister]
修道院做杂役的僧侣[修女]
to the lay mind
对外行人说来
lay shaft
副轴
v.
1. 放置,产,铺设
vbl.
1. 躺卧,摆放,说谎
He knows the lay of the land here.
他了解这里的地形。
I lay down not so much to sleep as to think.
我躺下来与其说是要睡觉，倒不如说是要思考。
The hens are not laying well (ie not producing many eggs) at the moment.
现在那些母鸡不爱下蛋.
To call him a genius is laying it on a bit (too thick)!
把他称为天才是有点过分了.
She laid about him, calling him a liar and a cheat.
她攻击他，说他说谎、是个骗子。
The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
杜鹃在别的鸟巢中产卵.
You may lay it on the table.
你可以把它放在桌子上。
As we approached her, she laid about her with a stick.
我们接近她时, 她就挥棒乱打.
动词lay
1. prepare or position for action or operation
动词lie
1. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
同义词：lie
动词lay
1. put into a certain place or abstract location
2. lay eggs
3. impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
4. put in a horizontal position
名词lay
1. a narrative poem of popular origin
同义词：ballad
动词lie
1. originate (in)
名词lay
1. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
同义词：ballad
动词lie
1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
同义词：lie
同义词
反义词
layman
n.
1. 俗人
2. 门外汉, 外行