lay

lay about

To strike blows on all sides.

向四面八方打擊

lay aside

To give up; abandon

放棄；拋棄

lay aside all hope of rescue.

放棄援救的希望

To save for the future.

儲備：為將來貯存

lay away

To reserve for the future; save.

儲蓄：為將來儲備；貯存

To put aside and hold for future delivery.

收藏：擱置并保留至以后交付

lay by

To save for future use.

儲備：儲存供將來之用

lay down

To give up and surrender

放棄并投降

laid down their arms.

繳械投降

To specify

規定

laid down the rules.

制定法規

To store for the future.

儲備：為將來儲備

&I{Non-Standard} To lie down.

&I{【非標準用語】} 躺下

lay for 【非正式用語】

To be waiting to attack

等待進行攻擊

Muggers lay for the unsuspecting pedestrian in the dark alley.

攔路搶劫者等候在黑暗的小巷中準備襲擊那些毫無防范的行人

lay in

To store for future use

儲備：儲存以備將來之用

lay in supplies for an Arctic winter.

為北極的嚴冬儲備給養

lay into &I{【俚語】}

To scold sharply.

嚴厲批評

To attack physically; beat up.

肉體攻擊；痛打

lay off

To terminate the employment of (a worker), especially temporarily.

暫時解雇員工：停止雇用（工人），尤指暫時性的

To mark off

劃界線

lay off an area for a garden.

劃出一塊區域作為花園

&I{Slang} To stop doing something; quit.

&I{【俚語】} 停止做某事；放棄

&I{Games} To place all or a part of an accepted bet with another bookie in order to reduce the risk.

&I{【游戲】} 兩面下注：把全部或一部分定好的賭注分擔給另一賭馬者以降低風險

lay on

To apply (something) by or as if by spreading (it) onto a flat surface

帶有：將某物抹在或好象涂在一平整表面上

laid on a thick Southern accent.

帶有很重的南方口音

To prepare, usually in an elaborate fashion; arrange

精心準備：通常指以精心策劃的方法準備；安排

laid on cocktails for 50 at the last minute.

最后時刻才調制好50份雞尾酒

&I{Slang} To present or reveal to; confront with

&I{【俚語】} 提出或揭露；面臨

“went around talking to people about anything until he could lay his standard question on them”(&b{John Vinocur})

“他在人群中轉來轉去，談天說地，直到他最后向他們提出他的權威性問題”(&b{約翰·維諾克})

lay out

To make a detailed plan for.

設計：為…制定詳細計劃

To clothe and prepare (a corpse) for burial.

穿壽衣：為（尸體）穿衣做殯葬準備

To rebuke harshly

嚴厲批評

She laid me out for breaking the vase.

因為打碎了花瓶，她痛罵我一頓

To knock to the ground or unconscious.

擊到在地，打昏：擊倒在地或打得失去知覺

To expend; spend

消費；花錢

lay out a fortune on jewelry.

買珠寶花了一大筆錢

To display

展覽

lay out merchandise; lay the merchandise out.

展出商品；展示商品

lay over

To make a stopover in the course of a journey.

落腳：在旅行過程中停留

lay to &I{【航海】}

To bring (a ship) to a stop in open water.

使（船）在公海上停留

To remain stationary and face into the wind.

頂著風停止

lay up

To stock for future use

儲備：為將來之用而儲存

lay up supplies for a long journey.

為漫長的旅途儲備給養

&I{Informal} To confine with an illness or injury

【非正式用語】 在家修養：因病或傷而閉門不出

was laid up for a month.

在家休養一個月

&I{Nautical} To put (a ship) in dock, as for repairs.

&I{【航海】} 使（船）進入船塢，如進行修理