Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #958
lay
放置,平放
to put something down gently or carefully into a flat position
常与宾语连用,如 lay the book on the table。
- 1.
To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
放置于休息或水平位置
- 2.
To compel a supernatural entity to cease haunting a place, often by ritual or prayer; to exorcise or banish (a spirit or ghost).
通过仪式或祈祷使超自然实体停止作祟;驱魔或驱逐(灵魂或鬼魂)
- 3.
To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
准备(计划、项目等);制定、建立(法律、原则)
- 4.
To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
安装某些建筑材料,将一物放在另一物上
- 5.
To produce and deposit (an egg or eggs).
产卵并放置
- 6.
To bet (that something is or is not the case).
下注(某事是否属实)
- 7.
To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.
押下赌注;冒险
- 8.
To state; to allege.
陈述;声称。
- 9.
To point; to aim.
指向;瞄准。
- 10.
To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.
将(绳索等)的股线放到适当位置并搓捻或接合。
- 11.
To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
在拼版台上放置并排列(页面)以制版。
- 12.
To place (new type) properly in the cases.
将(新活字)正确放入字盘。
- 13.
To apply; to put.
施用;放置。
- 14.
To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).
施加(负担、惩罚、命令、税等)。
- 15.
To impute; to charge; to allege.
归咎;指控;声称。
- 16.
To present or offer.
提出;提供。
- 17.
To produce and deposit an egg or eggs.
产卵。
- 18.
To subside or abate.
平息;减弱。
- 19.
To take a position; to come or go.
就位;来到或离开。
下蛋,产卵;施加(责任、负担、惩罚);放置于休息或水平位置;通过仪式或祈祷使超自然实体停止作祟;驱魔或驱逐(灵魂或鬼魂);准备(计划、项目等);制定、建立(法律、原则)
In use
The hen has laid an egg this morning.
He laid the book gently on the desk.
She lays the table before every meal.
lay + object + prepositional phrase
及物动词,后接宾语和地点状语,表示将某物平放于某处。
She laid the book on the table.
她把书放在桌子上。
lay eggs
固定搭配,指鸟类、爬行动物等产卵。
The hen laid three eggs this morning.
母鸡今天上午下了三个蛋。
lay + (something) + on + (someone)
表示将责任、负担等强加于某人。
Don't lay the blame on me.
别把责任推到我身上。
Connections
Collocations
- lay the table
- 摆好餐桌
- Please help me lay the table for dinner.请帮我摆好餐桌准备晚饭。
- lay an egg
- 下蛋
- The hen laid an egg this morning.这只母鸡今天早上下了一个蛋。
- lay the foundation
- 奠定基础
- His early research laid the foundation for modern genetics.他早期的研究为现代遗传学奠定了基础。
- lay off
- 解雇
- The company had to lay off 200 workers due to the recession.由于经济衰退,公司不得不解雇200名工人。
- lay down
- 放下;制定
- She laid down the book and turned off the light.她放下书,关掉了灯。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想母鸡下蛋(lay eggs)轻轻放置鸡蛋,记住lay核心是‘放’,平放、铺设都从‘放’来。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 日常放置, 操作指引; note_zh: 通常用于描述将物体平放的动作,适用于日常场景。
Grammar Note
及物动词:放置、产卵;不及物动词:下蛋。注意与lie(躺)区分,lay的过去式是laid。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same /eɪ/ vowel sound as 'lay'. Be careful: words like 'says' (/sɛz/) and 'said' (/sɛd/) end in '-ay' but are pronounced differently.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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