lay

lay about

To strike blows on all sides.

向四面八方打击

lay aside

To give up; abandon

放弃；抛弃

lay aside all hope of rescue.

放弃援救的希望

To save for the future.

储备：为将来贮存

lay away

To reserve for the future; save.

储蓄：为将来储备；贮存

To put aside and hold for future delivery.

收藏：搁置并保留至以后交付

lay by

To save for future use.

储备：储存供将来之用

lay down

To give up and surrender

放弃并投降

laid down their arms.

缴械投降

To specify

规定

laid down the rules.

制定法规

To store for the future.

储备：为将来储备

&I{Non-Standard} To lie down.

&I{【非标准用语】} 躺下

lay for 【非正式用语】

To be waiting to attack

等待进行攻击

Muggers lay for the unsuspecting pedestrian in the dark alley.

拦路抢劫者等候在黑暗的小巷中准备袭击那些毫无防范的行人

lay in

To store for future use

储备：储存以备将来之用

lay in supplies for an Arctic winter.

为北极的严冬储备给养

lay into &I{【俚语】}

To scold sharply.

严厉批评

To attack physically; beat up.

肉体攻击；痛打

lay off

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

暂时解雇员工：停止雇用（工人），尤指暂时性的

To mark off

划界线

lay off an area for a garden.

划出一块区域作为花园

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

&I{【俚语】} 停止做某事；放弃

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

&I{【游戏】} 两面下注：把全部或一部分定好的赌注分担给另一赌马者以降低风险

lay on

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

带有：将某物抹在或好象涂在一平整表面上

laid on a thick Southern accent.

带有很重的南方口音

To prepare, usually in an elaborate fashion; arrange

精心准备：通常指以精心策划的方法准备；安排

laid on cocktails for 50 at the last minute.

最后时刻才调制好50份鸡尾酒

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

&I{【俚语】} 提出或揭露；面临

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

“他在人群中转来转去，谈天说地，直到他最后向他们提出他的权威性问题”(&b{约翰·维诺克})

lay out

To make a detailed plan for.

设计：为…制定详细计划

To clothe and prepare (a corpse) for burial.

穿寿衣：为（尸体）穿衣做殡葬准备

To rebuke harshly

严厉批评

She laid me out for breaking the vase.

因为打碎了花瓶，她痛骂我一顿

To knock to the ground or unconscious.

击到在地，打昏：击倒在地或打得失去知觉

To expend; spend

消费；花钱

lay out a fortune on jewelry.

买珠宝花了一大笔钱

To display

展览

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.

落脚：在旅行过程中停留

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.

顶着风停止

lay up

To stock for future use

储备：为将来之用而储存

lay up supplies for a long journey.

为漫长的旅途储备给养

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

【非正式用语】 在家修养：因病或伤而闭门不出

was laid up for a month.

在家休养一个月

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

&I{【航海】} 使（船）进入船坞，如进行修理