lay Meaning | BeDict

noun

布局，安排，格局

Arrangement or relationship; layout.

Examples :

"the lay of the land"

土地的整体布局

noun

一份利润，红利。

A share of the profits in a business.

Examples :

"My grandmother received a substantial lay from the family business. "

我的奶奶从家族企业收到了一大笔红利。

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noun

短歌，叙事诗.

A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.

Examples :

"The teacher read a charming lay about a knight's quest for a magical sword. "

老师朗读了一首迷人的短歌，讲述的是一位骑士寻找魔法剑的故事。

literature story style writing essential

noun

捻度, 绞向

The direction a rope is twisted.

Examples :

"Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way."

顺着绳子的捻度缠绕虫胶和填充物；反方向盘绕和缠结.

nautical technical direction essential

noun

炮友，性伴侣

A casual sexual partner.

Examples :

"What was I, just another lay you can toss aside as you go on to your next conquest?"

难道我只是你的一个炮友，一个你征服后就可以随意丢弃的性伴侣吗？

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noun

性交，做爱

An act of sexual intercourse.

Examples :

"The rumors at school were all about the recent lay between the popular student and the new girl. "

学校里到处都在传，那个风云人物和新来的女生最近发生了性关系。

sex essential

noun

计划，方案

A plan; a scheme.

Examples :

"The teacher's lay for improving student behavior involved more positive reinforcement. "

老师改善学生行为的计划侧重于更多的积极强化。

plan essential

noun

下蛋, 产卵

(uncountable) the laying of eggs.

Examples :

"The hens are off the lay at present."

现在母鸡们都不下蛋了。

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noun

层，层次

A layer.

Examples :

"The painter carefully applied several thin lays of paint to the canvas. "

画家小心地在画布上涂了薄薄的几层颜料。

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verb

放置，安放，放下。

To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.

Examples :

"A shower of rain lays the dust."

一场阵雨压住了灰尘。(Yì chǎng zhènyǔ yāzhù le huīchén.)

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verb

平息，缓和

To cause to subside or abate.

Examples :

"The teacher's calm voice helped lay the students' anxieties. "

老师平静的声音帮助平息了学生们的焦虑。

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verb

制定，设立。

To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).

Examples :

"The teacher laid out the plan for the upcoming history project in class. "

老师在课堂上制定了即将到来的历史项目的计划。

plan government law business organization essential

verb

铺设，铺，安放

To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.

Examples :

"lay brick; lay flooring"

铺设砖块；铺地板

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verb

下蛋，产卵。

To produce and deposit an egg.

Examples :

"Did dinosaurs lay their eggs in a nest?"

恐龙会在巢里下蛋吗？

animal biology essential

verb

打赌，下注。

To bet (that something is or is not the case).

Examples :

"My friend is laying a bet that we will win the school debate. "

我的朋友正在打赌我们会赢得学校辩论赛。

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verb

下注，打赌。

To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.

Examples :

"The student decided to lay a dollar on the outcome of the spelling bee. "

那个学生决定在拼写比赛的结果上下注一块钱。

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verb

上床，做爱

To have sex with.

Examples :

"He laid with his girlfriend last night. "

他昨晚和女朋友上床了。

sex essential

verb

躺，卧，就位

To take a position; to come or go.

Examples :

"to lay forward; to lay aloft"

向前倾斜; 高高升起

position action essential

verb

声称，断言。

To state; to allege.

Examples :

"to lay the venue"

声称该场所。

communication language statement essential

verb

瞄准，对准。

To point; to aim.

Examples :

"to lay a gun"

瞄准枪支。

direction point action essential

verb

捻，绞合

(ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.

Examples :

"to lay a cable or rope"

捻制电缆或绳索

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verb

排版，拼版

To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.

Examples :

"The printer laid the pages for the school newsletter on the large, flat stone used for printing. "

印刷工人把学校通讯的页面在印刷用的大平板石上拼版。

technical writing industry essential

verb

排版，安放。

To place (new type) properly in the cases.

Examples :

"The technician carefully laid the new circuit boards in their designated cases. "

技术员小心地将新的电路板排好版，并安放到它们指定的盒子里。

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verb

放置，安放。

To apply; to put.

Examples :

"The teacher laid out the instructions carefully on the whiteboard. "

老师把说明仔细地放在白板上。

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verb

施加，强加于。

To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).

Examples :

"to lay a tax on land"

对土地征税 (Duì tǔdì zhēngshuì)

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verb

指责，归咎.

To impute; to charge; to allege.

Examples :

"The teacher lay the blame for the poor test results on the students' lack of preparation. "

老师把考试成绩差的责任归咎于学生们缺乏准备。

law statement essential

verb

提供，呈上。

To present or offer.

Examples :

"to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one"

在某个县提起公诉；向某人提出一个计划

communication business essential

noun

湖，湖泊。

A lake.

Examples :

"The children enjoyed playing near the lay. "

孩子们喜欢在湖边玩耍。

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adjective

世俗的，非神职的

Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.

Examples :

"They seemed more lay than clerical."

他们看起来更像是世俗人士，而不像是神职人员。

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adjective

业余的，外行的。

Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution.

Examples :

"The lay worker helped build the new community center. "

那个业余工人帮忙建造了新的社区中心。

job organization society essential

adjective

没文化的，缺乏教育的

Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.

Examples :

"The lay farmer struggled with the complicated instructions for the new farm equipment. "

那个没文化的农民很难理解新农具的复杂说明书。

human person education essential

verb

躺，卧。

To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

Examples :

"The book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin"

书本躺在桌子上；雪躺在屋顶上；他躺在棺材里。

position body action essential

verb

放置，安放。

To be placed or situated.

Examples :

"The book lay open on the table. "

书摊开着，放在桌子上。

position place essential

verb

处于，位于。

To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.

Examples :

"The paper does not lie smooth on the wall."

这张纸贴在墙上，并不平整。

condition being state essential

verb

在于，存在于。

Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.

Examples :

"The responsibility for the project lay in the hands of the team leader. "

这个项目的责任在于团队负责人。

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verb

发生性关系，与...做爱

Used with with: to have sexual relations with.

Examples :

"He lay with his girlfriend last night. "

他昨晚和女朋友发生了性关系。

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verb

取决于，在于.

Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.

Examples :

"The responsibility for cleaning the kitchen after dinner lay on the eldest child. "

晚饭后打扫厨房的责任在于最大的孩子。

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verb

躺，卧。

To lodge; to sleep.

Examples :

"The tired student lay down on the bed and slept soundly. "

疲惫的学生躺在床上，酣然入睡。

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verb

躺，卧

To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.

Examples :

"The baby lay quietly in its crib, finally asleep after a long day. "

宝宝安静地躺在婴儿床上，折腾了一整天，终于睡着了。

position action essential

verb

维持，保持。

To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.

Examples :

"The new farming techniques lay the foundation for a sustainable food supply. "

新的耕作技术为可持续的食物供应奠定了基础，能够长期维持下去。

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noun

歌谣，诗歌。

A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.

Examples :

"1805 The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Sir Walter Scott."

1805年，沃尔特·司各特创作了歌谣《末代吟游诗人之歌》。

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noun

牧场，草地

A meadow; a lea.

Examples :

"The children played happily in the sun-drenched lay near the school. "

孩子们在学校附近阳光明媚的牧场上快乐地玩耍。

nature environment area place essential

noun

法律，法规。

A law.

Examples :

"The new school lay requires students to wear uniforms. "

新的学校法规要求学生穿校服。

law essential

noun

誓言，承诺.

An obligation; a vow.

Examples :

"My lay is to finish my homework before dinner. "

我的誓言是在晚饭前完成作业。

religion moral essential

verb

佩戴，穿戴

To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).

Examples :

"Before the morning prayers, the student carefully lay the tefillin on his arm. "

早上祈祷前，学生小心地将经文护符匣佩戴在手臂上。

religion ritual essential

Meanings

布局，安排，格局

Examples :

"the lay of the land"

土地的整体布局

一份利润，红利。

Examples :

"My grandmother received a substantial lay from the family business. "

我的奶奶从家族企业收到了一大笔红利。

短歌，叙事诗.

Examples :

"The teacher read a charming lay about a knight's quest for a magical sword. "

老师朗读了一首迷人的短歌，讲述的是一位骑士寻找魔法剑的故事。

捻度, 绞向

Examples :

"Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way."

顺着绳子的捻度缠绕虫胶和填充物；反方向盘绕和缠结.

炮友，性伴侣

Examples :

"What was I, just another lay you can toss aside as you go on to your next conquest?"

难道我只是你的一个炮友，一个你征服后就可以随意丢弃的性伴侣吗？

性交，做爱

Examples :

"The rumors at school were all about the recent lay between the popular student and the new girl. "

学校里到处都在传，那个风云人物和新来的女生最近发生了性关系。

计划，方案

Examples :

"The teacher's lay for improving student behavior involved more positive reinforcement. "

老师改善学生行为的计划侧重于更多的积极强化。

下蛋, 产卵

Examples :

"The hens are off the lay at present."

现在母鸡们都不下蛋了。

层，层次

Examples :

"The painter carefully applied several thin lays of paint to the canvas. "

画家小心地在画布上涂了薄薄的几层颜料。

放置，安放，放下。

Examples :

"A shower of rain lays the dust."

一场阵雨压住了灰尘。(Yì chǎng zhènyǔ yāzhù le huīchén.)

平息，缓和

Examples :

"The teacher's calm voice helped lay the students' anxieties. "

老师平静的声音帮助平息了学生们的焦虑。

制定，设立。

Examples :

"The teacher laid out the plan for the upcoming history project in class. "

老师在课堂上制定了即将到来的历史项目的计划。

铺设，铺，安放

Examples :

"lay brick; lay flooring"

铺设砖块；铺地板

下蛋，产卵。

Examples :

"Did dinosaurs lay their eggs in a nest?"

恐龙会在巢里下蛋吗？

打赌，下注。

Examples :

"My friend is laying a bet that we will win the school debate. "

我的朋友正在打赌我们会赢得学校辩论赛。

下注，打赌。

Examples :

"The student decided to lay a dollar on the outcome of the spelling bee. "

那个学生决定在拼写比赛的结果上下注一块钱。

上床，做爱

Examples :

"He laid with his girlfriend last night. "

他昨晚和女朋友上床了。

躺，卧，就位

Examples :

"to lay forward; to lay aloft"

向前倾斜; 高高升起

声称，断言。

Examples :

"to lay the venue"

声称该场所。

瞄准，对准。

Examples :

"to lay a gun"