高中英语lay的用法及搭配

lay的用法及搭配

一．l ay的一般用法

1.vt. 放置（place）

lay sth flat 放平

lay sth on 放在……上

2.vt./vi. 下蛋；产卵

lay eggs

3.vt. 正式提出/交

The committee has laid several

proposals.

4.vt. 铺设

lay bricks 砌砖

lay concrete铺水泥

lay carpet 铺地毯

lay cables铺电缆

5.vt. 摆放餐具

lay the table

6.vt. 押赌注；打赌（bet）

lay sth on 在……押注

sb would lay money that 某人打

赌……

7.vt. 使……；令……

lay sth bare/open

使暴露；使露出

lay sb open to sth

(ridicule /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/ 嘲笑；charges

指控)

使受到责备/批评

lay sb low 令某人病倒

8.制定，安排

lay plans

lay a trap设圈套

the best-laid travel plan

精心安排的旅行计划

二．l ay用作其他词性的特殊用法

1. a. 外行的；不专业的

a layman 门外汉

2. c./n. 情况，形势

the lay of the land 地形

the lay of the camp 营地的情况三．l ay的常见搭配

y (great) emphasis/stress on sth

强调

y the foundations of/for

lay the groundwork/ base

奠定/打下基础

y claim to sth

声称拥有

声称有权做lay claim to doing sth

y sb to rest 安葬某人

四．l ay的固定短语

y out

铺开，展开；

lay out the map

设计，安排，布置（set out）；

lay out a town/garden/building

清楚的解释/说明（set out）；

The terms have been laid out clearly

in the contract.

花费大笔的钱；

lay out sth on sth: lay out money on

sth useless

打晕，击倒某人

One of the civilians had been laid out.

y down

正式规定/阐明/说明；

lay down sth(views, opinions,etc.)

lay down that…

存储（store）；

lay down some wine

录制（音乐）；

lay down tracks（一首歌/乐曲；声

轨）

牺牲；

lay down one’s life

放下（武器）；

lay down one’s arms 放下武器

发号施令

lay down the law

y off

使……下岗；解雇（没有合适的岗

位）；

lay off sb=sb be laid off

停止；中止；戒……；

lay off sth：alcohol

lay off doing sth

传球（体育）；

lay the ball off to sb

停止烦扰

Just lay off her

不要再烦她了。

y aside

存钱备用(=put by=lay by)；

lay aside some money from the salary

把……放一边（put aside）；

lay aside the newspaper to do other

things

搁置；停止；摒弃

lay aside one’s personal feelings

lay aside the prejudice

y up

储备；储存；

lay up firewood for the winter

卧床不起（患病或受伤）；

be laid up with 因……卧床

（车船）不得使用（检修中）

Most of the sightseeing buses have

been laid up in the off season.

y on

安排；款待；提供（交通、娱乐、餐饮）；

We have laid on a taxi to take you

home.

推脱；把……推给某人

You shouldn’t have laid the task on

me.

y in

（正式）存贮（某物）

lay sth in

The manager has laid in some special

drinks for the coming holiday.

y about

狠揍；猛击（set about）

lay about sb with sth

y over

中途停留

The coach laid over for a while in the

service area.

y into

抨击；攻击

lay into sb/sth

the critic laid into the unhealthy

information in the book.

There were two men laying into each

other outside the restaurant.