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lay (EN)
动词,形容词,名词

这个词也可以是以下词语的形式:
lie (动词)

动词 “lay”

不定式 lay; 三单 lays; 过式 laid; 过分 laid; 动名 laying
  1. 放下
    She laid the baby in the crib.
  2. 铺设
    The workers are laying new tiles in the kitchen.
  3. 下(蛋)
    The chicken laid an egg this morning.
  4. 制定
    They laid plans to surprise their friend on his birthday.
  5. 征收
    The government laid heavy taxes on imported cars.
  6. 打赌
    I'll lay you ten dollars he won't be here on time.

形容词 “lay”

基本形式 lay,不可分级
  1. 世俗的
    Lay members of the congregation are invited to participate.
  2. 外行的
    The scientist tried to explain the concept in lay terms.

名词 “lay”

单数lay,复数lays或不可数
  1. 布局
    Before starting the project, we need to understand the lay of the land.
  2. 性行为
    He was hoping for a lay on his holiday.
  3. 性伴侣
    She didn't want to be just a lay to him.