lays 是 lay 的第三人稱單數layKK [le] /leɪ/發音動詞1放、擱、放置She laid the baby gently on the bed.她輕輕地把嬰兒放在床上。2鋪、鋪設、砌Workers are laying new pipes under the street.工人正在街道下面鋪設新的管道。3下蛋、產卵Our hens lay about five eggs a day.我們的母雞每天大約下五個蛋。4擺（餐具）、佈置英式Could you lay the table before the guests arrive?客人來之前你能把餐桌擺好嗎？5制定、做好（準備）They spent months laying plans for the new factory.他們花了幾個月為新工廠制定計劃。顯示全部 16 個義項動詞6提出、歸咎、加諸Don't lay the blame on me for this mess.別把這場混亂怪到我頭上。7課以、強加正式The government laid a heavy tax on imported goods.政府對進口商品課以重稅。8躺、臥、位於lie 的過去式He lay awake for hours listening to the rain.他醒著躺了好幾個小時，聽著雨聲。9押注、下注口語I'd lay money on him winning the final.我敢押他會贏得決賽。10上床、發生性關係俚語，粗俗，常用被動He was mostly hoping to get laid that weekend.那個週末他主要就是想跟人上床。片語動詞1解僱、裁員The company laid off two hundred workers last month.公司上個月解僱了兩百名員工。2規定、訂立The contract lays down strict rules for both sides.合約為雙方訂立了嚴格的規則。3攤開、佈置、詳細說明She laid out the documents across the whole table.她把文件攤滿了整張桌子。形容詞1外行的、非專業的The report was written for a lay audience.這份報告是為外行讀者寫的。2世俗的、非神職的Lay members also help run the church's daily affairs.非神職成員也協助管理教會的日常事務。名詞1地形、情勢、形勢Let's study the lay of the land before deciding.做決定之前，我們先了解一下形勢。相關片語lay offlay outbest laid planslay downlay of the landlay the groundworklay it on thicklay claimlay to restlay into