lay

🇬🇧 UK/lei/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLB1

Definitions

v.

To put something down in a flat or horizontal position; to place or prepare something carefully.

放置,铺设;布置,安排

adj.

Not belonging to the clergy; not having professional or specialist knowledge in a field.

世俗的;非专业的,外行的

n.

The way something is arranged or positioned.

位置,布局

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
layother
=lay

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The construction workers lay the foundation stone for the new building.

  • 2.

    She gently lay the baby down in the crib for an afternoon nap.

  • 3.

    The priest's lay sermons engaged the congregation more effectively.

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