46 LAY: 放（擱），放置，置于；下蛋；制定；

46 LAY: 放（擱），放置，置于；下蛋；制定；設置（陷阱）；歸咎；過分夸大；使躺下；使處于…狀態(tài)；處置

詞組講解

1. lay a finger on sb. or sth. ** 觸碰；觸犯；動手打

解 習語；詞義溯源：將［手指（finger）］放在某人或某物上；參照 put one's finger on sth.

例 If you ever lay a finger on my daughter again, I swear I will have you killed!

2. lay an egg ** 下蛋；（說笑話、表演等）完全失敗

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：下蛋

例 The director must accept all blame when his production lays an egg.

3. lay down one's life for sb. or sth. ** 為…而犧牲；為…獻出生命

解 習語；詞義溯源：將自己的生命置于某人或某物之下；這里lay down的意思是“放棄，放下”

例 Brad's father had laid down his life for the city as a police officer killed on duty.

4. lay down the law ** 言辭命令；批評，指責；制定法律；規(guī)定

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：制定［規(guī)則、法律（law）］

例 This booklet, titled Rules for Living Together in Harmony, lays down the law for all students living in the school's dormitories.

Judge Grant is known to lay down the law in cases involving domestic violence.

5. lay for sb. *** 藏起來等待；準備攻擊

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［為了（for）］抓到某人而設置（陷阱）

例 What he didn't know was that two police officers were laying for him in the lobby.

6. lay hold of sb. or sth. ** 控制；抓住

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：將［緊握（hold）］（的力氣）放在某人或某物上

例 Just as the shoplifter left the store, a detective laid hold of her and took her back inside.

7. lay into sb. or sth. *** 猛烈攻擊；批評，痛斥

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：歸咎于某人或某物

例 His wife used to lay into him for wasting so much money.

8. lay 〔pour, spread〕 it on thick ** 夸張；拼命恭維；過分責備

解 習語；詞義溯源：過分夸大某事

例 If you want to praise me, don't lay it on so thick. I'm always suspicious of profuse compliments.

9. lay off sb. or sth. / lay off *** 停止（打擾等）；不再做某事

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物放置［開（off）］

例 I would appreciate it if you would lay off my stereo. I have it set just the way I like it, so don't bother it.

10. lay over *** （旅途中）暫時在某地逗留；等待換乘；推遲；勝過

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：使躺在［那邊（over）］休息

例 It's not a direct flight. You have to lay over in Singapore for one night.

11. lay sb. off / lay off sb. *** 解雇

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：使某人處于［離開（off）］工作崗位的狀態(tài)

例 Rather than lay off workers, we will stop hiring replacements for those who retire.

12. lay sb. or sth. away *** 埋葬；把某人或某物放在一邊；為顧客存留商品；儲蓄

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物［另外（away）］處置；參照put sb. or sth. away

例 By Jewish tradition, a person must be laid away within 24 hours of his death.

If you don't have the money now, just lay the suit away and pay for it later.

13. lay sb. or sth. out / lay out sb. or sth. *** 展開，陳列；安排，設計；花費（大筆錢）；打倒，打暈；批評；陳殮；說明或解釋（行動、計劃）

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物放在［外邊（out）］

例 In many cultures the deceased person is laid out for family and friends to see. Be prepared to lay out a lot of money if you want to attend medical school.

The hit laid him out for several minutes.

Foster's wife laid him out for coming home drunk.

Hi-Tech Inc. laid out its development plans at a news conference yesterday.

14. lay sb. up / lay up sb. *** （因?。┎荒芄ぷ?；臥病在床

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：使某人躺在［上面（up）］

例 With both the leading actor and her understudy laid up, the show was cancelled.

15. lay sth. down / lay down sth. *** 放下；制定

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某物放下；參照 lay down one's life for sb. or sth. 和lay down the law

例 He quickly laid down the newspaper he was reading on his desk next to his coffee.

16. lay sth. in / lay in sth. *** 儲存，儲藏

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某物放在［里面（in）］

例 Tom says he can lay in two barrels of heating oil for this winter.

17. lay sth. on sb. *** 針對某人進行（責難、問罪、辱罵等）

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某物放在某人身上

例 Pete tried to lay the accident on me, but I fought back by blaming him.

18. lay sth. to waste / lay waste to sth. ** 讓某物荒廢；使某物成廢墟

解 習語；詞義溯源：使某物處于［荒廢的（waste）］狀態(tài)

例 In a matter of minutes the hurricane laid waste to what had taken years to build.

19. lay sth. up / lay up sth. *** 儲藏；使（車、船等）閑置不用

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某物放在上面

例 In the fall we would lay up jars of fruit and vegetables for winter use.

Our old 1954 Cadillac has been laid up in grandpa's barn for over 20 years.

參考譯文

1. 如果你再敢碰我女兒一根手指頭，我發(fā)誓我會殺了你！

2. 導演的作品徹底失敗了，他不得不承擔所有責任。

3. 布拉德的警官父親在執(zhí)行公務時犧牲了，為這座城市獻出了自己的生命。

4. 這本名為《和諧相處規(guī)則》的小冊子是所有住校生需要遵守的規(guī)定。

格蘭特法官非常著名，他在處理家庭暴力案件方面非常權威。

5. 他不知道有兩位警官正在大廳里埋伏著等他。

6. 正當扒手走出商店時，一名偵探抓住了她，并把她帶回到商店。

7. 他的妻子過去常常責備他太浪費錢。

8. 如果你想表揚我，別把我吹捧得太高。我對過度的表揚總會產生懷疑。

9. 如果你不去碰我的立體聲音響，我會非常感激。我把它設置成了我喜歡的模式，所以別再動它了。

10. 這不是直飛航線。你中途要在新加坡停留一晚上。

11. 我們不打算辭退工人，我們將不再招聘新人來填補退休人員留下的空位。

12. 根據猶太人的傳統(tǒng)，一個人死后24個小時內必須下葬。

如果你現在沒有錢，那就先把西裝放在一邊，稍后再來付款。

13. 在許多文化中，故去的人會被陳殮供家人和朋友瞻仰。

如果你想上醫(yī)學院的話，得準備花一大筆錢。

挨的那一下讓他昏過去幾分鐘。

福斯特的妻子因為他醉醺醺地回家而斥責了他。

尖端科技公司在昨天的新聞發(fā)布會上提出了他們的發(fā)展計劃。

14. 主演和替身都臥病在床，所以演出被取消了。

15. 他迅速把正在看的報紙放在桌上的咖啡旁。

16. 湯姆說，他可以為今年冬天儲存兩桶取暖用油。

17. 皮特試圖把事故的責任推到我身上，但是我通過指責他而進行了回擊。

18. 在幾分鐘之內，颶風使花費數年建成的建筑變?yōu)橐黄瑥U墟。

19. 秋天的時候，我們會儲存果醬和蔬菜用于冬季食用。

我們那輛1954年的老凱迪拉克在爺爺的車庫里擱置了20多年。