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laying 音标拼音: [l'eɪŋ] n. 积集;布置;铺设;搓;涂刷底层 积集;布置;铺设;搓;涂刷底层 laying布置 laying*布置 laying n 1: the production of eggs ( especially in birds) [ synonym: { laying}, { egg laying}] Laying \ Lay" ing\, n. [ 1913 Webster] 1. The act of one who, or that which, lays. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The act or period of laying eggs; the eggs laid for one incubation; a clutch. [ 1913 Webster] 3. The first coat on laths of plasterer' s two- coat work. [ 1913 Webster]
Lay \ Lay\ ( l[= a]), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Laid} ( l[= a] d); p. pr. & vb. n. { Laying}.] [ OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See { Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust. [ 1913 Webster] A stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den. -- Dan. vi. 17. [ 1913 Webster] Soft on the flowery herb I found me laid. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint. [ 1913 Webster] 5. To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit. [ 1913 Webster] After a tempest when the winds are laid. -- Waller. [ 1913 Webster] 6. To cause to lie dead or dying. [ 1913 Webster] Brave C[ ae] neus laid Ortygius on the plain, The victor C[ ae] neus was by Turnus slain. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 7. To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk. [ 1913 Webster] I dare lay mine honor He will remain so. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 8. To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs. [ 1913 Webster] 9. To apply; to put. [ 1913 Webster] She layeth her hands to the spindle. -- Prov. xxxi. 19. [ 1913 Webster] 10. To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land. [ 1913 Webster] The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. -- Is. liii. 6. [ 1913 Webster] 11. To impute; to charge; to allege. [ 1913 Webster] God layeth not folly to them. -- Job xxiv. 12. [ 1913 Webster] Lay the fault on us. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 12. To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one. [ 1913 Webster] 13. To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one. [ 1913 Webster] 14. ( Law) To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue. -- Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster] 15. ( Mil.) To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun. [ 1913 Webster] 16. ( Rope Making) To put the strands of ( a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope. [ 1913 Webster] 17. ( Print.) ( a) To place and arrange ( pages) for a form upon the imposing stone. ( b) To place ( new type) properly in the cases. [ 1913 Webster] { To lay asleep}, to put sleep; to make unobservant or careless. -- Bacon. { To lay bare}, to make bare; to strip. [ 1913 Webster] And laid those proud roofs bare to summer' s rain. -- Byron. { To lay before}, to present to; to submit for consideration; as, the papers are laid before Congress. { To lay by}. ( a) To save. ( b) To discard. [ 1913 Webster] Let brave spirits . . . not be laid by. -- Bacon. { To lay by the heels}, to put in the stocks. -- Shak. { To lay down}. ( a) To stake as a wager. ( b) To yield; to relinquish; to surrender; as, to lay down one' s life; to lay down one' s arms. ( c) To assert or advance, as a proposition or principle. { To lay forth}. ( a) To extend at length; ( reflexively) to exert one' s self; to expatiate. [ Obs.] ( b) To lay out ( as a corpse). [ Obs.] -- Shak. { To lay hands on}, to seize. { To lay hands on one' s self}, or { To lay violent hands on one' s self}, to injure one' s self; specif., to commit suicide. { To lay heads together}, to consult. { To lay hold of}, or { To lay hold on}, to seize; to catch. { To lay in}, to store; to provide. { To lay it on}, to apply without stint. -- Shak. { To lay it on thick}, to flatter excessively. { To lay on}, to apply with force; to inflict; as, to lay on blows. { To lay on load}, to lay on blows; to strike violently. [ Obs. or Archaic] { To lay one' s self out}, to strive earnestly. [ 1913 Webster] No selfish man will be concerned to lay out himself for the good of his country. -- Smalridge. [ 1913 Webster] { To lay one' s self open to}, to expose one' s self to, as to an accusation. { To lay open}, to open; to uncover; to expose; to reveal. { To lay over}, to spread over; to cover. { To lay out}. ( a) To expend. -- Macaulay. ( b) To display; to discover. ( c) To plan in detail; to arrange; as, to lay out a garden. ( d) To prepare for burial; as, to lay out a corpse. ( e) To exert; as, to lay out all one' s strength. { To lay siege to}. ( a) To besiege; to encompass with an army. ( b) To beset pertinaciously. { To lay the course} ( Naut.), to sail toward the port intended without jibing. { To lay the land} ( Naut.), to cause it to disappear below the horizon, by sailing away from it. { To lay to} ( a) To charge upon; to impute. ( b) To apply with vigor. ( c) To attack or harass. [ Obs.] -- Knolles. ( d) ( Naut.) To check the motion of ( a vessel) and cause it to be stationary. { To lay to heart}, to feel deeply; to consider earnestly. { To lay under}, to subject to; as, to lay under obligation or restraint. { To lay unto}. ( a) Same as { To lay to} ( above). ( b) To put before. -- Hos. xi. 4. { To lay up}. ( a) To store; to reposit for future use. ( b) To confine; to disable. ( c) To dismantle, and retire from active service, as a ship. { To lay wait for}, to lie in ambush for. { To lay waste}, to destroy; to make desolate; as, to lay waste the land. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: See { Put}, v. t., and the Note under 4th { Lie}. [ 1913 Webster]
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