1PHRASAL VERB (整齐地)铺开,展开,摊开 If you lay out a group of things, you spread them out and arrange them neatly, for example so that they can all be seen clearly. (整齐地)铺开,展开,摊开
Grace laid out the knives and forks at the lunch-table. [VERBPREP. noun]
格雷丝把刀叉摆放在午餐桌上。
She took a deck of cards and began to lay them out. [VERB noun PREP.]
2PHRASAL VERB 阐述;讲解;说明 To lay out ideas, principles, or plans means to explain or present them clearly, for example in a document or a meeting. 阐述;讲解;说明
Maxwell listened closely as Johnson laid out his plan. [VERBPREP. noun]
马克斯韦尔仔细听着约翰逊讲解其计划。
Cuomo laid it out in simple language. [VERB noun PREP.]
3PHRASAL VERB 规划,布置,设计(场地或建筑) To lay out an area of land or a building means to plan and design how its different parts should be arranged. 规划,布置,设计(场地或建筑)
When we laid out the car parks, we reckoned on one car per four families. [VERBPREP. noun]
规划停车场时,我们预计的是每4个家庭有一辆车。
Only people that use a kitchen all the time understand the best way to lay it out. [VERB noun PREP.]
只有经常使用厨房的人才会懂得如何设计好厨房。
4PHRASAL VERB 为(死者)做殡葬准备(或化妆) To lay out a dead person means to clean their body and dress them for people to see before the funeral. 为(死者)做殡葬准备(或化妆) [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
Friends laid out the body. [VERBPREP. noun (not pronoun)]
朋友们为他入殓。
5PHRASAL VERB 花(大钱) If you lay out money on something, you spend a large amount of money on it. 花(大钱) [informal]
You won't have to lay out a fortune for this dining table. [VERBPREP. noun]
6PHRASAL VERB 把(某人)击倒在地 To lay someone out means to knock them to the ground, especially by hitting them hard. 把(某人)击倒在地 [informal] [Also VERBPREPOSITION n (not pron)]
Andy turned round, marched over to Chris and just laid him out. [VERB noun PREP.]