lay v.
1. 放,搁,摆:
Lay your coat on the bed. 把你的外衣放在床上。
Where shall I lay the box? 我把这盒子放在哪儿呢?
请问:这里 lay = put 吗?
2. 使处于某种状态:
The rice crop was laid flat by the storm. 稻子被暴风雨刮倒了。这一条的具体用法是?
3. lay 还有一种用法是表“铺开”,请问:lay out = spread out 吗?
1. 以下用法中的 lay = put:
Lay your coat on the bed. 把你的外衣放在床上。
Where shall I lay the box? 我把这盒子放在哪儿呢?
其实也可说:
Put your coat on the bed. 把你的外衣放在床上。
Where shall I put the box? 我把这盒子放在哪儿呢?
2. lay 还有一种用法是表“铺开”“摊开”。如:
Lay the material flat on the table. 把布料平铺在桌上。
lay out表示“铺开”“摊开”时,与spread out大致同义:
We spread (laid) themap out on the floor. 我们在地板上展开地图。
Quantities of food were spread (laid) out on thetable. 许多食品摊放在桌子上。
Please lay (spread) out all the clothes you want totake on holiday. 请把你想带去度假的衣服摊开看看。