laying down
躺下,躺下了
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Definitions
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laid, lay·ing.
- : to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- : to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low.
- : to put or place in a particular position: The dog laid its ears back.
- : to cause to be in a particular state or condition: Their motives were laid bare.
- : to set, place, or apply: to lay hands on a child.
- : to dispose or place in proper position or in an orderly fashion: to lay bricks.
- : to place on, along, or under a surface: to lay a pipeline.
- : to establish as a basis; set up: to lay the foundations for further negotiations.
- : to present or submit for notice or consideration: I laid my case before the commission.
- : to present, bring forward, or make, as a claim or charge.
- : to impute, attribute, or ascribe: to lay blame on the inspector.
- : to bury: They laid him in the old churchyard.
Phrases
- lay about one
- lay a finger on
- lay an egg
- lay aside
- lay at rest
- lay at someone's door
- lay a wager
- lay away
- lay by
- lay claim to
- lay down
- lay down the law
- lay eyes on
- lay for
- lay hands on
- lay hold of
- lay in
- lay into
- lay it on the line
- lay it on thick
- lay low
- lay odds
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
If the organization were in a better financial position — and hadn’t laid off around 25% of its staff this year — it may have kept Notes alive and maybe tried to rework Send.
We still think about ourselves as a startup, and when you think about yourself as a startup it’s really hard to lay off employees.
If the Eagles didn’t exist, that would be the biggest egg laid on Sunday.
Nothing protected rank-and-file employees from simply being laid off, and the prime beneficiaries have been shareholders and bondholders as the stock market has soared to new heights.
One of those who may benefit is Ed Miyoshi, who was laid off in December 2016, when he was at 57 and had worked at IBM’s Hopewell Junction, New York, facility for 35 years.
One police officer was coolly dispatched as he lay wounded on the sidewalk.
Lay the butterflied pork loin on the cutting board with the fat cap facing down.
The cop lay open-eyed with a grievous head wound as Johnson again checked for a pulse.
Gingerly, about 30 couples lay down and squatted on mats and rugs for the mass face-sit.
In their opinion, this would allow conservatives to lay a marker down on immigration while avoiding a shutdown for the time being.
A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
The seed of discontent was again germinating under the duplicity of the Spanish lay and clerical authorities.
At the sight, Felipe flung himself on his knees before her; he kissed the aged hands as they lay trembling in her lap.
Alone Orlean lay trying vainly to forget something—something that stood like a spectre before her eyes.