| 词组 | lay on |
| 释义 | lay on 1. lay on sth BrE to provide something, especially food or entertainment, or cars, buses etc in order to take people somewhere: ▪ The organizers had laid on a huge meal for everyone who took part in the race. ▪ Special buses were laid on to take the fans to the airport. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑provide 2. lay it on ( thick) informal to describe or complain about something in a way that makes it seem much worse or more serious than it really is: ▪ Whenever Claire's ill she always lays it on and makes out she's about to die, even if it's only a cold. ■ SIMILAR TO: exaggerate informal to praise someone too much and talk a lot about how much you admire them, in a way that seems insincere: ▪ He kept saying what a wonderful boss she was, and really laying it on. ■ SIMILAR TO: exaggerate 3. lay sth on sb AmE informal to tell someone something that they did not know before and that is unpleasant or annoying: ▪ I hate to lay this on you, but it looks like you own $400 in taxes this year. 4. lay sth on sb to give someone something such as a responsibility, job, or problem that is difficult to deal with: ▪ I'm sorry to lay this on you, but we need someone to give a talk in Italy next week. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑saddle with, ↑lumber with ! Lay upon is more formal than lay on and is mostly used in writing. lay stress/emphasis on/upon sth to say or consider that something is particularly important or necessary: ▪ Great emphasis is laid on trying to help students develop skills that will be useful to them in later life. ▪ The Pope laid emphasis upon the need for a peaceful end to the crisis in Kosovo. ■ SIMILAR TO: put stress/emphasis on/upon |
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