| 词组 | lay out |
| 释义 | lay out 1. lay sth out • lay sth out to put or arrange something on a surface: ▪ Ashi laid out the clothes she was going to wear that day on the bed. ▪ The plates were already laid out for the evening meal. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑put out 2. lay out sth • lay sth out usually passive to arrange or plan the way something is organized - use this especially about a building, town, or garden, or the design of a book, magazine etc: ▪ The palace gardens are laid out in the same style as the ones at Versailles. ▪ The magazine is badly laid out, and it is often difficult to find what you want. layout n C the way something is arranged or designed, for example a building, town, garden, or a page in a book, magazine etc: ▪ a change from the traditional newspaper layout ▪ The layout of the office makes it possible for the boss to watch us all while we are working. 3. lay out sth • lay sth out to explain your plans or reasons for doing something clearly and in detail, in an official document or speech: ▪ The Director General laid out his plans for the future of the BBC. ▪ Israel and Jordan have laid out plans for a peace agreement. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑set out, outline 4. lay out sth • lay sth out informal to spend money on something, especially a large amount of money: ▪ I've already had to lay out $500 for the course fees. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑shell out informal, ↑fork out informal outlay n singular, U the amount of money that you have to spend in order to buy something or start doing something: ▪ For a relatively small outlay you can acquire a second home in one of the most beautiful parts of Europe. ▪ She wasn't hoping to make a huge profit, she just wanted to get back her initial outlay. 5. lay out AmE to lie in the sun: ▪ We laid out by the pool all afternoon. ■ SIMILAR TO: sunbathe 6. lay sb out to hit someone so hard that they become unconscious: ▪ She swung her umbrella at him, and practically laid him out. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑knock out 7. lay out sth/sb • lay sth out/sb to prepare a dead body so that it can be buried: ▪ Evita Peron's body was laid out in a glass-topped coffin. |
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