4.to lay the table<英>布置餐桌；摆放餐具
Please can you lay the table?请您摆一下餐具好吗？
The table was laid for lunch.餐桌已经布置好准备吃午饭了。
5.(establish)奠定(基础)；打下(基础)
reforms that laid the basis for the welfare state为福利制度打下基础的改革
6.(devise)+ plans布置；设计；制订；准备
The organizers meet in March to lay plans.组织者们于3月碰头制订计划。
7.to lay the blame/responsibility for sth on sb
(attribute to)因…责怪某人；将…归咎于某人
She refused to lay the blame for it on any one party.她拒绝将此归咎于任何一方。