| 单词 | lay on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto lay on to lay on 1. transitive. To impose (an injunction, penalty, tax); †to bestow (a name) upon. (In early use with dative pronoun as in 2.) ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > impose setc888 layOE to lay on11.. enjoin?c1225 join1303 adjoina1325 cark1330 taxa1375 puta1382 impose1581 aggravate1583 fasten1585 clap1609 levy1863 octroy1865 society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > compel [verb (transitive)] > force or impose something upon to lay on11.. join1303 taxa1375 intruse?a1500 oversetc1500 beforcec1555 impose1581 threap1582 fasten1585 intrude1592 thrust1597 enforcea1616 forcea1616 entail1670 top1682 trump1694 push1723 coerce1790 press1797 inflict1809 levy1863 octroy1865 wish1915 the mind > language > naming > give a name to [verb (transitive)] > give (a name) setc1000 shapeOE to lay onc1450 imposec1500 clap1609 11.. Anglo-Saxon Chron. anno 1052 (Laud) Þe folc geald heom swa mycel swa hi heom on legden. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 31 Bluðeliche he wule herkein þet þe preost him leið on. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3994 Sal ic non wurð mugen forð-don, Vten ðat god me leið on. c1450 H. Lovelich Merlin 988 (Kölbing) What name they scholden leyn hym vppon. 1813 Gentleman's Mag. May 429/2 I think laying on a tax would greatly enrich the public purse. 1833 Act 3 & 4 William IV c. 46 §64 The meeting is for the purpose of laying on an assessment. 1881 S. R. Gardiner & J. B. Mullinger Introd. Study Eng. Hist. i. x. 185 Charles I had used the special powers entrusted to him..to lay on ship-money. 2. intransitive. To deal blows with vigour; to make vigorous attack, assail. (Formerly often with dative pronoun denoting the object of attack.) ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (intransitive)] to lay ona1225 assailc1325 sailc1330 assemblea1375 to fall inc1384 to fall ona1387 givec1430 brunt1440 to set (all) on sevenc1440 to ding on1487 to fall down1534 offend1540 to go on1553 to give on?1611 to let fly1611 strikea1616 insult1638 to set on1670 aggress1708 to carry the war into the enemy's camp1791 hop over1929 the world > movement > impact > striking > beating or repeated striking > beat [verb (intransitive)] > specifically a person to lay ona1225 to dust a person's jacket1630 to brush one's coat for him1665 to give (one) sock(s)1699 pepper1829 lam1875 beast1990 a1225 Juliana 17 Leggeð on se luðerliche on hire leofliche lich. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 6840 Mid sweorde leggeð [c1300 Otho legge] heom on. c1330 Arth. & Merl. 8445 (Kölbing) He laid on wiþ schourge and bad hir go. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 1533 Lokeaþ þat ȝe legge hem an & sleþ hem a-doun wyþ myȝt. a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1102 He dremeth theeues comen in And on his cofres knokke, & leye on faste. 1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. (1482) ccxliv. 299 Our men of armes..leyde on with stakes. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 601/2 Laye on, lay on upon the jade. 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales i. viii. 14 They..laide them on with stripes. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. x. 33 Lay on Macduffe, And damn'd be him, that first cries hold, enough. View more context for this quotation 1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires iii. 51 Answer, or Answer not, 'tis all the same: He lays me on, and makes me bear the blame. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Provok'd Wife iv. 51 He came at us..and laid us on with a great Quarter-Staff. 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy I. xii. 182 The pleasure of thrashing his enemy..was quite enough—and he laid well on. 1842 T. B. Macaulay Battle Lake Regillus in Lays Anc. Rome 117 I will lay on for Tusculum, And lay thou on for Rome! 1882 E. A. Freeman in W. R. W. Stephens Life & Lett. E. A. Freeman (1895) II. 267 I fancy people will lay on more zealously for either of the extremes. 3. transitive. To inflict (blows); to ply (the lash) vigorously. Also to lay it on (in quot. figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > strike [verb (transitive)] > deal or give (a stroke or blow) setc1300 smitec1300 layc1330 drivec1380 slentc1380 hit?a1400 to lay ona1400 reacha1400 fetchc1400 depart1477 warpc1480 throw1488 lenda1500 serve1561 wherret1599 senda1627 lunge1735 to lay in1809 wreak1817 to get in1834 a1400 Octovian 1061 Ley on strokes with good empryse. 14.. Libeaus Desconus 2056 (Kaluza) Ley on strokes swifte. 1619 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher King & No King iv. sig. H1 You haue paid me equall Heauens, And sent my owne rod to correct me with..Lay it on, Iustice, till my soule melt in me. 1656 R. Baxter Reformed Pastor iii. i We disgrace them to the utmost, and lay it on as plainly as we can speak. 1732 H. Fielding Mock Doctor viii Those blows..which I was oblig'd to have the honour of laying on so thick upon you. 1892 Field 26 Nov. 799/3 A stirrup leather well laid on. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] > resolutely or energetically to go to it1490 busklea1535 settle1576 to lay on1587 to put in (also get into) one's gearsa1658 to put (occasionally lay, set) one's shoulder to the wheel1678 yark1721 to get going1822 to pitch in1835 to roll up one's sleeves1838 square1849 to clap on1850 to wire in (also away)1864 to dig in1884 hunker1903 tie into1904 to get cracking1937 to get stuck in1938 to get weaving1942 to get it on1954 1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 20v The hungry dogs..Layde on as fast her fleshye flankes to teare. 5. to lay (it) on: †(a) to be lavish in expense (obsolete); (b) to pile on the charge for goods, etc. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > charges > [verb (intransitive)] > make excessive charges to lay it ona1593 to stick it into1797 to put it on1843 society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > spend money wastefully or extravagantly [verb (intransitive)] to lay on load?1562 lavish1567 to bring one's noble to ninepence1568 to lay it ona1593 overspend1857 plunge1876 splash1934 splurge1934 a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. F4 Thou shalt haue crownes of vs, t'out bid the Barons; And Spenser, spare them not, but lay it on. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida i. ii. 203 Thers no iesting, thers laying on, takt off, who will as they say, there be hacks. View more context for this quotation 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Cocher sur la grosse taille, (as wee say) to lay it on, (take it off who as will;) to spend, or borrow, exceeding much. 1612 Sir C. Mountagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 239 Here is..much preparations at this wedding for masks..one of eight lords and eight ladies, whereof my cousin An Dudley on[e], and two from the Inner Courts, who the[y] say will lay it on. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iii. ii. 154 I would I could see this Taborer, He layes it on . View more context for this quotation 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) I had a good Fortune, and laid on to some Tune, as long as it lasted. 6. To apply a coat of (paint, varnish, etc.) to a surface. Hence in to lay (it) on thick, with a trowel, to be excessive in flattery, eulogy, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > decorating and painting > decorate [verb (transitive)] > paint > apply coat of paint dispaint1590 to lay ona1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) i. ii. 99 Well said, that was laid on with a trowell. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. v. 229 Tis beauty truly blent, whose red and white, Natures owne sweet, and cunning hand laid on . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) v. iii. 49. 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 379 Pulverized Gold lay'd on with gumme. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 95/1 The colours are tempered with oil and varnish, and the metallic powders laid on with gold size. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. ii. iii. 587 All the first coats of plastering are laid on with this tool. 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 43 Dyers first prepare the white ground and then lay on the dye of purple. 1893 Law Times 94 452/1 It is nauseous to hear the adulation of Mr. Neville, who laid butter on with a spade. 7. Agriculture. Of cattle: To ‘put on’, increase in (flesh); also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [verb (transitive)] > put on weight to lay on1807 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. I. v. 58 All the fat being laid on, as graziers speak, anew. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon viii. 229 This animal would lay on from the middle of May until the middle of November, about two score per quarter. 1840 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 1 iii. 333 Well-bred sheep..lay on flesh quick. 8. Printing. To place the sheets of paper on the type to be printed. †Hence, to print an edition of (so many copies); intransitive of a bookseller, ? to bespeak a number of copies from a printer (obsolete). ΚΠ 1576 in E. Arber Transcript Reg. Company of Stationers 1554–1640 (1875) II. 137 Licenced vnto him the praise of follie to print not aboue xvc of any impression with this condicon that any of the cumpany may laie on with him reasonablie at euery impression as they think good. 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. Dict. 383 Lay on, a phrase used for the Number of Books to be Printed. Thus they say, There is 1000, 2000, 3000, &c. Laid on. 1849 Chambers's Information for People (new ed.) II. 720/1 No alteration has been made in the manner of ‘laying on’ the paper. 9. To put (dogs) on the scent. Cf. 15h. Also transferred in jocular use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > hunt with hounds [verb (transitive)] > put on scent re-lay1590 to put (formerly also lay) (a dog) on the scenta1616 to lay on1655 put1673 to throw in1686 to cast hounds1781 lay1781 to throw on1815 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iii. 53 Such hounds are easier laid on, then either rated, or hollowed off. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations III. iv. 68 How long we might have remained in this ridiculous position it is impossible to say, but for the incursion of three thriving farmers—laid on by the waiter, I think—who came into the coffee-room. 1861 W. M. Thackeray Four Georges iv. 186 But now I am ashamed to mount and lay good dogs on, to summon a full field, and then to hunt the poor game. 1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies ii. 68 Bring the dog here, and lay him on. 1879 G. A. Sala Paris herself Again I. xvii. 276 The oldest waiters..had seemingly been ‘laid on’ to attend on the guests. 1891 Field 7 Nov. 696/2 No horsemen got forward with the stag before the hounds were laid on. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > trim to lay on1563 to lay down1611 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > embroider or ornament with sewing > in other ways couchc1405 clock1521 nerve1532 re-embroider1659 herringbone1787 hem-stitcha1839 wavela1844 to lay on1880 darn1882 faggot1883 feather-stitch1884 overcast1891 clox1922 needlepoint1975 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1668/2 His ierkin was layde on with gold lace fayre and braue. 1880 L. Higgin Handbk. Embroidery i. 8 ‘Japanese gold thread’..must..be laid on, and stitched down with a fine yellow silk. 1906 A. G. I. Christie Embroidery & Tapestry Weaving viii. 166 A bunch of threads may be laid upon the material, and an open chain, buttonhole, or feather stitch worked over in order to fix it in place.] 1959 Chambers's Encycl. V. 155/2 Couching or laid work is a form in which the threads are ‘laid’ on material and couched down with matching or contrasting colour. 11. To provide for the supply of (water, gas, etc.) through pipes from a reservoir; to provide (a telephone line). Hence, to make arrangements for, to provide (refreshments, entertainment, transport, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > provide or supply (something) [verb (transitive)] affordOE findOE purveyc1300 chevise1340 ministera1382 upholda1417 supply1456 suppeditate1535 perfurnishc1540 previse1543 subminister1576 tend1578 fourd1581 instaurate1583 to find out1600 suffice1626 subministrate1633 affurnisha1641 apply1747 to stump up1833 to lay on1845 to come up with1858 the mind > possession > supply > provide or supply (something) [verb (transitive)] > make provision of > provide a public utility to lay on1845 1845 Punch 1 Mar. 100/1 Announcing that the water was going to be laid on when it wasn't. 1853 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 14 i. 153 The water being laid on distributed itself beautifully and evenly over the surface. 1861 Temple Bar 3 23 Fifteen shillings an hour, to say nothing of refreshments laid on gratis and supplied at discretion. 1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 319 Water in large quantities must be laid on in pipes. 1869 St. Andrews Gaz. 7 Aug. The special wires which the Scotch papers have ‘laid on’ between London and Edinburgh. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood xxii. 170 There is two bedrooms..with gas laid on. 1885 List of Subscribers Exchange Syst. (United Telephone Co.) (ed. 6) 17 At ‘The Clarendon’ in Brighton..they have a telephone laid on. 1909 Chambers's Jrnl. July 477/2 A large supply of hydrogen prepared by a new process is laid on for inflation. 1940 C. Gardner A.A.S.F. 84 Squadron Leader Dodds..said that he'd got my programme..laid on. ‘Laid on’ was the Army term for everything—and I found myself using it. 1944 N. Coward Middle East Diary 103 I was unable to give a concert as the piano..had not been ‘laid on’. 1949 Punch 13 May 636/2 Universities do not exist to lay on degree courses to follow the idiosyncratic requirements of a particular employer. 1959 ‘J. Welcome’ Stop at Nothing ix. 139 As usual he had everything laid on and a car was waiting. 1964 E. O'Brien Girls in Married Bliss vi. 51 He'd have some hatchet-voiced secretary laid on to tell Kate some boring and familiar lie, like that he was in conference. 1971 B. W. Aldiss Soldier Erect 185 Pack your night things in a small pack and get weaving, while I lay on transport. 1973 E. Page Fortnight by Sea xvi. 177 Try and lay some coffee on. Plenty of it. Good and strong. 12. To give (something) to (a person). U.S. slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] forgivec900 giveOE besetc1230 deala1250 i-yevec1275 to give (requite, etc.) into one's bosomc1386 yarka1400 wevec1400 yatec1400 administera1425 bequeathc1440 employa1492 exhibit1548 communicate1553 endue1587 cast1612 hand1650 to lay on1942 1942 Amer. Mercury July 86 Lay de skin on me [shake hands], pal! 1952 G. Mandel Flee Angry Strangers 244 He lays some on his buddies 'n they get to like it; right, Buster? 1960 Time & Tide 24 Dec. 1599/3 I've fixed up a real wild basket of ribs and a bottle of juice, and I'd like you to fall by her joint and lay it on her. 1968 New Yorker 18 May 45/2 He..took out a copy of his newest album. He wrote something on the back of it and picked up one of the hotel bills. ‘Let me just lay this album on the man downstairs. Maybe it'll keep him quiet for two or three days.’ 1970 It 9 Apr. 8/4 Of course you can't lay advice on someone. to lay (it) on 5. to lay (it) on: †(a) to be lavish in expense (obsolete); (b) to pile on the charge for goods, etc. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > charges > [verb (intransitive)] > make excessive charges to lay it ona1593 to stick it into1797 to put it on1843 society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > spend money wastefully or extravagantly [verb (intransitive)] to lay on load?1562 lavish1567 to bring one's noble to ninepence1568 to lay it ona1593 overspend1857 plunge1876 splash1934 splurge1934 a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. F4 Thou shalt haue crownes of vs, t'out bid the Barons; And Spenser, spare them not, but lay it on. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida i. ii. 203 Thers no iesting, thers laying on, takt off, who will as they say, there be hacks. View more context for this quotation 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Cocher sur la grosse taille, (as wee say) to lay it on, (take it off who as will;) to spend, or borrow, exceeding much. 1612 Sir C. Mountagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 239 Here is..much preparations at this wedding for masks..one of eight lords and eight ladies, whereof my cousin An Dudley on[e], and two from the Inner Courts, who the[y] say will lay it on. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iii. ii. 154 I would I could see this Taborer, He layes it on . View more context for this quotation 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) I had a good Fortune, and laid on to some Tune, as long as it lasted. to lay on to lay on Angling. To lower (a weight or shot) into the water until it rests on the bottom with the hook and bait. Frequently absol. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [verb (intransitive)] > fish with line > with weighted line to fish (lie) on or upon the grabble1726 drabble1799 to lay on1934 the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [verb (transitive)] > weight line shot1910 to lay on1975 1934 E. Marshall-Hardy Angling Ways xiv. 105 The illustration shows two methods of adjusting the tackle for stret-pegging or laying-on. 1959 Times 7 Feb. 9/3 I do not suggest that coarse fishermen should ‘lay on’ with small roach to catch bigger ones. 1975 Coarse Fishing (‘Know the Game’ Ser.) 29/1 If they [sc. the fish] are feeding confidently,..the shot can be laid on. 1991 Coarse Fishing Feb. 10/3 My set up was a bristle pole float, overshotted, so I could lay on and hold it perfectly still. < as lemmas |
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