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单词 re-lay
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re-layv.2

Brit. /ˌriːˈleɪ/, U.S. /riˈleɪ/
Inflections: Past tense and past participle re-laid;
Forms: see re- prefix and lay v.1
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, lay v.1
Etymology: < re- prefix + lay v.1
1.
a. transitive. To lay (out) again or differently.
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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
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment of specific diseases or conditions > treat specific diseases or conditions [verb (transitive)] > bring down swelling
lay1579
re-lay1590
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrange [verb (transitive)] > afresh
redispose1635
re-lay1700
rearrange1778
reshift1822
society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > spend [verb (transitive)] > spend again
redisburse1596
re-lay1792
society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > rope-making > make rope [verb (transitive)] > other specific processes
lay1486
throw?c1625
register1793
re-lay1804
warp1815
to lay upc1860
tube1863
wimble1874
strand1886
fluff1892
1590 T. Cokayne Treat. Hunting C ij All Huntsmen are to helpe any hound that is cast out to relay him in againe.
1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. iii. v. f. 16/2 If soe be the guttes with these remedyes, will not..relaye ther swellinge.
1700 in Early Rec. Town of Providence (Rhode Island) (1893) IV. 197 The second part of the said land now relaid out is a peece of swampey land.
1792 W. Brown Rep. Cases Chancery III. 91 He alone received the 500l., and..no part of it was relaid out in other securities.
1804 Ld. Nelson 18 Apr. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) V. 502 Perhaps the hawser-laid rope..may if the hemp is good be relaid and made serviceable.
1855 Rev. Charter & Ordinances City of Detroit 21 The Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen of the city..are hereby authorized to..cause to be surveyed, all that part of the said city..and to re-lay out and divide the same into lots, streets, lanes and squares.
1935 Times 30 Nov. 20/1 We have relaid out the engine works so as to permit of the most efficient production flow.
1977 A. Scott-James & O. Lancaster Pleasure Garden x. 70 Large gardens had to be re-laid out in a suitable style to accommodate the jigsaws of sunny beds.
1999 R. Strong in Garden Hist. 27 7 The garden was re-laid out in the new style.
b. transitive. spec. To lay or put down (something previously taken up).
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the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > place or put in a position [verb (transitive)] > put or lay down > again
re-lay1730
1730 Acts & Laws Colony of Rhode-Island 137 Such Person or Persons will..also pay all other Charges that shall accrue by relaying the said Way.
1734 W. Salmon Palladio Londinensis i. vi. 47 Second-best Floors taken up, relay'd, and plain'd over, 16 s. per Square.
1757 T. Smollett Hist. Eng. iii. xii As to damaged pavements,..to cause it to be effectually relayed with good materials at their expense.
1829 J. Elmes Pract. Treat. Dilapidations (ed. 3) App. p. lxvi Take up and relay the Portland stone coping.
1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 185 The cloth was re-laid, and due regard was paid to the cravings of the famished party.
1946 L. P. Hartley Sixth Heaven i. 20 The carpet had been relaid.
1990 J. M. Coetzee Age of Iron 13 Last summer, when the workmen were re-laying the drains, I watched them dig out the old pipes.
2004 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June 192 The paving stones outside the building are being ripped up and re-laid.
2. transitive. To replace (shellfish) in a lay (lay n.7 2a); to move from one lay to another.
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1877 F. B. Palmer Conveyancing 116 To form oyster and mussel beds, and to stock, cultivate, and improve the same, and for that purpose to purchase, dredge, relay, propagate, and fatten oysters and mussels.
1905 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. Aug. 108 For many years it has been the custom in France to relay oysters in disgorging tanks for a short time.
1952 Q. Rev. Biol. 27 307/2 They suggested producing mass hybridization by relaying oysters of different origin and expect then a general revival of the once flourishing natural beds.
1991 I. Dore Shellfish ix. 184 Some suppliers relay clams in trays in special areas so that they continue to feed and cleanse themselves but are off the bottom so that they do not absorb more mud and grit.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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