单词 | well-laid-out |
释义 | > as lemmaswell-laid-out b. With adverbs in uses corresponding to phrasal verbs at lay v.1, esp. in well-laid-out. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > ordered or systematically arranged > well-ordered or well-arranged well-disposeda1398 arrayedc1405 well-laid1577 methodical1650 well-digested1708 well-ordered1712 well-arranged1823 well-structured1837 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 37v The fodder..being well layde vp, wyll continue in goodnesse three yeeres. 1644 H. Mainwaring Sea-mans Dict. at Wale-reared It makes a ship within-booard much the roomer,..if her bearing be well laid-out. 1755 Universal Mag. Dec. 264/1 The gardens..are extremely agreeable, very extensive, and well laid out. 1778 D. Loch Tour Trading Towns Scotl. 14 Upon the whole, it is a neat well laid out town. 1826 J. Galt Last of Lairds iv. 31 A weel-laid-on whack o' the tawse. 1854 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross (new ed.) li. 372 Jorrocks, who is well laid in on the road for a view, screeches and halloas them on. 1920 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Electr. Engineers 39 721/1 A well laid up job with mediocre brick will probably out-last a poor installation of good brick. 1953 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 6 June 14/5 A well laid down bunt by Henry Parks brought in two runs. 2002 P. Long Guide to Rural Wales vii. 274 The craft studio can be visited at the back of the shop, where her pottery shares the well laid-out display space with a wide and interesting range of arts and craftwork. < as lemmas |
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