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lay hands on
Thesaurus| Verb | 1.lay hands on - manage with the handsmanipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it |
Translationslay1 (lei) – past tense, past participle laid (leid) – verb1. to place, set or put (down), often carefully. She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee. 小心輕放 小心地放2. to place in a lying position. She laid the baby on his back. 平放 平放3. to put in order or arrange. She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap. 佈置 布置4. to flatten. The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat. 弄平，壓平 把...压平5. to cause to disappear or become quiet. to lay a ghost / doubts. 消除，平息 消除6. (of a bird) to produce (eggs). The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well. 下（蛋） 下（蛋） 7. to bet. I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed. 以某物打賭 以某物打赌ˈlayer noun1. a thickness or covering. The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground. 層 层2. something which lays, especially a hen. a good layer. 下蛋的家禽(尤指母雞) 蛋鸡 verb to put, cut or arrange in layers. She had her hair layered by the hairdresser. 剪出層次，整理出層次 整理成形ˈlayabout noun a lazy, idle person. 游手好閒的人 游手好闲之徒，懒惰者 ˈlay-by – plural ˈlay-bys – nounespecially in Britain, a short extra part at the side of a road for people to stop their cars in, out of the way of the traffic. (尤在英國)路邊停車休息處 （英）路侧停车带（供途中紧急停车） ˈlayout noun the manner in which something is displayed or laid out. the layout of the building. 版面設計，配置 布局，版面设计，布置 laid up ill in bed. When I caught flu, I was laid up for a fortnight. 生病臥床 卧床lay aside to put away or to one side, especially to be used or dealt with at a later time. She laid the books aside for later use. 擱在一旁(尤指供稍後處理或使用) 把...放在一边，暂时搁置一边 lay bare to show clearly; to expose to view. They dug up the road and laid bare the water-pipe; Shy people don't like to lay bare their feelings. 曝露出，表露出 暴露lay by to put away for future use. She laid by a store of tinned vegetables. 把...存放備用 把...留待后用lay down1. to give up. They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace. 放下，獻出 放下，献出 2. to order or instruct. The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case. 規定 规定3. to store. My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking. 貯藏 贮藏lay (one's) hands on1. to find or be able to obtain. I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book! 找到，得到 得到2. to catch. The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months. 抓到 抓到lay in to get and store a supply of. I've laid in an extra stock of drinks for Christmas. 貯存 贮存lay low to make ill. I was laid low by flu, just before my exams. 使生病 生病lay off to dismiss (employees) temporarily. Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce. 遣散 暂时解雇，裁员 lay on to provide. The staff laid on a tea party for the pupils. 提供，安排 组织，安排 lay out1. to arrange over a wide area (especially according to a plan). He was the architect who laid out the public gardens. 規劃設計(尤指依照計劃) 设计2. to spread so as to be easily seen. He laid out the contents of the box on the table. 擺開 摆开3. to knock unconscious. 打昏 打昏4. to spend (money). 花（錢） 花（钱） 5. to prepare (a dead body) to be buried. 為（屍體）作殯葬準備 为（尸体）作殡葬准备 lay up1. to keep or store. We laid up a good supply of apples this year from our own trees. 貯存 贮存2. to put (a ship) out of use in a dock. (將船)閒置於碼頭 放置不用，（将船）闲置于码头 lay waste to make (a piece of land) into barren country by burning and plundering. 使土地荒蕪(因燒毀或擄掠) 损毁
lay needs an object and has laid as its past tense and past participle: He (had) laid his book down ; He will be laying his proposals before the committee tomorrow .
lie takes no object and has lying as its present participle, lay as its past tense and lain as its past participle: Please lie down ; He lay down ; He had lain there for hours .
lie , to be untruthful, has lying as its present participle, and lied as its past tense and past participle: She (has always) lied about her age . lay hands on
lay (one's) hands on (someone or something)1. To touch or grasp someone, often with the threat of violence. Oh, once I lay my hands on you, you'll take back what you said!2. To acquire something, usually a physical object. I need to go to the library and lay my hands on this book for my research paper. It took years, but I've finally laid my hands on this very rare Beatles recording!See also: hand, lay, onlay hands on1. Also, get one's hands on. Get someone or something in one's grasp, especially to do harm. For example, Tom's gone off with the keys again; just wait till I lay my hands on him. [c. a.d. 1000] 2. Also, get or lay or put one's hands on . Find, obtain, as in As soon as I lay hands on the book, I'll call you, or He couldn't seem to put his hands on last year's sales figures. Also see get hold of. See also: hand, lay, onEncyclopediaSeelayLegalSeeLaylay hands on
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