| 释义 |
lay something up1 see lay something in/up. 2Put a ship or boat in dock or out of commission: our boats were laid up during the winter months I decided to lay the boat up there...- By the time the boat owner contacted the state, his boat had been laid up for three months, waiting for simple repairs to be completed.
- Buying a boat outright in Michigan means that a person bears the full cost of the six months that the boat is laid up for the winter instead of a fraction of the cost under boat sharing.
- Formerly HMS Upholder, she was the first of the four boats launched between 1986 and 1991, but by 1994 they had been laid up, with no role to play as the Cold War was over.
3Assemble plies or layers in the arrangement required for the manufacture of plywood or other laminated material: successive plies are laid up until the desired thickness is achieved...- Simply put, fiberglass materials and core materials are laid up without any resin.
- But the front wing had complex curves that could cause unexpected shifts in plies as they were laid up, resulting in weak spots.
- Board and batten patterns are laid up using standard dimension lumber.
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