英语词汇“lay hands on”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A sharp U-turn on the spot in a motor car, achieved by applying the handbrake at speed

A workman's small, open-sided railway car, motorized or propelled by hand-pumping a lever

Any piece of equipment designed to be carried in the hand, esp a personal digital assistant

A system in which the stockman supervises the mating of a specific female to a specific male

(of garments) formerly ready-made, usually cheap, now usu second-hand, esp formerly belonging to a member of one's own family

Not involving manual operation, eg of a telephone apparatus that incorporates a microphone and speaker so that the user need not hold the handset when making a call

An act of balancing one's body on the palms of one's hands with one's trunk and legs in the air

The arms of Ulster, a sinister hand erect couped at the wrist gules, borne by baronets in a canton or inescutcheon

To admit someone's superiority, esp as shown by his or her success in a difficult matter

lay hands on

To seize
To obtain or find
To subject physically to rough treatment
To bless, or to ordain by touching with the hand(s)
To place one's hands on, over or near an ill person in an act of spiritual healing (also lay on hands)

laying-on of hands

The touch of a bishop or presbyters in ordination
In spiritual healing, the action of placing hands on, over or near an ill person

lend a hand

To give assistance

lift a hand

(usu with a negative) to make the least effort (to help, etc)

off one's hands

No longer under one's responsible charge

old hand see under old

on all hands or on every hand

On all sides
By everybody

on hand

Ready, available
In one's possession

on one's hands

Under one's care or responsibility
Remaining as a burden or encumbrance

on the one hand … on the other hand…

Phrases used to introduce opposing points in an argument, etc

out of hand

At once, immediately, without premeditation
Out of control

poor hand

An unskilful person or way of handling (usu with at)

raise one's hand to

(often with a negative) to strike, behave violently towards

set or put one's hand to

To engage in, undertake
To sign

shake hands with see under shake

show of hands

A vote by holding up hands

show one's hand

To expose one's purpose

sit on one's hands

To take no action

slow handclap

Slow rhythmic clapping showing disapproval

stand one's hand (informal)

To buy a drink for someone else

take in hand

To undertake
To take charge of in order to educate, discipline, etc

take off someone's hands

To relieve someone of

the hand of God

Any unforeseen and unavoidable accident, such as lightning or a storm

throw in one's hand

To give up a venture or plan
To concede defeat

tie someone's hands

To render someone powerless

to (one's) hand

In readiness
Within easy reach
(of a letter) received

try one's hand at

To attempt
To test one's prowess at

under one's hand

With one's proper signature attached

upper hand

Mastery
Advantage

wash one's hands (of)

To disclaim responsibility (for) (Bible, Matthew 27.24)

lay¹ /lā/

transitive verb (layˈing; laid)

To cause to lie
To place or set down
To beat down
To spread on a surface
To spread or set something on
To cover
To apply
To cause to subside
To exorcize
To deposit
To set on the table
To make (a bet), wager
To put forward
To cause to be
To set
To produce and deposit
To station
To locate
To put in (a particular) position
To waylay
To impose
To attribute or impute
To set material in position for making
To form (a rope, etc) by setting in position and twisting
To design or plan
To layer (horticulture)
To cause (a hedge) to grow more thickly by cutting some of the growth halfway through and pressing it diagonally towards the ground
To have sexual intercourse with (slang)
To put below the horizon by sailing away
To give birth to a child (obsolete)
To beset (Shakespeare)

intransitive verb

To produce eggs
To wager or bet
To deal blows
To lie (archaic, nautical and non-standard)

noun

A situation, a place for lying
An oyster-bed
A way of lying
A disposition, arrangement or plan
A layer
A mode of twisting
Laying activity
An act of sexual intercourse (slang)
A partner, usu female, in sexual intercourse (slang)
A bet (Shakespeare)
A share of profit, esp in whaling
A field or method of operation, esp in thieving (slang)

ORIGIN: OE lecgan to lay, causative of licgan to lie; cf ON leggja, Ger legen

layer /lāˈər or lār/ noun

A course, bed or stratum
Someone who or something which lays, eg a hen, a bricklayer, etc
A distinctively coloured space between contour lines on a map
A shoot bent down to earth in order to take root

transitive verb and intransitive verb

To propagate by layers

transitive verb

To put in layers
To cut (hair) in layers

intransitive verb

To be laid flat, lodge

layˈered adjective

In or with layers

layˈering noun

layˈing noun

The first coat of plaster
The act or time of laying eggs
The eggs laid

layˈabout noun

A lazy, idle person, a loafer

layˈaway noun

Goods on which a deposit has been paid, kept for a customer until payment is completed
This system of purchasing goods

layˈback noun

In rock climbing, a method of climbing a sharp-edged crack in a horizontal position (also intransitive verb)

layˈ-by noun (pl layˈ-bys)

A widened area of a roadway to allow vehicles to draw up out of the stream of traffic
(also layˈ-bye) a deposit against future purchase (S Afr)
(also layˈ-bye) a system of reserving the right to purchase goods by making a deposit (S Afr)

layˈ-down noun

In card games, esp bridge, a hand which cannot fail to take the number of tricks required to win, and which therefore is sometimes exposed to view without any play taking place
The contract made by the holder of such a hand

layer cake noun

A cake built up in layers

layˈ-off noun

A temporary suspension of work introduced by an employer as an economic measure
The act of laying off or period of time during which someone lays off or is laid off

layˈout noun

Something which is laid out
A display
An outfit
The disposition, arrangement, plan, esp of buildings or ground
The general appearance of a printed page, also called format
A set, unit or organization

layˈover noun (chiefly N American)

A break in a journey

layˈshaft noun

An auxiliary geared shaft in a machine, esp the secondary shaft in a car's gearbox

layˈstall noun (obsolete)

A place for depositing dung, rubbish, etc

layˈ-up noun

The time or condition of being laid up
(in basketball) a shot taken from near the basket, esp one-handed and bouncing off the backboard
(in golf) a shot deliberately played short of a hazard or green

lay aboard

To run alongside, esp in order to board

lay about one

To deal blows vigorously or on all sides

lay a course (nautical)

To succeed in sailing to the place required without tacking

lay aside or lay away

To discard
To put on one side for future use (see also layaway above)

lay at

To try to strike

lay away

To lay eggs in out-of-the-way places (Scot, etc)
To purchase goods by layaway (qv above)

lay bare

To show clearly, disclose

lay before

To submit (eg plans) to

lay by

To keep for future use
To dismiss
To put off

lay by the heels see under heel¹

lay down

To give up
To deposit, as a pledge
To apply (eg embroidery; archaic)
To formulate
To assert (a law or rule)
To store
To plant
To record
To lay on (printing)

lay hands on see under hand

lay heads together (archaic)

To confer together

lay hold of or on

To seize

lay in

To get in a supply of

lay into

To beat thoroughly

lay it on

To charge exorbitantly
To do anything, eg to exaggerate or flatter, excessively

lay off

To mark off
To dismiss temporarily from employment as an economic measure
To cease (informal)
To doff (archaic)
To harangue volubly
To hedge (gambling)
To pass (the ball) to a teammate who is in a better position (football)

lay of the land (chiefly N American) same as lie of the land (see under lie²)

lay on

To install a supply of
To provide
To deal blows with vigour
To arrange made-up pages in the correct order on the imposing surface (also lay down; printing)

lay oneself open to

To make oneself vulnerable to, or exposed to (criticism, etc)

lay oneself out to (archaic)

To make it one's professed object or practice, take great pains, to

lay on hands see under hand

lay on load (Spenser)

To belabour

lay on the table see under table

lay open

To make bare, to show or expose
To cut open

lay out

To display
To spend (money)
To plan
To arrange according to a plan
To prepare for burial
To knock unconscious
To take measures, seek

lay siege to

To besiege
To importune

lay the table

To put dishes, etc on the table in preparation for a meal

lay to

To apply with vigour
To bring a ship to rest

lay to heart see under heart

lay under

To subject to

lay up

To store up, preserve
(usu in passive) to confine to bed or one's room
To put in dock for cleaning, repairs, etc or because no longer wanted for or fit for service
To play a lay-up shot

lay upon

To wager upon

lay wait

To lie in wait, or in ambush

lay waste

To devastate

on a lay

On shares instead of wages

hand /hand/

lay1 /lā/

lay¹ /lā/