lay out
短语摆开, 展示, 布置, 安排, 投资 [经] 花钱, 投资, 布局
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1.
To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.
及物She laid out hundreds of dollars to throw a great party.
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2.
To arrange (physically) in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart; to display (e.g. merchandise or a collection).
及物She laid the blocks out in a circle on the floor.
She laid out a terrific spread for the party.
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3.
To explain; to interpret.
及物Let me lay it out for you: you're not going to get a better opportunity than this one.
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4.
To arrange; to design; to concoct; to think up.
及物He began to lay out the hull for an inexpensive but fast littoral drone.
She began to lay out how the circuits would be connected.
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5.
To prepare a body for burial.
They laid him out beautifully on a bier draped in satin.
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6.
To render (someone) unconscious; to knock out; to cause to fall to the floor; to kill.
美国 非正式 及物I laid him out on the sidewalk after he tried to grab me.
1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London Was it possible that this responsible mill employee had been laid out and doped and was now existing in a mentally inert state by which he became an unconscious tool in the hands of those who had the key to his position?
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7.
To scold or berate.
非正式 及物She really laid him out for taking the money and then lying to try to cover it up.
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8.
To cease playing one's instrument.
非正式 不及物Hey man can you lay out on the bridge?
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9.
To sunbathe.
非正式 不及物It's been raining so much all week that I haven't had a chance to lay out.
词汇关系
词源
From lay + out.
来源：wiktionary