资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lay \Lay\, v. i.
   1. To produce and deposit eggs.

   2. (Naut.) To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay
      forward; to lay aloft.

   3. To lay a wager; to bet.

   {To lay about}, or {To lay about one}, to strike vigorously
      in all directions. --J. H. Newman.

   {To lay at}, to strike or strike at. --Spenser.

   {To lay for}, to prepare to capture or assault; to lay wait
      for. [Colloq.] --Bp Hall.

   {To lay in for}, to make overtures for; to engage or secure
      the possession of. [Obs.] ``I have laid in for these.''
      --Dryden.

   {To lay on}, to strike; to beat; to attack. --Shak.

   {To lay out}, to purpose; to plan; as, he lays out to make a
      journey.