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“My word, it does not seem a very cheerful place,” said the detective with a shiver, glancing round him at the gloomy slopes of the hill and at the huge lake of fog which lay over the Grimpen Mire.“我说,这里可真不是个使人高兴的地方,”那侦探说着就打了个冷战,向四周望望那阴暗的山坡和在格林盆泥潭上面积成的雾海。Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬巴斯克维尔猎犬柯南 道尔The Hound of the BaskervillesConan Doyle, Arthur© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle
Organizers should abide by the laws and regulations of China strictly, keep to their promises, lay stress on services and take charges reasonably.组展单位应严格遵守我我国的法律、法规,信守承诺,注重服务,合理收费。© 中国投资指南http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 14.06.2011© Invest in Chinahttp://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 14.06.2011
Sir Charles lay on his face, his arms out, his fingers dug into the ground, and his features convulsed with some strong emotion to such an extent that I could hardly have sworn to his identity. There was certainly no physical injury of any kind.查尔兹爵士趴在地上,两臂伸出,他的手指插在泥土里;他的面部肌肉因强烈的情感而紧缩起来,甚至使我无法辨认,确实没有任何伤痕。Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬巴斯克维尔猎犬柯南 道尔The Hound of the BaskervillesConan Doyle, Arthur© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle
After a while, he reached for his shirt and put it on, dressed himself swiftly in silence, looked at her once as she still lay naked and faintly golden like a Gloire de Dijon rose on the bed, and was gone. She heard him downstairs opening the door.过了一会, 他取了衬衣穿上, 默默地、迅疾地穿好了外面的衣服, 向赤裸裸地横陈在床上, 釉烂得象个第戎的光荣”的她望了一眼, 走了, 她听见他走下楼去把门打开了。Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人查太莱夫人的情人劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特Lady Chatterley's LoverLawrence, David Herbert© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005
I lay it down to the pictures, myself. But you can' t keep them away. I was always saying: go to a good instructive film, but do for goodness sake keep away from these melodramas and love films. Anyhow keep the children away!我常说:去看好的有益的电影戏, 但是天啊, 不要去看那些情剧和恋爱片, 无论如何, 不要让孩子们去看!Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人查太莱夫人的情人劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特Lady Chatterley's LoverLawrence, David Herbert© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005
Some blankets rolled in a waterproof lay upon that very stone slab upon which neolithic man had once slumbered. The ashes of a fire were heaped in a rude grate. Beside it lay some cooking utensils and a bucket half-full of water.一块防雨布包着几条毛毯,放在新石器时代的人曾经睡过觉的那块石板上,在一个粗陋的石框里还有一堆烧过的灰烬,旁边放着一些厨房用具还有半桶水。Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬巴斯克维尔猎犬柯南 道尔The Hound of the BaskervillesConan Doyle, Arthur© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle
Far away a chiming clock struck out the quarters of the hours, but otherwise a deathly silence lay upon the old house.古老的房屋被死一般的沉寂笼罩了,远处传来了报时的钟声,一刻钟一刻钟地打着。Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬巴斯克维尔猎犬柯南 道尔The Hound of the BaskervillesConan Doyle, Arthur© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle
Before us lay the dark bulk of the house, its serrated roof and bristling chimneys hard outlined against the silver-spangled sky.我们面前就是房屋的黑影,它那锯齿形的屋顶和矗立的烟囱的轮廓,被星光灿烂的天空清晰地衬托了出来。Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬巴斯克维尔猎犬柯南 道尔The Hound of the BaskervillesConan Doyle, Arthur© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle
Western Europe found another route for its development only after WWII, when Hitlerism lay in the past but Stalinism posed a very present danger.西欧只是在第二次世界大战之后,当希特勒主义成为过去而斯大林主义构成现实威胁的时候才找到了一条不同的发展道路。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010
The man lay flat on his stomach on the floor, his neck pressed back, wriggling under the engine and poking with his finger.那人俯卧在地上, 头向后倾, 在车下蠕动着, 摸索着。Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人查太莱夫人的情人劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特Lady Chatterley's LoverLawrence, David Herbert© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005
But the deeper problem lies elsewhere, in the poverty of the leadership, and in the fragmentation of Palestinian politics.但是更深层的问题并不在于此,而是在于领导力的缺乏以及巴勒斯坦政治上的分裂。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 26.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 26.01.2011
Simultaneously, more efforts are needed to prevent and control the sources of pollution and strict supervision shall be laid on the implementation of the policies, so that the pollutants are steadily discharged within the required target.同时,要加大工业污染源治理力度,严格监督执法,实现污染物稳定达标排放。© 中国投资指南http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 29.06.2011© Invest in Chinahttp://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 29.06.2011
Connie thought what a pathetic sort of thing a man was, feeble and small-looking, when he was lying on his belly on the big earth.康妮想, 一个男子俯卧在庞大的地上的时候, 他是多么纤弱微小的可怜的东西。Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人查太莱夫人的情人劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特Lady Chatterley's LoverLawrence, David Herbert© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005
This Order applies to appeals that lie from any tribunal to the Court of Appeal on a question of law other than by way of case stated.本命令适用于来自任何审裁处对法律问题所作决定的以案件呈述以外的方式向上诉法庭提出的 上诉。http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 28.06.2011http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 28.06.2011
Part of the confusion lies in Putin’s skillful political positioning.这一混乱局面部分是由于普京高超的政治技巧造成的。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 13.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 13.01.2011
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lay off
解雇
lay bare
揭发
air lay random web
气赁定向纤维网
rope laying machine
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Word forms
lay
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | laid |
Imperative | lay |
Present Participle (Participle I) | laying |
Past Participle (Participle II) | laid |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lay | we lay |
you lay | you lay |
he/she/it lays | they lay |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am laying | we are laying |
you are laying | you are laying |
he/she/it is laying | they are laying |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have laid | we have laid |
you have laid | you have laid |
he/she/it has laid | they have laid |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been laying | we have been laying |
you have been laying | you have been laying |
he/she/it has been laying | they have been laying |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I laid | we laid |
you laid | you laid |
he/she/it laid | they laid |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was laying | we were laying |
you were laying | you were laying |
he/she/it was laying | they were laying |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had laid | we had laid |
you had laid | you had laid |
he/she/it had laid | they had laid |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been laying | we had been laying |
you had been laying | you had been laying |
he/she/it had been laying | they had been laying |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will lay | we shall/will lay |
you will lay | you will lay |
he/she/it will lay | they will lay |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be laying | we shall/will be laying |
you will be laying | you will be laying |
he/she/it will be laying | they will be laying |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have laid | we shall/will have laid |
you will have laid | you will have laid |
he/she/it will have laid | they will have laid |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been laying | we shall/will have been laying |
you will have been laying | you will have been laying |
he/she/it will have been laying | they will have been laying |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would lay | we should/would lay |
you would lay | you would lay |
he/she/it would lay | they would lay |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be laying | we should/would be laying |
you would be laying | you would be laying |
he/she/it would be laying | they would be laying |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have laid | we should/would have laid |
you would have laid | you would have laid |
he/she/it would have laid | they would have laid |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been laying | we should/would have been laying |
you would have been laying | you would have been laying |
he/she/it would have been laying | they would have been laying |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am laid | we are laid |
you are laid | you are laid |
he/she/it is laid | they are laid |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being laid | we are being laid |
you are being laid | you are being laid |
he/she/it is being laid | they are being laid |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been laid | we have been laid |
you have been laid | you have been laid |
he/she/it has been laid | they have been laid |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was laid | we were laid |
you were laid | you were laid |
he/she/it was laid | they were laid |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being laid | we were being laid |
you were being laid | you were being laid |
he/she/it was being laid | they were being laid |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been laid | we had been laid |
you had been laid | you had been laid |
he/she/it had been laid | they had been laid |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be laid | we shall/will be laid |
you will be laid | you will be laid |
he/she/it will be laid | they will be laid |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been laid | we shall/will have been laid |
you will have been laid | you will have been laid |
he/she/it will have been laid | they will have been laid |
lie
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | lay |
Imperative | lie |
Present Participle (Participle I) | lying |
Past Participle (Participle II) | lain |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lie | we lie |
you lie | you lie |
he/she/it lies | they lie |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am lying | we are lying |
you are lying | you are lying |
he/she/it is lying | they are lying |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have lain | we have lain |
you have lain | you have lain |
he/she/it has lain | they have lain |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been lying | we have been lying |
you have been lying | you have been lying |
he/she/it has been lying | they have been lying |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lay | we lay |
you lay | you lay |
he/she/it lay | they lay |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was lying | we were lying |
you were lying | you were lying |
he/she/it was lying | they were lying |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had lain | we had lain |
you had lain | you had lain |
he/she/it had lain | they had lain |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been lying | we had been lying |
you had been lying | you had been lying |
he/she/it had been lying | they had been lying |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will lie | we shall/will lie |
you will lie | you will lie |
he/she/it will lie | they will lie |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be lying | we shall/will be lying |
you will be lying | you will be lying |
he/she/it will be lying | they will be lying |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have lain | we shall/will have lain |
you will have lain | you will have lain |
he/she/it will have lain | they will have lain |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lying | we shall/will have been lying |
you will have been lying | you will have been lying |
he/she/it will have been lying | they will have been lying |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would lie | we should/would lie |
you would lie | you would lie |
he/she/it would lie | they would lie |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be lying | we should/would be lying |
you would be lying | you would be lying |
he/she/it would be lying | they would be lying |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have lain | we should/would have lain |
you would have lain | you would have lain |
he/she/it would have lain | they would have lain |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been lying | we should/would have been lying |
you would have been lying | you would have been lying |
he/she/it would have been lying | they would have been lying |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am lain | we are lain |
you are lain | you are lain |
he/she/it is lain | they are lain |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being lain | we are being lain |
you are being lain | you are being lain |
he/she/it is being lain | they are being lain |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been lain | we have been lain |
you have been lain | you have been lain |
he/she/it has been lain | they have been lain |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was lain | we were lain |
you were lain | you were lain |
he/she/it was lain | they were lain |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being lain | we were being lain |
you were being lain | you were being lain |
he/she/it was being lain | they were being lain |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been lain | we had been lain |
you had been lain | you had been lain |
he/she/it had been lain | they had been lain |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be lain | we shall/will be lain |
you will be lain | you will be lain |
he/she/it will be lain | they will be lain |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lain | we shall/will have been lain |
you will have been lain | you will have been lain |
he/she/it will have been lain | they will have been lain |
lay
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | lay | lays |
Possessive case | lay's | lays' |