lay out

1. PHRASAL VERB （整齐地）铺开，展开，摊开
   If you lay out a group of things, you spread them out and arrange them neatly, for example so that they can all be seen clearly.
   1. Grace laid out the knives and forks at the lunch-table...
      格雷丝把刀叉摆放在午餐桌上。
   2. She took a deck of cards and began to lay them out.
      她拿了一副扑克，开始摆牌。
2. PHRASAL VERB 阐述；讲解；说明
   To lay out ideas, principles, or plans means to explain or present them clearly, for example in a document or a meeting.
   1. Maxwell listened closely as Johnson laid out his plan...
      马克斯韦尔仔细听着约翰逊讲解其计划。
   2. Cuomo laid it out in simple language.
      科莫用简单的语言作了解释。
3. PHRASAL VERB 规划，布置，设计（场地或建筑）
   To lay out an area of land or a building means to plan and design how its different parts should be arranged.
   1. When we laid out the car parks, we reckoned on one car per four families...
      规划停车场时，我们预计的是每4个家庭有一辆车。
   2. Only people that use a kitchen all the time understand the best way to lay it out.
      只有经常使用厨房的人才会懂得如何设计好厨房。
4. PHRASAL VERB 为（死者）做殡葬准备（或化妆）
   To lay out a dead person means to clean their body and dress them for people to see before the funeral.
   1. Friends laid out the body.
      朋友们为他入殓。
5. PHRASAL VERB 花（大钱）
   If you lay out money on something, you spend a large amount of money on it.
   1. You won't have to lay out a fortune for this dining table.
      你不必为这张餐桌花一大笔钱。
6. PHRASAL VERB 把（某人）击倒在地
   To lay someone out means to knock them to the ground, especially by hitting them hard.
   1. Andy turned round, marched over to Chris and just laid him out.
      安迪转过身，大步走向克里斯，一拳把他击倒在地。
7. See also: layout

1. Grace laid out the knives and forks at the lunch-table
   格雷丝把刀叉摆放在午餐桌上。
2. She took a deck of cards and began to lay them out.
   她拿了一副扑克，开始摆牌。
3. Maxwell listened closely as Johnson laid out his plan
   马克斯韦尔仔细听着约翰逊讲解其计划。
4. Cuomo laid it out in simple language.
   科莫用简单的语言作了解释。
5. When we laid out the car parks, we reckoned on one car per four families
   规划停车场时，我们预计的是每4个家庭有一辆车。
6. Only people that use a kitchen all the time understand the best way to lay it out.
   只有经常使用厨房的人才会懂得如何设计好厨房。
7. Friends laid out the body.
   朋友们为他入殓。
8. You won't have to lay out a fortune for this dining table.
   你不必为这张餐桌花一大笔钱。
9. Andy turned round, marched over to Chris and just laid him out.
   安迪转过身，大步走向克里斯，一拳把他击倒在地。
10. The wife employed a company to lay out the apartment.
    太太雇了一个公司来设计公寓。
11. Lay out can you lay out all these options for me?
    你能为我筹划出所有的选项吗？
12. And you lay out some clear guidelines on how much each person should be giving of their income.
    您也给出了明确的准则，来确定，每个人该捐赠出多少的收入。
13. First, we lay out the theoretical framework for our analysis.
    首先，设计好分析的理论框架。
14. It is possible to make any necessary changes for a model and then lay out the pattern on fabric.
    这是有可能作出任何必要的改变，一个模型，然后铺陈格局对织物。
15. We just started to lay out the picnic and the heavens opened.
    我们刚刚开始摆开时餐，天就下起倾盆大雨来了。
16. I helped you lay out the third floor, back.
    我帮你拾掇三楼后房。层楼叠阁，殿宇三重。
17. They lay out a lot of cash for these fundamental purchases and take out banks loans for the balance.
    这些基本的消费占用了人们大量的现金，人们还通过从银行贷款的方式支付基本消费所产生的差额。
18. Let me lay out the relevant economic theory and evidence.
    让我给你列出相关的经济学理论和证据吧。
19. He lay out on the stretcher while the doctor explained what he was going to do.
    他躺在担架上，而医生在一边解释他准备做些什么。
20. With suitable mathematical preparation, a general theory can lay out the entire subject and list the assumptions.
    有了适当的数学准备，用普遍理论就可以展开整个题目，列出假设。
21. Please lay out my best suit for the meeting.
    请取出我开会穿的最好的套服。
22. I'll lay out the basic process I've used so far for creating units in case that helps.
    如果有用的话，我将把我一直以来使用的创建单位的基本过程贴出来。
23. I lay out a16-point educational programme that the president and I have developed.
    我指出了总统与我所推行的16点教育方针。
24. You must lay out the steps to make your proposal a reality.
    你必须有计划地安排些步以便将你的提议变成现实。
25. Or they have to spend or lay out more money than they want for something.
    或者，他们不得不花费更多的钱或布置比他们想要的东西。
26. I thinkmy leadership style is to lay out a plan.
    我想我的领导风格是部署计划。
27. So the discussion will lay out some alternatives, in two main areas: regulation and monetary policy.
    因此，我的讨论将在两个主要领域提供一些选择：监管和货币政策。
28. I've done my best to lay out the data and explain how I've interpreted it.
    我已经做了我所能打好出数据，并解释如何我已经解释它。
29. So the model that I want to lay out is indicated on your notes for today.
    我想展示的模型已经，在你们今天的笔记中写明了，本质上。
30. These are government decision on how much to lay out for purchases and transfer payments.
    这些是政府对其购买和转移支付的支出大小的决定。

verb

1. get ready for a particular purpose or event
   1. set up an experiment
   2. set the table
   3. lay out the tools for the surgery

   Synonym:    set upset

2. provide a detailed plan or design
   1. She laid out her plans for the new house

3. bring forward and present to the mind
   1. We presented the arguments to him
   2. We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason

   Synonym:    presentrepresent

4. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
   1. lay out the clothes
   2. lay out the arguments

   Synonym:    rangearrayset out

5. spend or invest
   1. lay out thousands on gold
   2. he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit