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lay into

躺进,陷入,躺到,躺在

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Definitions

v.动词 verb
  1. 1

    informal

    • : to attack forcefully
    • : to berate severely

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Examples

  • One police officer was coolly dispatched as he lay wounded on the sidewalk.

  • Lay the butterflied pork loin on the cutting board with the fat cap facing down.

  • The cop lay open-eyed with a grievous head wound as Johnson again checked for a pulse.

  • Gingerly, about 30 couples lay down and squatted on mats and rugs for the mass face-sit.

  • In their opinion, this would allow conservatives to lay a marker down on immigration while avoiding a shutdown for the time being.

  • A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.

  • The seed of discontent was again germinating under the duplicity of the Spanish lay and clerical authorities.

  • At the sight, Felipe flung himself on his knees before her; he kissed the aged hands as they lay trembling in her lap.

  • Alone Orlean lay trying vainly to forget something—something that stood like a spectre before her eyes.

  • Sometimes the child lay so still that Aristide arose to see whether he was alive.