past tense and past participle of lay (v.). Laid-up "injured, sick," originally was a nautical term (1769) describing a ship moored in harbor. Laid off "temporarily unemployed" is from 1916. Get laid "have sex" (with someone) attested from 1952, U.S. slang. Laid-back "relaxed" is first attested 1973, perhaps in reference to the posture of highway motorcyclists. Laid up "incapacitated" originally was of ships.
雙語例句
1. I was laid up in bed with acute rheumatism.
我染上了急性風濕，臥病在床。
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2. Grace laid out the knives and forks at the lunch-table.
格雷絲把刀叉擺放在午餐桌上。
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3. The flask is completely watertight, even when laid on its side.
即使平放，這個真空水杯也是滴水不漏。
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4. Vinyl can be laid in sheet or tile form.
塑料地板分為卷材和塊材兩種。
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5. The massacre laid bare the moral bankruptcy of the regime.