Yesterday's meeting was to lay the groundwork for the task ahead.
昨天的会议为后面的任务打下了基础。
The builders are now beginning to lay the foundations of the new school.
建筑工人正开始给新校舍打地基。
The state of the economy calls for a bold and swift action, and we will act—not only to create new jobs but to lay a new foundation for growth.
目前的经济状况需要我们采取大胆而迅速的行动，我们必定会采取行动——不仅为了创造新的工作，也要为发展奠定新的基础。
Fishes are caught when they are on the way upstream to lay eggs.
鱼群在前往上游产卵的途中被捕获。
As I bent to lay it, I heard her whisper "Thank you".
当我弯腰把它放下时，我听到她低声说了声“谢谢”。
They are digging up the football field to lay a new surface.
他们正在把足球场挖开铺一层新地面。
一名男子来铺地毯。
I had to lay out a fortune on a new car.
我只好花一大笔钱买了辆新车。
She began to lay her plans for her escape.
她开始周密策划准备逃走。
She refused to lay the blame on any one party.
她拒绝归罪于任何一方。
Doctors have to lay their personal feelings aside.
医生不得不把个人的情感置之度外。
The company is to lay off 1,520 workers as part of a restructuring.
作为改组的一部分，这家公司将解雇1520名工人。
Salmon manage to swim upstream to lay their eggs.
三文鱼设法游到上游产卵。
They began to lay their plans.
他们开始制定计划。
I'd like to lay out my reasoning.
我想陈述一下我的理由。
The model that I want to lay out is indicated on your notes for today.
我想展示的模型在你们今天的笔记中写明了。
So great are the doctors because they have to lay their personal feelings aside.
这些医生非常伟大，因为他们不得不把个人的情感置之度外。
With over 80 beaches to choose from, you are sure to find a place to lay your towel.
有八十多个海滩可供挑选，你一定能找到一个晒日光浴的地方。
It is so good a habit to instruct children to lay things where they belong when they are young.
从小就教导孩子把东西放在该放的地方，这是一个好习惯。
This means they often have to make a special effort to lay the past to rest.
这意味着，他们常常不得不格外努力才能放下过去。
My job is to lay out the text and graphics on the page.
我的工作是设计页面上的正文和图表。
I probably should have met with Carl earlier, before the proxy fight, to lay out what we were doing and why.
在代理权之争之前，我应该早点和卡尔见个面，告诉他我们在做什么，以及为什么这么做。
Though I desperately wanted to lay blame elsewhere, I finally had to admit that my bad habits had less to do with new-age technology and more to do with old-fashioned procrastination.
尽管我极力想把责任推卸到其他地方，但最终不得不承认，我的坏习惯与新时代的技术没什么关系，而与传统的拖延症关系更大。
我不得不解雇唐。
In one experiment, the user asked Pepper to lay the napkin at the wrong place, going against the rules.
在一次实验中，用户让佩珀把餐巾纸放在错误的地方，这不合规矩。
Now she spends about $200 to $300 a month on groceries, less than half of the $650 a month that she used to lay out.
现在，她每月在食品杂货上的花费约为200至300美元，不到她以前每月650美元支出的一半。
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