They lay snug and warm amid the blankets and watched their sister hard at work.

他们躺在温暖舒服的毯子中，看着姐姐辛苦地干活。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

You can't lay down hard and fast rules.

规则不能定得太死。

《牛津词典》

That is why we must do the hard work to lay the groundwork for progress in our own capitals.

这也是为什么我们必须艰苦努力，在我们各国首都为取得进展奠定基础。

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But, according to Becker, cost-cutting opportunities would be limited since it is hard to lay people off in the home market of both banks.

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The Conservatives pushed really hard there to lay the blame for cuts at the local Labour council's door.

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At night they lay on hard beds without pillows and, behind their closed eyelids, their unsettled thoughts ran in opposite directions.

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