laid
laid — 動詞
1. The past tense and past participle form of the verb 'lay' — used when someone pl
放置；下蛋
lay 的過去式及過去分詞
The past tense and past participle form of the verb 'lay' — used when someone placed something carefully on a surface, set items in position, or a bird or reptile produced eggs, as a completed action in the past.
Jabari laid the baby gently onto the soft blanket.
Jabari 把嬰兒輕輕地放在柔軟的毯子上。
lay + object + prepositional phrase indicating location
Devika laid the table with clean plates and shiny forks.
Devika 擺好餐桌，放上乾淨的盤子和閃亮的叉子。
collocation: lay the table
Omar has already laid the tiles in the new bathroom.
Omar 已經在新浴室鋪好了磁磚。
present perfect: have/has laid + object
The foundation of the house was laid last spring.
這棟房子的地基是去年春天打的。
passive voice: was/were laid
The old hen had laid five eggs by early morning.
那隻老母雞在清晨前已經下了五顆蛋。
collocation: lay eggs
- lay the table
- lay eggs
- lay the foundation
- lay bricks/tiles/carpet
- lay a trap
- lay blame on someone
- placed
more neutral and general — 'placed' does not always imply the careful or deliberate positioning that 'laid' suggests
- put
less formal and more common in everyday speech — 'put' is simpler but less specific about the manner of placement
- set
often used for arranging items in a specific position, especially with 'table' or 'trap'
文法句型
lay + object + adverb/prepositional phrase
have/has/had laid + object
was/were laid + (by agent)
用法筆記
Frequently confused with 'lied' (past of 'lie' meaning 'not tell the truth') and 'lay' (present tense). Remember: 'lay' → 'laid' → 'laid' (put down) but 'lie' → 'lay' → 'lain' (recline) and 'lie' → 'lied' → 'lied' (not tell the truth).