lay|lays|laid|laying

由于订单减少，公司被迫解雇了几百名工人。

Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to ___lay off several hundred workers.

这里真是一团糟：由于政府最近决定在公共服务部门解雇超过20,000人，许多人在罢工。

Here, it's a real mess: many people are on strike because of the recent decisions of the government to ___lay off more than 20,000 people in public services.

在经济衰退期间，许多公司为削减成本解雇了员工。

During the recession, many firms ___laid off employees to cut costs.

我刚刚阐述了一些建议。

I've just ___laid out some proposals.

我们要求他们阐述他们对公园未来的计划。

We have asked them to ___lay out their plans for the future of the park.

我希望你重写专栏，按照我为你阐述的所有更改。

I would like you to rewrite the column, making all the changes I have ___laid out for you.

他小心地把书放在书架上。

He carefully ___laid the book down on the shelf.

她把婴儿放在床上，然后去接电话。

She ___laid the baby on the bed before answering the phone.

使用后请把工具放进盒子里。

Please ___lay the tools in the box after use.

工人们正在为新墙砌砖。

The workers are ___laying bricks for the new wall.

这只母鸡每天早上下一枚金蛋。

The hen ___lays a golden egg every morning.