| English | Chinese |
| lay on | 加…于人 |
| lay on | 放在…上 |
| lay on | 安排 |
| lay on | 增重 |
| lay on | 涂抹 |
| lay on the colours | 夸大 (too thickly) |
| lay on the colours | 过分渲染 (too thickly) |
| lay on the shelf | 束之高阁 |
| lay on the shelf | 废弃不用 |
| lay on the shelf | 搁在架子上 |
| lay...on the table | 把…搁置下来调査等 |
| We lay on the Kahanamoku Beach, saturated in sunshine | 我们躺在卡哈纳莫沙滩上，沐浴在阳光里 |