lay sb. off 暂时解雇某人

lay aside 储蓄，把某物放在一边

lay out 展示，安排，布置

lay down 制定、规定

call on 号召

call for 要求，需要

call forth 唤起，引起

call in 召集，召来

When workers push together to organize themselves in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them off. 当工人们以工会的形式自发组织起来，雇主要解雇他们变得困难。?

The medical report contains a multitude of(许多，大批) words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. ?这份医学报告包涵了许多在日常对话中相对使用很少的单词。?

As a matter of fact, Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves are second only to(仅次于)those of Kuwait. ?

实际上，沙特阿拉伯的石油储量仅次于科威特。?

blow one’s top 发脾气见到丈夫又喝醉了，玛莉大发脾气。?

Mary blew her top when she found her husband drunk again.?

cut off 切断

cut short 中断

cut into 侵犯(利益)

cut up 切碎

revel in 着迷，十分爱好

relate to with 与…相联系

revert to 回到，恢复到

revive in 在……上复活

sit on 开会讨论

sit in 旁听

sit down 坐下

sit up 端坐

The owner of the auto plant refused to raise the workers’ wages, saying that it would cut into the profit. 车厂老板拒绝涨工人工资，说那会减少公司利润。?

at the mercy of 在……支配中

a coat of 一层…涂层

a story of 一层……楼

a film of 一薄层……

a pad of一层……垫层

bring forth 使产生

bring forward 提出

bring up 教育

bring about带来，造成

assume 假定，设想

consume 消费

presume 假设

resume 重新开始