lay over

• 动词短语，指旅行途中临时停留或中转，也指将某事推迟到以后。

A phrasal verb used to indicate a temporary stop or interruption in a journey, or to postpone something to a later time.

不可数 · 不及物 · 短语动词，不可分

1. Stop during a journeyinformalamerican

   To make a short stop during a long journey, especially when traveling by plane.

   中途停留

   • We will lay over in Chicago for a few hours before continuing to New York.
   • The flight lays over in Dubai for refueling.
   • She had to lay over in London due to a missed connection.

   同义词pausereststopstop over

2. Cover or spreadformal

   To cover a surface with something, often a layer of material.

   覆盖

   • They laid over the table with a fine cloth.
   • The artist laid over the canvas with a thin coat of paint.
   • He laid over the floor with a new carpet.

   同义词blanketcoatcoveroverlayoverspreadspread

   反义词exposeuncover

基本动词lay