lay out

並べる、広げる

物を面の上に広げ、わかりやすく使いやすい形に並べる。

やさしい英語で： To spread things over a surface in a clear or useful arrangement.

• Lay out the plates on the table.
• She laid her clothes out before bed.
• The shopkeeper is laying out fresh fruit.

使い方： lay something out (She laid the cards out on the table.); lay out something on something (He laid out his tools on a cloth.)

類義語： arrange, spread out, display

反対語： gather

よく使う表現： lay out clothes, lay out something, lay out tools

説明する、明確に示す

情報や考えを、重要な点も含めてわかりやすく説明する。

やさしい英語で： To explain information or ideas clearly, with the important details.

• Let me lay out the facts.
• He laid out his reasons for leaving.
• The report lays out what we need to do.

使い方： lay out something for someone (She laid out the options for us.); lay something out (Let me lay it out clearly.)

類義語： explain, set out, spell out

よく使う表現： lay out facts, lay out something

設計する、配置を決める

何かの配置や作り方を計画する。

やさしい英語で： To plan how something will be arranged or made.

• She will lay out the garden.
• We laid out the website to make reading easier.
• Who is laying out the new office?

使い方： lay out something (The architect laid out the rooms around a central courtyard.)

類義語： design, plan

よく使う表現： lay out something, lay out gardens

金を使う、支払う

何かのために、特に多額のお金を支払う。

やさしい英語で： To pay money for something, especially a large amount.

• We had to lay out fifty pounds.
• She laid out her savings on new equipment.
• How much will you lay out for the trip?

使い方： lay out something on/for something (We laid out a lot of money on repairs.)

類義語： spend, pay out

よく使う表現： lay out money, lay out cash

殴り倒す、気絶させる、殺す

強く殴って相手を倒し、気絶や死に至らせることもある。

やさしい英語で： To hit someone so hard that they fall, lose consciousness, or die.

• That punch could lay out anyone.
• He laid his opponent out with one blow.
• The gunshot laid him out before he could escape.

使い方： lay someone out (One punch laid the attacker out.)

類義語： knock out, knock down

よく使う表現： lay out someone, lay out opponents

遺体を整える

埋葬前に遺体を洗い、服を着せて整える。

やさしい英語で： To wash, dress, and arrange a dead person’s body before burial.

• They will lay out the body tonight.
• Her family asked for her to be laid out at home.
• The undertaker laid him out in his best suit.

使い方： lay someone out (The undertaker laid him out before the funeral.)

類義語： prepare for burial

よく使う表現： lay out someone, lay out bodies