| 词汇 | the lay of the land |
| 释义 | the lay of the landthe lay of the land a) HAPPENthe situation that exists at a particular time 〔特定时候的〕形势，情况 Get the lay of the land before you make any decisions. 先了解情况再作决定。 b) APPEARANCEthe appearance of an area of land, for example the way it slopes 地形，地貌 Examples from the Corpus the lay of the land• He's got to get the lay of the land before he makes any decisions.• A lot of people, especially those new to the city, have no concept of the lay of the land. → the lay of the land at lay4(1) |
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