| 词汇 | the lay of the land |
| 释义 | the lay of the land US : the arrangement of the different parts in an area of land : where things are located in a place地貌；地势；地形 She knew the lay of the land from hiking through it daily.每天在此徒步旅行，她了解这里的地形。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 It takes time for new employees to get the lay of the land [=to learn how things are done] in this department.新员工要弄明白这个部门的情况是要花点时间的。 — called also (British) the lie of the land lay of the land |
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