phrasal verbphr v especially British EnglishBrE formalKEEP/STOREto get and store a supply of something to use in the future 储存〔某物〕
He likes to lay in a few special drinks for the festive season.
他喜欢留几瓶特别的酒到节庆时喝。
Examples from the Corpus
lay in• He lay down inbed again slowly and unhappily.• It lay out in front of Little Round Top, across a scrub-covered and rock-strewn valley.• He laid booby traps in his house, and built lookoutposts for anyone who came on to his property.• These houses are laid out interraces on the hillside with porticoes and colonnaded peristyles.• Then she lay down in the water and let the scentedheatwash over her.• The bear fell over and lay still in the water.• His use of location shooting, natural lighting, and lay actors stood intotalcontrast to the older expressionist cinema.• He came and helped me lay it all in which was very nice.