名詞 lay about:

1. person who does no work
   同義詞：idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum

動詞 lie about:

1. hang around idly
   同義詞：lie about, lie around

1. I wish you wouldn't just lay about all day.
   我希望你不要才是終日游手好閑，無所事事。
2. The tools lay about.
   工具散置四處。
3. He used to be quite a respectable and reliable person, nowadays he seems to have become just a lay about.
   他過去是個完全可尊敬、可信賴的人，但現(xiàn)在他似乎已經(jīng)完全成了一個游手好閑的人了。
4. Wine cups and dishes lay about in disorder in the room.
   屋里杯盤狼藉。