Powell ruptured a disc in his back and was laid up for a year.
鲍威尔背部椎间盘破裂，因此卧床一年。
100,000 federal workers will be laid off to reduce the deficit.
10万名联邦工作人员将被解雇以减少赤字。
When we got home from our day's shopping, we laid all our booty out on the floor.
我们购物一天回到家里，把搜罗到的好东西都摊开摆在地板上。