| 释义 |
lay sb / sth open to sth to do something that makes it possible for other people to blame you, criticize you etc使某人/某物受到（责备，批评）:lay yourself open to sth•By doing that, he laid himself open to ridicule.他那么做招来了大家的嘲笑。•Not to have taken action would have laid the department open to charges o f negligence.要是当初这个部门没有采取行动，肯定会遭到渎职罪的指控。 |