Lay over Meaning in English
expression
释义
To stop for a period of time during a journey, especially when traveling by plane, before continuing to your final destination.
用法与细微差别
Common in travel context, especially for flights ('We have a 3-hour layover in Paris'). Informal and closely related to the noun 'layover'. Not to be confused with 'stay over' (spend the night). Mostly used in North American English; in other regions, 'stopover' may be more common.
例句
We will lay over in Dubai for six hours before our connecting flight.
basic
The bus will lay over for lunch at the rest stop.
basic
Our train will lay over in Chicago overnight.
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We had to lay over in Frankfurt because our flight got delayed.
natural
Sometimes it's nice to lay over in a new city and explore for a few hours.
natural
How long do we lay over in Singapore before our next flight?
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