It takes time for new employees to get the lay of the land in this department.新员工要弄明白这个部门的情况是要花点时间的。She knew the lay of the land from hiking through it daily.每天在此徒步旅行,她了解这里的地形。Thanks to the lay of the land the area is superb biking terrain.拜地形所赐,这一地区特别适合骑车。It took us about a month in the new job to learn the lay of the land.我们花了约一个月的时间摸清新工作的情况。