lay down

短语
大学

放下 [法] 规定, 制定, 立法

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词形变化

lays down 三单 laying down 现在分词 laid down 过去式 laid down 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies).

    及物

    Let's lay down the rules right at the beginning, so we are consistent.

    You've got to lay down the law with that boy.

  2. 2.

    To stock, store (e.g. wine) for the future. See also lay by.

  3. 3.

    To kill (someone).

    过时 及物 非裔美国英语
  4. 4.

    To euthanize an animal.

    委婉 及物
  5. 5.

    To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life."

  6. 6.

    To lie down.

    不及物

    I feel a bit ill, so I'm going to go lay down for a while.

  7. 7.

    To draw the lines of a ship's hull at full size, before starting a build.

    过时 航海 交通
  8. 8.

    To place a sheet in a printing press for printing.

    废旧 媒体 印刷
  9. 9.

    To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.

    及物

    The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon.

    Lay down your arms.

  10. 10.

    To place on the ground, e.g. a railway on a trackbed.

  11. 11.

    To intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision.

    及物

    He laid down his brand-new Harley-Davidson to avoid the oncoming bus.

  12. 1.

    simple past of lie down

    He lay down in his bed until he felt better.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

make establish

上位词 2

make create

下位词 2

set mark

词源

From Middle English leyen doun, leien doun (“to lay down”), equivalent to lay + down.

来源：wiktionary