英语词汇“lay down”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

Idiom

lay downlay down (something)

to say or write something plainly.

The coach laid down the rules for all team members, including being at every practice and getting eight hours sleep.

Related vocabulary: set down something

Phr V

lay down

lays, laying, laid

lay down sth or lay sth down

to officially establish a rule, or to officially state the way in which something must be done

The military authorities have laid down strict rules which must be followed.New guidelines about dealing with patients have been laid down for doctors and nurses.She's always laying down the law about keeping the house tidy. (= forcefully stating that she thinks it should be done)

if someone lays down their weapons, they stop fighting

The mediators have persuaded both sides to lay down their arms.

to store wine for drinking in the future

Should I lay this claret down, or can I drink it now?

lay down

1. To fully recline, as on a bed or couch; to get into a horizontal position. I need to lay down—my head is pounding. She said she didn't sleep well last night and went upstairs to lay down.

2. To set or put someone or something down. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lay" and "down." I just laid the baby down in the bassinette, so try not to make too much noise. Lay those magazines down on the coffee table, please. Gentlemen, lay down your arms! There's been a truce.

3. To yield or submit. We need to play hard today—these guys aren't just going to lay down and let us take the championship.

4. To give a directive or order. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lay" and "down." As the CEO, you lay down the rules for the entire company.

5. To keep or save something for the future. You should lay down part of each paycheck and put it into a retirement fund.

lie down

To recline; to be prostrate. (Note: The past tense of this phrase, "lay down," is often mistakenly used as an alternative to the phrase in the present tense.) I'm going to go lie down for a little while. Wake me before dinner, all right? I lay down beneath the shade of the sycamore and watched the rowboats in the canal drift by.

lay someone down

to ease someone into a reclining position; to ease someone into bed. The baby woke up when I tried to lay him down. The nurse laid the disturbed patient down time and time again.

lay something down (on something)

to place something down on something. Lay the plates down on the table gently. Please lay down your book and listen to me.

lay down

to give up. Do you expect me to just lay down? You really think I should just lay down and let them walk all over me?

lay down

1. Give something up, surrender, as in They laid down their arms. [c. 1300]

2. Formulate, specify, as in The club laid down new membership rules. [Late 1400s]

3. Also, lay down one's life. Sacrifice one's life, as in He would willingly lay down his life for his children. [c. 1600]

4. Store for the future, as in It was a great vintage year for burgundy, and Mark laid down several cases. [Early 1800s] Also see lay aside, def. 2.

lay down

1. To put something in a horizontal or lying position: You can lay down the newspaper on the table. Lay the baby down in the crib.

2. To put down some weapon in order to surrender: The militants laid down their weapons. The protesters laid their signs down when the mayor came out to speak to them.

3. To specify something firmly: The first thing the counselor did was to lay down the rules for the campers. The club owner laid the business policies down for the employees.

lay down

in. to give up. Do you expect me to just lay down?

词汇	lay down
释义	lay down Theme: QUIT in. to give up. Do you expect me to just lay down?You really think I should just lay down and let them walk all over me? Idiom lay downlay down (something) to say or write something plainly. The coach laid down the rules for all team members, including being at every practice and getting eight hours sleep. Related vocabulary: set down something Phr V lay down lays, laying, laid lay down sth or lay sth down to officially establish a rule, or to officially state the way in which something must be done The military authorities have laid down strict rules which must be followed.New guidelines about dealing with patients have been laid down for doctors and nurses.She's always laying down the law about keeping the house tidy. (= forcefully stating that she thinks it should be done) if someone lays down their weapons, they stop fighting The mediators have persuaded both sides to lay down their arms. to store wine for drinking in the future Should I lay this claret down, or can I drink it now? lay down verb 1 to play in a musical performance US, 1943. 2 to remand in custody UK, 1996 phraselay down1. lay down sth • *lay sth* down** to officially establish a rule or way of doing something, or say officially what someone should do: The Geneva Convention lays down conditions for the treatment of prisoners of war. The right of every American to bear arms is laid down in the US constitution.+ that The Sex Discrimination Act lays down that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work.■ SIMILAR TO: stipulate formal, set down2. lay down your weapons/arms/guns etc to stop fighting, or agree to give up your weapons: Many of the soldiers had already begun to lay down their arms before the final peace treaty was signed. The IRA has so far refused to lay down any of its weapons, and can continue its campaign of violence at any time.■ SIMILAR TO: surrender formal3. lay down the law to tell someone very firmly what they should or should not do, especially in a way that annoys or upsets them: Her father had started laying down the law about what time she was supposed to come back home.4. lay down sth • *lay sth* down** to establish something that will develop in the future: The course aims to lay down the basis for a career in teaching. The foundations of future health are laid down in childhood.■ SIMILAR TO: establish5. lay down sth • *lay sth* down** technical if you lay down a wine, you store it and keep it for several years, in order to improve its taste: Maison du Vin has a wide range of fine Bordeaux wines which are suitable for laying down.6. lay down a challenge to ask someone if they will try to compete with you or defeat you, or do something very difficult, especially something that no one has been able to do before: Following the challenge laid down by President Kennedy in the early 60s, the first Americans finally landed on the moon in 1969.■ SIMILAR TO: throw down7. lay down your life formal to give up your life in order to help other people, for example in a war to defend your country: a memorial to the soldiers who laid down their lives in the First World War■ SIMILAR TO: give your life8. lay down sth • *lay sth* down** formal to give up something, for example your right to something: Britain has so far been unwilling to lay down its claim to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.■ SIMILAR TO: give up, abandon, renounce formal9. lay down sth • *lay sth* down** usually passive if a layer of something such as rock is laid down, it forms gradually and becomes a solid mass: deposits of limestone which were laid down millions of years ago lay down 1. To fully recline, as on a bed or couch; to get into a horizontal position. I need to lay down—my head is pounding. She said she didn't sleep well last night and went upstairs to lay down. 2. To set or put someone or something down. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lay" and "down." I just laid the baby down in the bassinette, so try not to make too much noise. Lay those magazines down on the coffee table, please. Gentlemen, lay down your arms! There's been a truce. 3. To yield or submit. We need to play hard today—these guys aren't just going to lay down and let us take the championship. 4. To give a directive or order. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lay" and "down." As the CEO, you lay down the rules for the entire company. 5. To keep or save something for the future. You should lay down part of each paycheck and put it into a retirement fund. lie down To recline; to be prostrate. (Note: The past tense of this phrase, "lay down," is often mistakenly used as an alternative to the phrase in the present tense.) I'm going to go lie down for a little while. Wake me before dinner, all right? I lay down beneath the shade of the sycamore and watched the rowboats in the canal drift by. lay someone down to ease someone into a reclining position; to ease someone into bed. The baby woke up when I tried to lay him down. The nurse laid the disturbed patient down time and time again. lay something down (on something) to place something down on something. Lay the plates down on the table gently. Please lay down your book and listen to me. lay down to give up. Do you expect me to just lay down? You really think I should just lay down and let them walk all over me? lay down 1. Give something up, surrender, as in They laid down their arms. [c. 1300] 2. Formulate, specify, as in The club laid down new membership rules. [Late 1400s] 3. Also, lay down one's life. Sacrifice one's life, as in He would willingly lay down his life for his children. [c. 1600] 4. Store for the future, as in It was a great vintage year for burgundy, and Mark laid down several cases. [Early 1800s] Also see lay aside, def. 2. lay down v. 1. To put something in a horizontal or lying position: You can lay down the newspaper on the table. Lay the baby down in the crib. 2. To put down some weapon in order to surrender: The militants laid down their weapons. The protesters laid their signs down when the mayor came out to speak to them. 3. To specify something firmly: The first thing the counselor did was to lay down the rules for the campers. The club owner laid the business policies down for the employees. lay down in. to give up. Do you expect me to just lay down?
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