英语词汇“put down”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

put down

释义

Idiom

put someone or something down

Theme: HUMILIATION

to belittle or degrade someone or something. (Slang.)

It's an old car, but that's no reason to put it down.Please stop putting me down all the time. It hurts my feelings.You put down everything you don't understand!

Phr V

put down

puts, putting, put

put down sb/sth or put sb/sth down

to put something or someone that you are holding onto the floor or onto another surface

I'll just put my bag down - it's rather heavy.'Put me down, daddy!'Put that knife down - you're making me nervous.

put down sb or put sb down

to make someone feel stupid or unimportant by criticizing them

Why do you have to put me down in front of everyone like that?

sometimes reflexive

You put yourself down too much.

put-down

noun usually singular

That was a bit of a put-down, wasn't it, referring to Julia as 'that girl who types Derek's letters'?

to put someone's name on a list or document, usually in order to arrange for them to do somethingoften + for

You have to put a child down for nursery almost as soon as they're born.

sometimes + to do sth

I've put myself down to do French classes next term.

sometimes + as

He'd put me down as next of kin so I was the first to be informed of his death.

British & Australian old-fashioned to stop a vehicle and let someone get out of it or off it

Ask the driver to put you down outside the church.

put down sth or put sth down

if you put the phone down, you put the part of the telephone that you speak into back into its usual position after your conversation has ended

It was only after I'd put the phone down that I realised what I'd said.

sometimes + on

He put the phone down on me (= suddenly ended the telephone conversation) in the middle of what I was saying.

to pay part of the total cost of something

Have you got enough money to put a deposit down on a house?

to kill an animal because it is very old or very ill

Eventually the poor cat was in such pain that we had to have her put down.

to write something

If anyone wants to go to the seminar on Friday afternoon, could they put their name down on this list, please?There are feelings you can't talk about and sometimes it helps to put it all down on paper.

to use force to stop people opposing the government

Tanks had been brought in to put down the last popular uprising.

put sb down

to put a baby in its bed so that it can sleep

I usually put Harry down for a nap in the afternoon.

put down (sth) or put (sth) down

to land in an aircraft, or to make an aircraft land

I ran out of fuel and had to put down in the middle of a field.

put down

verb

to belittle someone; to treat someone with humiliating contempt US, 1958.

to euthanise an animal UK, 1899.

to implicate someone as guilty US, 1965

phraseput down1. put down sth • put sth down to stop holding, carrying, or using something and put it somewhere: Stanley put down his newspaper and glared at her. He puts the axe down and wipes his hands on his trousers, eyeing me as he does so. What are you doing with that knife? Put it down!■ OPPOSITE: pick up2. put down the phone/put the phone down BrE to put the receiver back onto the telephone after you have finished your conversation. The receiver is the part of the telephone that you pick up and speak into.: "I can't talk now," she said and put the phone down. As Prinz was putting the phone down, he wondered what had brought Herrmann to Cologne. When he heard my voice he put down the phone immediately.put the phone down on sb (=put the phone down and stop talking to someone because you feel very angry) I'm sorry I lied! Don't put the phone down on me!■ SIMILAR TO: hang up3. put sb down to criticize someone in an unkind way that makes them seem stupid or unimportant, when other people are present: Her ex-husband was always putting her down in front of her friends. I'm fed up with being put down and made to feel stupid by him.■ SIMILAR TO: belittle formalputdown n C something unkind that someone says to another person, which makes that person seem stupid or unimportant: The remark was clearly intended as a putdown, and she felt like punching him in the face.4. put yourself down especially spoken to tell other people that you are not very successful, do not have good qualities etc, when in fact this is not true - use this about someone who lacks confidence in their own abilities: Of course you're a good teacher. You shouldn't put yourself down all the time.■ SIMILAR TO: be so hard on yourself5. I couldn't put it down/it's impossible to put down etc especially spoken used to say that a book is so exciting or interesting that you do not want to stop reading it: It's one of the best novels I've ever read. I just couldn't put it down. It's more than just a cookbook. You'll find that once you pick it up, it's very hard to put down.6. put down a rebellion/coup/revolt/riot etc to use force to stop a violent attempt to change the government a violent protest by a large group of people etc: Panama's military government has succeeded in putting down a coup led by some of the country's most senior officers. In 1745 the Prince led his army across the border into England, but the rebellion was soon put down.■ SIMILAR TO: suppress7. put sth down • put down sth to kill an animal without causing it any pain, because it is old or ill: Our cat got cancer, and we had to have him put down. The horse had to be put down after breaking a leg at Kelso yesterday.■ SIMILAR TO: put sth to sleep8. put sth down • put down sth to write something on paper instead of just thinking about it, for example your ideas about something, or something that you have to do: "Have you got the phone fixed yet?" " No. I'll put it down on my list of things to do."put sth down on paper It often helps to put your thoughts down on paper.■ SIMILAR TO: write down, jot down9. put sb down • put down sb to write someone's name on a list so that they can take part in an activity, join a school or other organization etc: I'm organizing a trip to the lakes. Shall I put you down?+ to do sth BrE So far only 12 students have put their names down to do the course.put yourself down to do sth BrE I've put myself down to run in the charity race next Saturday.+ for His parents put him down for the best school in the area.■ SIMILAR TO: sign up10. put down sth • put sth down to pay part of the total cost or value of something when you arrange to buy it or rent itput down a deposit (=a deposit is the part of the total cost or value of something that you put down) They put down a $10,000 deposit on the house when they bought it.11. put down sth • put sth down BrE to officially ask for something to be discussed or voted on by the other people in a meeting or in parliament: Yesterday Japanese MPs put down a motion calling for him to resign. Republicans have put down so many amendments that it is unlikely that the bill will be passed in this session of Congress.■ SIMILAR TO: table formal12. put down sth • put sth down to put a carpet or other covering onto the floor or the ground: They're having a wooden floor put down in the bedroom. We chose the carpet at the weekend, and the man's coming to put it down later this week.■ SIMILAR TO: lay13. put down • put sth down BrE if a plane puts down somewhere, or the pilot puts it down, it lands there, especially when this was not planned: One of the engines caught fire and he had to put down in the desert.■ SIMILAR TO: land ► compare come down14. put sb down • put down sb BrE if a driver puts someone down somewhere, he or she stops the car, bus, etc and lets them get out there: They asked the driver to put them down at the station.■ SIMILAR TO: set down15. put sb down if you put a baby down to sleep, you put it in a bed so that it can sleep: Harry seems a lot quieter now. I think I'll put him down for a nap.

put (an animal) down

To euthanize an animal, typically to prevent its suffering in old age or illness, or because it poses a threat to humans or other animals. We decided to put our dog down last week. He was in so much pain from cancer that we felt it would be cruel to let him struggle on. Animal control ended up having to put a bear down that had been found roaming the neighborhood for the third time this month.

put (one) down

1. To insult, mock, belittle, or disparage one. The boss is always putting me down in front of everyone in the office. It's really making my life miserable. Tommy, don't put your brother down like that—if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything.

2. To kill one. The marshal told the fugitive that he would put him down if he reached for his gun.

3. To euthanize an animal. We knew our poor dog was suffering, so we decided it was time to put her down.

put down (an animal)

To end the life of an animal (generally through euthanasia) so as to prevent its suffering in old age or illness, or because it poses a threat to humans or other animals. We decided to put down our dog last week. He was in so much pain from cancer that we felt it would be cruel to let him struggle on. Animal control ended up having to put down the bear once it was spotted roaming the neighborhood for the third time in recent months.

put someone or something down

1. Go to set someone or something down.

2. Fig. to belittle or degrade someone or something. It's an old car, but that's no reason to put it down. You put down everything you don't understand!

put someone down (for something)

to put someone's name on a list of people who volunteer to do something or give an amount of money. Can I put you down for ten dollars? We're having a picnic, and you're invited. Everyone is bringing something. Can I put you down for potato salad?

put something down

1. Fig. to repress or put a stop to something such as a riot or rebellion. The army was called to put down the rebellion. The police used tear gas to put the riot down.

2. Go to set something down.

put down

1. Write down; also, enter in a list. For example, Please put down my name for a free ticket, or Put me down as a subscriber. [Second half of 1500s]

2. Bring to an end, repress, as in They managed to put down the rebellion in a single day, or We've got to put down these rumors about a takeover. [c. 1300]

3. Kill a sick animal, as in The vet said the dog must be put down. [Mid-1500s] Also see put away, def. 5.

4. Belittle, disparage, criticize, as in Her husband was always putting her down. [c. 1400] Also see run down, def. 6.

5. Ascribe, attribute, as in We put her poor performance down to stage fright. [Late 1700s]

6. Regard, classify, as in We put her down as a hypochondriac. [Mid-1800s]

7. Pay a deposit, as in We put down $2,000 for the car.

8. Store for future use, as in David put down ten cases of this year's Chablis. [Mid-1800s]

9. Land in an aircraft; also, land an aircraft, as in What time will we put down at Heathrow? or She put the plane down exactly on the runway. [c. 1930]

10. Put a child to bed, as in The sitter said she'd put Brian down at 8:30. [Second half of 1900s]

put down

1. To set something on the surface of something: They put the boxes down on the floor. I put down my pen and looked up. We put a new carpet down.

2. To write down: I grabbed a piece of paper and quickly put down what she had just said. He put his address down on a slip of paper and handed it to me.

3. To assign someone to some task or obligation: We put John down to do the laundry and Mary to do the dishes. You can put me down for a $20 donation, and I'll send you a check next week.

4. To render something ineffective; repress something: We should put down any rumors that we might be leaving town. When the peasants organized a revolution, the dictator called in the army to put it down.

5. To criticize, berate, or insult someone or something: My boss is always putting me down for small mistakes. The teachers put down our knowledge of literature.

6. To kill some animal, especially a domesticated animal that is sick or suffering: We had to put down several cows that had gotten very ill. The vet put our dog down when it became too sick.

7. To put some child to bed: We put the baby down for a nap.

8. To land: The plane put down at O'Hare Airport.

9. To land some aircraft: The pilot put the plane down in a field.

10. To make some down payment: We just put down a deposit on a new house. If I put $100 down today, can I pay the rest next month?

11. put down to To attribute some event to some cause: They put the boating accident down to the captain's inexperience.

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