| 单词 | lay down |
| 释义 | lay down vt. sep. 1.(put down)to lay sth down or to lay down sth + object, burden(通常指用完后)放下, 搁下 Daniel finished the article and laid the newspaper down on his desk.丹尼尔读完文章, 把报纸放到桌上。 I laid down the pen and shut the book.我放下笔, 合上书。 2.(formulate)to lay sth down or to lay down sth + conditions, standards, procedure规定；制定；颁布 The Companies Act lays down a set of minimum requirements.《公司法》规定了一系列最低标准。 the rigorous standards laid down by the police由警方制定的严格标准 3.(stop fighting)to lay sth down or to lay down sth + weapons, arms放下；放弃 The drug traffickers offered to lay down their arms.毒贩们主动提出放下武器。 4.(build)to lay sth down or to lay down sth(开始)建造 The railway was laid down as far as Manchester.这条铁路一直铺到曼彻斯特。 5.【地质】to lay sth down or to lay down sth使沉积 The steep-sided valley is of carboniferous limestone laid down as mud some 330 million years ago.山谷陡峭的一侧是石炭纪石灰岩, 在大约3.3亿年前由淤泥沉积而成。 6.(record)to lay sth down or to lay down sth在纸上记录(计划、方案) He also laid down plans to increase workers' rights.他还对增加工人权利的方案作了书面记录。 7.【农】to lay sth down or to lay down sth变(田地)为牧场 Something like one-half of the area was laid down to permanent pasture by the end of the 18th century.到18世纪末, 这个地区大约一半的土地都成了永久牧场。 8.(store)to lay sth down or to lay down sth + wine贮藏；储存 In the cellar you will find the bottles of wine laid down from previous years.你在地窖里会发现一瓶瓶多年前储藏的葡萄酒。 9.(record) to lay sth downorto lay down sth + tracks录制 She is laying down tracks at London's Roundhouse Studios.她正在伦敦的圆屋剧场录制歌曲。 |
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