lay aside

• • 把…放在一边；把…搁一搁：

    They laid aside their tools to have a rest.

    他们放下工具休息了一下。

  • 积蓄；储蓄(以备将来之用)；把(时间、金钱)留作别用[亦作 lay apart]:

    He laid aside 2 weeks for job-hunting.

    他抽出2个星期寻找工作。

  • 丢弃，放弃；戒除(习惯等)；除去：

    It's difficult for a chainsmoker to lay aside the habit of smoking.

    让烟不离口的人戒烟很难。

  • (因故)使不能工作：

    The editor was laid aside half a year by a serious illness.

    由于一场重病，那名编辑歇了半年。