| 单词 | lay down |
| 释义 | lay down 1. < called on them to lay their arms down > < laid down his kingly power > 2. obsolete 3. a. < inherited tendencies … do not operate as they do in birds or ants to lay down inexorably his whole way of life — Ruth Benedict > b. < lays down common codes for reporting so that all countries understand each other's messages — J.M.Stagg > < scale laid down for a map > c. < lay down the law > < it may be laid down as a maxim, that wherever a great deal can be made by the use of money — Adam Smith > d. 4. < had already laid his melons down > 5. archaic 6. archaic 7. a. b. < lay down sauerkraut > or preservation < lay down eggs in waterglass > 8. 9. a. b. intransitive verb 1. 2. |
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