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●ˌlay sth ˈdown1. to put sth down or stop using it 放下；停用◆He stopped writing and laid down his pen.
他停止写字，放下钢笔。◆They refused to lay down their arms.
他们拒绝放下武器。SYN put sb/sth down2. if you lay down a rule, or a principle, you state officially that people must obey it or use it 规定，制定（规则或原则）◆The government has laid down procedures for negotiating teachers’ pay.
政府已制定出协商教师薪酬的程序。◆Clear guidelines have been laid down for religious teaching in schools.
已制订出明确的关于学校宗教教育的指导原则。OBJ guidelines, rules, conditions3. to establish sth that will develop or be useful in the future 形成；建立◆Good eating habits can be laid down in childhood.
良好的饮食习惯可以在童年养成。4. to produce sth that is stored and gradually increases 积聚；积累◆If you eat too much, the surplus is laid down as fat.
要是吃得太多，过剩的营养就会成为脂肪贮存起来。OBJ fat NOTE Usually used in the passive. 通常用于被动语态。5. (BrE) to store sth, especially wine, to use in the future 贮备，贮存（尤指葡萄酒）◆She has laid down hundreds of bottles of port.
她贮存了上百瓶波尔图葡萄酒。OBJ bottles, wine6. to record music for a CD, etc. 录制（音乐） ◆We laid down a couple of tracks in the studio this morning.
今天上午，我们在录音间灌录了两三首乐曲。OBJ track1, 4 [v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv]2, 3,5, 6 [v + adv + n] [v + pron + adv] [v + n + adv] (rare)
 ●lay down the ˈlawto tell sb firmly what they can or cannot do 严令；发号施令●lay down your ˈlife (for sb/sth)to die willingly in order to save sb or because of sth that you believe in （为救人或坚持信仰）牺牲生命，献身，捐躯 |