1PHRASAL VERB (通常指用完后)放下,搁下 If you lay something down, you put it down, usually because you have finished using it. (通常指用完后)放下,搁下
Daniel finished the article and laid the newspaper down on his desk. [VERB noun PREP.]
丹尼尔看完文章后把报纸放在他的书桌上。
She laid down her knife and fork and pushed her plate away. [VERBPREP. noun]
她放下刀叉,推开盘子。
2PHRASAL VERB 规定;制定;颁布 If rules or people in authority lay down what people should do or must do, they officially state what they should or must do. 规定;制定;颁布
The Companies Act lays down a set of minimum requirements. [VERBPREP. noun (not pronoun)]
《公司法》规定了一系列最低标准。
Taxis must conform to the rigorous standards laid down by the police. [VERBPREP. noun]