| 单词 | put down |
| 释义 | put down 1. phrasal verb B1+ If you put something down somewhere, you write or type it there. Never put anything down on paper which might be used in evidence against you at a later date. [V n P + in/on] We've put down that we would like some technology courses. [VERB PARTICLE that] I had prepared for the meeting by putting down what I wanted from them. [VERB PARTICLE wh] 2. phrasal verb If you put down some money, you pay part of the price of something, and will pay the rest later. He bought an investment property for $100,000 and put down $20,000. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He's got to put cash down. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb When soldiers, police, or the government put down a riot or rebellion, they stop it by using force. Soldiers went in to put down a rebellion. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 4. phrasal verb B2 If someone puts you down, they treat you in an unpleasant way by criticizing you in front of other people or making you appear foolish. I know that I do put people down occasionally. [VERB noun PARTICLE] She learned to stop putting herself down and comparing herself to others. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Racist jokes come from wanting to put down other kinds of people we feel threatened by. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 5. See also put-down 6. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for put When an animal is put down, it is killed because it is dangerous or very ill. [mainly British] Magistrates ordered his dog Samson to be put down immediately. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] They think that any legislation that involved putting down dogs was wrong. [VERB PARTICLE noun] put-down also put down Word forms: put-downs countable noun A put-down is something that you say or do to criticize someone or make them appear foolish. [informal] I see the term as a put-down of women. She was getting very sick of Mick's put-downs. Synonyms: humiliation, slight, snub, knock [informal] Translations: Chinese: 轻蔑的话 Japanese: こき下ろし |
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