单词 | put something down |
释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to make a written record of Never put anything down on paper which might be used in evidence. Synonyms record In her letters she records the domestic and social details of life in China. write down list The students were asked to list their favourite sports. enter Prue entered the passage in her notebook, then read it aloud again. log Details of the crime are logged in the computer. take down inscribe set down transcribe put in black and white 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to repress Soldiers went in to put down a rebellion. Synonyms repress They have been repressed for decades. crush The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising. suppress Maritime security patrols protect busy trade routes and suppress illegal activity. check Today's meeting must focus on checking the spread of violence. silence The shock silenced her completely. overthrow The government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago. squash The troops would stay in position to squash the first murmur of trouble. subdue He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears. quash an attempt to quash regional violence quell Troops eventually quelled the unrest. stamp out 3 (phrasal verb) Definition to put (an animal) to death Magistrates ordered that the dog should be put down at once. Synonyms put to sleep kill More than 200 people were killed in the disaster. destroy The horse had to be destroyed. do away with put away put out of its misery Additional synonymsin the sense of check Definition to slow the growth or progress of Today's meeting must focus on checking the spread of violence. Synonyms stop, control, limit, arrest, delay, halt, curb, bar, restrain, inhibit, rein, thwart, hinder, repress, obstruct, retard, impede, bridle, stem the flow of, nip in the bud, put a spoke in someone's wheel in the sense of crush Definition to control or subdue by force The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising. Synonyms overcome, overwhelm, put down, subdue, overpower, quash, quell, extinguish, stamp out, vanquish (literary), conquerin the sense of destroy Definition to kill (an animal) The horse had to be destroyed. Synonyms slaughter, kill, put down, exterminate, put to sleep Nearby words of |
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