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单词 lay something aside
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to abandon or reject
All animosities were laid aside for the moment.
Synonyms
abandon
They were persuaded to abandon their lawsuit.
reject
Paloma has rejected the values of her rich parents.
dismiss
I dismissed the thought from my mind.
postpone
He decided to postpone the expedition.
shelve
Sadly, the project has now been shelved.
put off
renounce
She renounced her old ways.
put aside
cast aside
See lay

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dismiss
Definition
to put out of one's mind
I dismissed the thought from my mind.
Synonyms
banish,
drop,
dispel,
shelve,
discard,
set aside,
eradicate,
cast out,
lay aside,
put out of your mind
in the sense of postpone
Definition
to put off until a future time
He decided to postpone the expedition.
Synonyms
put off,
delay,
suspend,
adjourn,
table,
shelve,
defer,
put back,
hold over,
put on ice (informal),
put on the back burner (informal),
take a rain check on (US, Canadian, informal)
in the sense of reject
Definition
to refuse to accept, use, or believe
Paloma has rejected the values of her rich parents.
Synonyms
deny,
decline,
abandon,
exclude,
veto,
discard,
relinquish,
renounce,
spurn,
eschew,
leave off,
throw off,
disallow,
forsake,
retract,
repudiate,
cast off,
disown,
forgo,
disclaim,
forswear,
swear off,
wash your hands of

Nearby words of
lay something aside

  • lay someone off
  • lay someone out
  • lay someone up
  • lay something aside
  • lay something bare
  • lay something down
  • lay something in

Synonyms of 'lay something aside'

lay something aside

Additional synonyms

in the sense of renounce
Definition
to give up (a belief or habit) voluntarily
She renounced her old ways.
Synonyms
disown,
reject,
abandon,
quit,
discard,
spurn,
eschew,
leave off,
throw off,
forsake,
retract,
repudiate,
cast off,
abstain from,
recant,
forswear,
abjure,
swear off,
wash your hands of
in the sense of shelve
Definition
to put aside or postpone
Sadly, the project has now been shelved.
Synonyms
postpone,
put off,
defer,
table (US),
dismiss,
freeze,
suspend,
put aside,
hold over,
mothball,
pigeonhole,
lay aside,
put on ice,
put on the back burner (informal),
hold in abeyance,
take a rain check on (US, Canadian, informal)
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