英语词汇“lay down”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1

as in to enact

to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action the city council promises to lay down new ordinances that will force dog walkers to clean up after their animals

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enact
pass
bring about
constitute
approve
make
legislate
effect
dictate
ordain
permit
sanction
ratify
authorize
decree
proclaim
reenact
repass
execute
confirm
allow
administer

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repeal
kill
invalidate
revoke
reverse
rescind
cancel
abolish
nullify
void
overturn
annul
abrogate

2

as in to declare

to state clearly and strongly at the risk of their popularity, the parents laid down the rules for the party and wouldn't accept any arguments

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declare
assert
explain
say
proclaim
affirm
profess
guarantee
announce
justify
promote
advertise
advance
stress
avouch
defend
aver
avow
uphold
emphasize
plug
boost
assure
convince
support
underline
pronounce
accent
advocate
underscore
publicize
blaze
rationalize
call
persuade
accentuate
reaffirm
espouse
champion
reassert

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minimize
ignore
disregard
overlook
neglect
understate

3

as in to specify

to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly the supervisor laid down the procedure for a complaint of sexual harassment

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specify
define
direct
order
prescribe
dictate
tell
arrange
select
set
control
force
decree
choose
assign
conduct
charge
instruct
fix
require
bid
lead
govern
manage
command
settle
compel
coerce
enjoin
ordain
constrain
adjure
obligate
oblige

4

as in to relinquish

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress commanded the surrounded troops to lay down their weapons

Synonyms & Similar Words

relinquish
surrender
turn in
render
hand over
turn over
deliver
cough up
transfer
yield
give up
abandon
cede
resign
release
commit
entrust
desert
forfeit
waive
consign
discard
part (with)
renounce
shed
intrust
forsake
abnegate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

keep
retain
withhold

单词	lay down
释义	lay down verb laid down; laying down; lays down transitive verb 1 : to give up : surrender lay down your arms 2 a : establish, prescribe lay down a scale for a map b : to assert or command dogmatically lay down the law 3 a : store, preserve laid down a young wine b : record laying down songs for their new album 4 a : to direct toward a target lay down a barrage b : to hit along the ground laid down a sacrifice bunt intransitive verb nonstandard : to lie down Synonyms constitute enact legislate make ordain pass See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the city council promises to lay down new ordinances that will force dog walkers to clean up after their animals at the risk of their popularity, the parents laid down the rules for the party and wouldn't accept any arguments Recent Examples on the Web The two were among dozens of filmmakers who signed an open letter asking security forces to lay down their weapons rather than attack protesters in the aftermath of the collapse. Babak Dehghanpisheh, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 The latest crackdown on dissent in Iran saw Al-Ahmad and Rasoulof arrested on Friday over the posting of social media statements that urged Iranian security force members to lay down their weapons used against protesters. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2022 Early on, Ukrainian soldiers received SMS messages urging them to lay down their weapons and go home. Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2022 Gulbar Akram urged his brother to lay down his weapons and return to his children alive. Bloomberg.com, 20 Jan. 2022 Jerry had been gone almost three years in January 2019 when one night Karen and I lay down to go to bed. Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 Ronson, who was equally impressed by the song, suggested that the late Taylor Hawkins should lay down drums on the track. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 28 July 2022 But, someone forgot to tell the Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy team to lay down. Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 27 May 2022 Yet Biden used the anniversary to lay down a set of principles for foreign policy as the United States and its allies arm Ukrainians and impose sanctions on Russia. Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 lay down verb 1 as in to enact to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action the city council promises to lay down new ordinances that will force dog walkers to clean up after their animals Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance enact pass bring about constitute approve make legislate effect dictate ordain permit sanction ratify authorize decree proclaim reenact repass execute confirm allow administer Antonyms & Near Antonyms repeal kill invalidate revoke reverse rescind cancel abolish nullify void overturn annul abrogate See More 2 as in to declare to state clearly and strongly at the risk of their popularity, the parents laid down the rules for the party and wouldn't accept any arguments Synonyms & Similar Words declare assert explain say proclaim affirm profess guarantee announce justify promote advertise advance stress avouch defend aver avow uphold emphasize plug boost assure convince support underline pronounce accent advocate underscore publicize blaze rationalize call persuade accentuate reaffirm espouse champion reassert Antonyms & Near Antonyms minimize ignore disregard overlook neglect understate 3 as in to specify to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly the supervisor laid down the procedure for a complaint of sexual harassment Synonyms & Similar Words specify define direct order prescribe dictate tell arrange select set control force decree choose assign conduct charge instruct fix require bid lead govern manage command settle compel coerce enjoin ordain constrain adjure obligate oblige 4 as in to relinquish to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress commanded the surrounded troops to lay down their weapons Synonyms & Similar Words relinquish surrender turn in render hand over turn over deliver cough up transfer yield give up abandon cede resign release commit entrust desert forfeit waive consign discard part (with) renounce shed intrust forsake abnegate Antonyms & Near Antonyms keep retain withhold
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