ΠΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ
layΒ down
/lΛeΙͺ dΛaΚn/
to lay down
[phrase form: lay]
01
Π·Π°Π»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΡΡ
to officially state that something, such as a principle or rule must be obeyed
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The judge laid the law down to the defendant, warning him of the consequences of his actions.
Π‘ΡΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΈΠ·Π»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ» Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠΌΡ, ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ² Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΡ
Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠΉ.
02
ΡΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡΡΡ, ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ΅
to stop trying or fighting, and admit defeat
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The soldiers laid their arms down and surrendered.
Π‘ΠΎΠ»Π΄Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠ΄Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡ.
03
Π»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΡΡΡΡ, ΡΠΊΠ»Π°Π΄ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ
to intentionally fall off a motorcycle to avoid a collision
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The rider laid down in the corner to avoid hitting the other rider.
ΠΠΎΠ½ΡΠΈΠΊ Π»Π΅Π³ Π² ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ΅, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΈΠ·Π±Π΅ΠΆΠ°ΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Ρ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠΌ Π³ΠΎΠ½ΡΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ.
04
ΠΊΠ»Π°ΡΡΡ, ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡΡ
to stop holding or using something
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The child laid her toy down to eat her dinner.
Π Π΅Π±Π΅Π½ΠΎΠΊ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ» ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ ΠΈΠ³ΡΡΡΠΊΡ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΆΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΡ.
05
ΡΠΉΡΠΈ Π² ΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΊΡ, ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΡ
to resign or retire from a job, responsibility, or position
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The judge laid down her robe after retiring from the bench.
Π‘ΡΠ΄ΡΡ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ» ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ ΠΌΠ°Π½ΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΡ
ΠΎΠ΄Π° Ρ ΡΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ°.
06
ΠΎΡΠΊΠ»Π°Π΄ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ, Π½Π°ΠΊΠ°ΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ
to gradually gather and store something
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The sediment in the river laid a layer of silt down on the riverbed.
ΠΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΠΊ Π² ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ» ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΠ»Π° Π½Π° Π΄Π½Π΅ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠΈ.



























