Meaning
- To put something in a flat position so it rests flat.
- To establish rules, laws, or principles.
- To willingly give something up, especially life, for a cause.
- To create or record a track or performance.
Today's Sentences
- If I lay down, I might fall asleep.
- You’ll need to measure and cut tiles to fit before you lay them down.
- Writer's Note
01
If I lay down, I might fall asleep.
Situation
This one looks comfy.
Test it out!
한번 사용해 보세요!
Sure.
But if I lay down, I might fall asleep right here.
하지만 제가 누우면 여기서 바로 잠들지도 몰라요.
Don’t worry, that’s how you know it’s good!
If I end up napping in the store, it’s coming home with us.
02
Measure and cut tiles to fit before you lay them down.
Situation
Do we just keep going row by row?
Exactly, lay each tile down and press it firmly so it sticks well.
And what about the edges?
You’ll need to measure and cut tiles to fit before you lay them down.
Once everything’s set, we grout the spaces.
모든 것이 준비되면, 우리는 공간에 줄눈을 넣습니다.
Writer's Note
"Lay down" is a transitive, inseparable and separable phrasal verb. Let’s look at the details together.
- Transitive - A transitive phrasal verb is a phrasal verb that requires an object (a noun or pronoun) to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + lay + object + down"
Example 1: He laid the book down on the table.
Example 2: She gently laid the baby down in the crib.
Example 3: They laid the carpet down in the living room. - Inseparable - When the particle and verb are placed together.
Structure: "Subject + lay down + object"
Example 1: The government laid down regulations for safety.
Example 2: The teacher laid down the rules on the first day of class.
Example 3: The contract lays down conditions for both sides. - Separable - When an object is placed between the particle and the verb.
Structure: "Subject + lay + object + down"
Example 1: The workers laid the bricks down carefully to form the path.
Example 2: He laid his cards down on the table during the game.
Example 3: She laid the blanket down on the grass for the picnic.
구조: "주어 + lay + 목적어 + down"
예시 1: He laid the book down on the table.
예시 2: She gently laid the baby down in the crib.
예시 3: They laid the carpet down in the living room.
구조: "주어 + lay down + 목적어"
예시 1: The government laid down regulations for safety.
예시 2: The teacher laid down the rules on the first day of class.
예시 3: The contract lays down conditions for both sides.
구조: "주어 + lay + 목적어 + down"
예시 1: 작업자들이 벽돌을 조심스럽게 laid down하여 길을 만들었습니다.
예시 2: 그는 게임 중에 자신의 카드를 테이블에 laid down했습니다.
예시 3: 그녀는 소풍을 위해 잔디 위에 담요를 laid down했습니다.
Related words: Abandon, abandon, cut, decree, deposit, dictate, drop, establish, forfeit, impose, ordain, place, prescribe, produce, put, record, relinquish, sacrifice, set, set out, stipulate, surrender, track, yield
