Meaning
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!
Thử xem nào!
Sure.
But if I lay down, I might fall asleep right here.
Nhưng nếu tôi nằm xuống, tôi có thể sẽ ngủ thiếp đi ngay tại đây.
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.
Sau khi mọi thứ đã được đặt xong, chúng ta sẽ trét vữa vào các khe hở.
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.
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.
Cấu trúc: "Chủ ngữ + lay down + tân ngữ"
Ví dụ 1: Chính phủ đã đưa ra các quy định về an toàn.
Ví dụ 2: Giáo viên đã đặt ra các quy tắc vào ngày đầu tiên của lớp học.
Ví dụ 3: Hợp đồng đưa ra các điều kiện cho cả hai bên.
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.
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