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!
Hãy thử xem!
Sure.
But if I lay down, I might fall asleep right here.
Nhưng nếu tôi nằm xuống, có thể tôi sẽ ngủ quên 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.
Khi mọi thứ đã xong, chúng ta sẽ trét vữa 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.
Cấu trúc: "Subject + lay + object + down"
Ví dụ 1: He laid the book down on the table.
Ví dụ 2: She gently laid the baby down in the crib.
Ví dụ 3: They laid the carpet down in the living room.
Cấu trúc: "Chủ ngữ + lay down + tân ngữ"
Ví dụ 1: Chính phủ laid down các quy định về an toàn.
Ví dụ 2: Giáo viên laid down các quy tắc vào ngày đầu tiên của lớp học.
Ví dụ 3: Hợp đồng lays down các điều kiện cho cả hai bên.
Cấu trúc: "Chủ ngữ + lay + tân ngữ + down"
Ví dụ 1: Những người công nhân đặt những viên gạch xuống cẩn thận để tạo thành con đường.
Ví dụ 2: Anh ấy đặt những lá bài của mình xuống trên bàn trong trò chơi.
Ví dụ 3: Cô ấy đặt chiếc chăn xuống trên cỏ cho buổi dã ngoại.
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