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!
試試看吧！
Sure.
But if I lay down, I might fall asleep right here.
但是如果我躺下，我可能會在這裡睡著。
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.
一旦一切就緒，我們就開始填縫。
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.
結構: "Subject + lay down + object"
例子 1: 政府為安全 laid down 規定。
例子 2: 老師在第一天上課時 laid down 規則。
例子 3: 合約為雙方 lays down 條件。
結構: "Subject + lay + object + down"
例子 1: 工人小心地將磚塊放下來以形成小徑。
例子 2: 在遊戲中，他將牌放在桌上。
例子 3: 她將毯子鋪在草地上準備野餐。
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
