Meaning
1. 放下或铺设： “Lay down”可以表示把某物放在某个表面上。例如：“Please lay down the book on the table.”（请把书放在桌子上。）
2. 制定规则或法律： 这个短语也可以用于表示制定或制定规则和法律。例如：“The government laid down new regulations for safety.”（政府制定了新的安全规定。）
3. 投降： 在军事或冲突的背景下，“lay down arms”表示投降或放下武器。例如：“The soldiers were ordered to lay down their arms.”（士兵们被命令放下武器。）
理解“Lay down”的不同用法可以帮助学习者在各种语境中准确使用这个短语。
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!
试试看吧！
Sure.
But if I lay down, I might fall asleep right here.
不过如果我躺下，我可能会在这里睡着。
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.
一旦一切就绪，我们就填充缝隙。
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.
结构: “主语 + lay + 宾语 + down”
例子 1: He laid the book down on the table.
例子 2: She gently laid the baby down in the crib.
例子 3: They laid the carpet down in the living room.
结构：“Subject + lay down + object”
例子 1：政府制定了安全法规。
例子 2：老师在开学第一天制定了规则。
例子 3：合同为双方规定了条件。
结构: “Subject + lay + object + down”
例子 1: 工人们小心翼翼地将砖块放下，铺成小路。
例子 2: 他在游戏过程中将牌放在桌子上。
例子 3: 她在草地上铺开毯子准备野餐。
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
