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put downput down1.■放下Put down that book and help your mother with the dishes.放下那本书, 帮你母亲洗餐具。2.■平定, 镇压, 取缔They had to call the police in order to put down the riot.他们只得叫来警察以平定骚乱。The uprising was put down with utmost ferocity.起义被极端残酷地镇压下去了。3.■记下, 写下Let me put down your telephone number lest I forget it.让我先记下你的电话号码, 以免忘了。Everything he said was put down at once.他说的话马上被记了下来。4.■估计, 认为We put the boy down as nine years old.我们估计这男孩有九岁。They put him down for a fool.他们认为他是个傻瓜。5.■归于I put his bad temper down to having had an unhappy childhood.我把他的坏脾气归之于他有过不幸的童年。The disease was put down to bad drinking water.这疾病被认为是由劣质饮用水引起的。

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put down1.■镇压，压制，扑灭，取缔；制止：The military junta is determined to put down all political opposition.政变上台后的军人政府决心镇压政治上的一切反对派。2.■夺去…的权力，剥夺职权；降级，降低…的位置：He was put down from the office for peculation.他因侵吞公款而被降职。3.■写下来，记下来，记下名字和地址：I'm having a party next Saturday;put it down in your notebook so you will not forget it.本星期六我有个聚会，把这事记在你的笔记本上以免忘记。4.■把…归因于：I put it all down to his hard work and initiative.我把这一切归因于他工作既勤奋又主动。5.■把…归在指明的某一类中；把…看做：I put her rudeness down as accidental.我认为她的粗鲁是偶然的6.■使(飞机)降落；(飞机或飞机驾驶员)降落，飞机(着陆)：The engine failed and the pilot had to put the plane down in the sea.发动机出了毛病，驾驶员只得使飞机在海上降落。7.■=put away (4.)8.■把…放下；让…下车：The bus stopped to put down some passengers.公共汽车停下来让一些旅客下车。9.■斥责，制止；迫使停止讲话，使哑口无言；驳倒：He put me down for nothing at all.他无缘无故地斥责了我一顿。10.■写下，登记，为了某种目的把(某人)的姓名写下来：Let me put down your telephone number.让我把你的电话号码记下来。11.■把…藏起来，贮藏(食物、酒类)：I'm glad I have put down a couple of cases of Maotai.我很高兴我贮藏了两箱茅台。12.■吃完，喝完：She has put down two bottles of beer at one breath,and everyone got surprised.她一口气喝下两瓶啤酒，每个人都感到吃惊。13.■降低；减少：She put her face down and sniffed the rose.她低下头去闻玫瑰花香。14.■杀死，杀掉(爱畜)使它免除痛苦：The donkey broke a leg in the fall and had to be put down.这头驴子跌断了一条腿，不得不杀掉。15.■在买东西时先付(一部分钱)作为定金：You can buy this house by putting 10% down and paying the rest over thirty years,at interest.你可以先付10%的钱买下这栋房子，其余的钱可以分30年加利息付还。16.■钻(井等)，挖(井)；掘(坑等)：He put down a new well in his yard.他在院里新开挖了一口井。17.■使(鱼)受惊而游到水底：The noisy activity quickly put down the fish.吵闹的响声很快赶跑了鱼群。18.■把(狗、马等)饲养好：It's not an easy job to put your dog down properly.把狗养好不是一件容易的事。19.■使(展览的动物)在比赛中落选：Even the ideal dog may be put down if it is not shown in perfect condition.即使是理想的狗，如果不能以最佳的竞技状态参展，也有可能被淘汰。20.■放弃，省掉，省去不用(花钱多的东西)，削减，节省(开支)；压低(价格)：Put down your expenditure!削减你的开支吧!21.■提出，把…列入议事日程：The opposition will put down a censure motion on the government's handling of the affair.反对党对政府处理该事提出动议。22.■拒绝；批评；挑剔：His latest book has been severely put down in the newspaper report.新闻报道对他最近的一本书进行了严厉的批评。23.■侍候(孩子)上床睡觉：Mother put her daughter down for her nap.母亲哄女儿上床睡午觉。24.■挂断(电话)：Please don't put the telephone down since I'll check the list for you.不要挂断电话，我给你查一下名单。25.■铺(草坪、地毯等)；铺盖：The lawn put down on the football ground is very expensive.足球场上铺的草坪非常昂贵。26.■扫…的面子；羞辱：He's always putting his wife down in public.他老是当众羞辱妻子。27.■(土地)改种(其他作物)：This year I intend to put the rose border down to vegetables.今年我想把玫瑰花坛改种蔬菜。28.■放毒(药死害虫或害人的动物)：Do they put down poison for getting rid of these rats?为消灭老鼠他们下毒了吗?29.■[美国俚语]轻蔑；贬低，非难：If someone puts you down,you should teach him a lesson.如果有人奚落你，你就应该教训教训他。30.■[俚语]降低…的规模(或重要性)

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