a)officially state 正式阐述SAY/STATE to officially state something or say that rules, principles etc must be obeyed 〔正式或坚决地〕阐述,声明;规定
He had already clearly laid down his view in his opening speech.
他在开场白里已经明确表达了自己的观点。
lay down that
The contract laid down that the work must be completed before 2025.
合同规定工程必须在2025年之前完成。
b)weapons 武器HORIZONTAL if people lay down their weapons, they stop fighting 放下〔武器〕
The terrorists were urged to lay down their arms.
恐怖分子被敦促放下武器。
c)lay down the lawTELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something to tell other people what to do, how they should think etc, in a very strong or impolite way 〔用强硬或粗鲁的方式〕发号施令
I could hear him laying down the law.
我听到他在发号施令。
d)lay down your life formalDIE to die in order to help other people 〔为了帮助别人而〕牺牲生命
lay down your life for
He was even prepared to lay down his life for his friends.
他甚至愿意为他的朋友舍命。
e)keep 留存KEEP/STORE to store something, especially wine, to use in the future 储存〔尤指酒〕
f)record 录音 to record your music, for example in a recording studio 录制〔音乐〕
They are just about to start laying down tracks for their second album.
他们正准备录制第二张专辑。
Examples from the Corpus
lay down• At the approach to the bridge I take off my burdens and lay them down.• When she had finished, she put the top on the pen and laid it down.• He laid her down and splashed water on her face.• Then I laid the album down in its center and wrapped it in the white cloth.• Jimmy had laid the girl down on the roughfloor.• Yolanda closes her eyes and lays her head down on the wheel, then glances over at Jose.• There they gently laid it down on top of the so-centimetre mark at the middle of the tapemeasure.• He lay back down, tried to sleep.
lay down ... arms• How could Kadyrov force my commanders to lay down their arms?• In April they will have to lay down their arms.• Must we show our willingness to negotiate the non-negotiable and lay down our arms?• Several observersremarked that the band looked more like a victoriousarmy than like one laying down its arms.• Sfeir threatened - for the second time in a month - to excommunicate those refusing to lay down their arms.• The only thing I can say is for them to lay down their arms and stop it right now.• The State Council gave the armed groups an ultimatum to lay down their arms by March 30 and to open transportroutes.• The Confederates laid down their arms that afternoon.
lay down the law• By eleven o'clock I was standing in front of Patterson's desklaying down the law.• Ron, too, was laying down the law.• She would lay down the laws.• MacFarland said I would do well in his class and laid down the law about doing well in the others.• It is unfortunate that Mrs Gardner's thoroughness did not extend to laying down the law about insurance.• They made a move for the piano, but we laid down the law and soon redirected their energy to sightseeing.• Well, there was nothing for it, I had to lay down the law in no uncertainterms.• If Bob starts laying down the law, just tell him to shut up.• Parents need to lay down the law regarding how much TV their children watch.• Steadily I disappointed Paquita, who believed it was my job to lay down the law with Clarisa.
lay down your life• He considered it a privilege to lay down his life for his country.• I would lay down my life for it.• They had truegrievances to settle and were ready to lay down their lives for vengeance.• He remembered the words of Izz Huett: She would have laid down her life for you.