词汇 | lay something ↔ aside |
释义 | lay something ↔ asidelay something ↔ aside phrasal verbphr v a) to stop using something and put it down, especially so you can do something else 把…放在一边〔以便做其他事〕 SYN put aside Richard had laid aside his book to watch what was happening. 理查德放下书,去看看发生了什么事情。 b) STOP DOING somethingto stop behaving in a particular way, or stop having particular feelings, especially so you can achieve something 停止,摒弃〔某种行为或情感〕 SYN put aside On the day of the wedding, all arguments between the families were laid aside. 婚礼那天,两家人停止了一切争吵。 As a doctor, you often need to lay aside your personal feelings. 作为一名医生,你经常得把个人情感放在一边。 c) KEEP/STORE (also lay something ↔ by) to keep something, especially money, so you can use it in the future 留存〔钱等〕备用 SYN put by She’d laid aside a few pounds each week from her wages. 她每个星期都从薪水里拿出几英镑存起来。 Examples from the Corpus lay aside• I lay the transcript aside and lean out of the window.• It boiled, and she laid the knitting aside and made tea.• He laid his tackle aside and opened Müller's report.• After a while, he laid his book aside and sat there, his head tilted back, his thoughts adrift.• Coffin laid the papers aside and went to the window to look out.• There was no question however of laying it aside, of shedding his image, his crest, his coat of arms. → lay something ↔ aside at lay2(PHRASAL VERB) |
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