put down ( putting, puts )

• 1. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you put something down somewhere, you write or type it there. 写下; 用打字机打下

  例：

  Never put anything down on paper which might be used in evidence against you at a later date.

  不要在纸上写下任何东西，免得日后成为对你不利的证据。

  例：

  The journalists simply put down what they thought they heard.

  记者们只是记下他们认为自己听到的东西。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you put down some money, you pay part of the price of something, and will pay the rest later. 付订金

  例：

  He bought an investment property for $100,000 and put down $20,000.

  他买了一处价值$10万的投资性房产，并支付了$2万的订金。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB When soldiers, police, or the government put down a riot or rebellion, they stop it by using force. 镇压 (暴动、叛乱)

  例：

  Soldiers went in to put down a rebellion.

  士兵们攻进去镇压了一场叛乱。

• 4. 

  PHRASAL VERB If someone puts you down, they treat you in an unpleasant way by criticizing you in front of other people or making you appear foolish. 当众批评; 捉弄

  例：

  I know that I do put people down occasionally.

  我知道我有时候确实会伤人面子。

  例：

  Racist jokes come from wanting to put down other kinds of people we feel threatened by.

  种族笑话源于我们想捉弄那些我们感到有威胁的异族人。

• 5. 

  → see also put-down

• 6. 

  PHRASAL VERB When an animal is put down, it is killed because it is dangerous or very ill. 杀死 (危险或病重的动物)

  例：

  The judge ordered their dog Samson to be put down immediately.

  该法官下令立即杀掉他们的狗萨姆森。