Phrase
putting down
放下
putting down is the present participle of put down.
to place or set something on a surface
- 1.
To insult, belittle, or demean.
侮辱、贬低或贬损
- 2.
Of money as deposit, to pay.
(作为定金)支付。
- 3.
To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.
制止、消除、停止,通常用武力
- 4.
To write (something).
写下(某物)。
- 5.
To terminate a call on (a telephone); to hang up.
结束电话通话;挂断
- 6.
To add a name to a list.
将名字添加到列表中。
- 7.
To place a baby somewhere to sleep.
将婴儿放下让其入睡
- 8.
To give something as a reason for something else.
将某事作为另一事的理由。
- 9.
Of an aircraft, to land.
飞机降落
- 10.
To drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.
让某人下车或离开交通工具
- 11.
To cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book).
暂时或永久停止阅读(一本书)
- 12.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, down.
参见 put, down
记下;贬低;羞辱;镇压;制止;取缔;遏止;削减;不赞成;反对
In use
Please put down your phone when I am talking to you.
She put down her coffee cup and stood up.
He is putting down his heavy luggage in the hallway.
put down + 物体
可分离:put the book down 也可。
She put down the book and left.
她放下书离开了。
put down + 内容
常指写下信息。
Put down your name and address.
记下你的姓名和地址。
put down + 叛乱/起义等
宾语常为暴动、抗议等。
The government put down the rebellion.
政府镇压了叛乱。
Connections
Confusing words
- set down
- 放下 · 两者均表示放下物体,但set down通常指小心、正式地放置,而put down更通用。
- write down
- 写下,记下 · write down特指用笔写下来,而put down可指记录或镇压,含义更广。
- look down on
- 看不起,贬低 · look down on表示内心轻视,put down则指通过言语或行动贬低他人。
Word family
- puts down
- third person singular
- putting down
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.