put down(put down your phone)

每日学英语。小编带你学英语。今日短语“Put Down”。

The riot was soon put down by the police.

暴乱很快被警察镇压下来了。

★Put down 有很多的解释，从上文来看，“Put down ”有“镇压（暴动、叛乱）”的意思。

当然除此之外还有别的意思：

★“写下；用打字机打下”

E.g.: He put down the notes he heard.

他写下他所听到的笔记。

★“付定金”

E.g.: She bought the bag for 10000 dollars and put down 1000 dollars.

她买下了那款价值一万美金的包并支付了一千美金的定金。

★“当众批评，捉弄”

E.g.: The teacher should not put him down in public.

老师不应该当众批评他。

★ “杀死（危险或病重的动物）”

E.g.: The dog was infected with rabies and had to be put down.

那只狗染上了狂犬病，必须杀死！