1、put down
寫下;記錄;鍵入
Never put anything down on paper which might be used in evidence against you at a later date.
一定不要寫下任何書面的東西,以免日后被用作對(duì)你不利的證據(jù)。
We've put down on our staff development plan for this year that we would like some technology courses.
我們已經(jīng)在今年的員工發(fā)展計(jì)劃中寫到我們希望有一些技術(shù)培訓(xùn)課程。
貶低;奚落;使窘迫
I know that I do put people down occasionally.
我知道我確實(shí)偶爾會(huì)奚落別人。
She learned to stop putting herself down and comparing herself to others.
她學(xué)會(huì)了不再自我貶低,拿自己與別人相比。
殺死(具危險(xiǎn)性或生病的動(dòng)物)
Magistrates ordered his dog Samson to be put down immediately.
治安官們勒令立即將他的狗薩姆森殺掉。
They think that any legislation that involved putting down dogs was wrong.
他們認(rèn)為任何涉及捕殺狗的立法都是錯(cuò)誤的。
2、abandon
離棄;遺棄;拋棄
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him.
他聲稱父母遺棄了他。
The road is strewn with abandoned vehicles.
道路上滿是棄置的車輛。
中途放棄,中止(活動(dòng)、工作等)
The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food.
當(dāng)局中止了分發(fā)食物的嘗試。
The scheme's investors, fearful of bankruptcy, decided to abandon the project.
因?yàn)閾?dān)心破產(chǎn),該計(jì)劃的投資者決定放棄這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。
放縱;使沉湎于
We are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings in case we seem weak or out of control.
我們不敢放縱自己的情感,以免顯得太過軟弱或缺乏自制。