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lay somebody low 將某人擊倒在地
【講解】
lay是動詞，意思是“將……擊倒,使……伏倒”,low作形容詞，在此處有“伏臥的,躺倒的,死的”之意;因此lay sb. low的意思是“擊倒,使倒下”，類似于漢語中的“將……放倒”。
【對話】
A:What's wrong with Jerry? He seemed to have been beaten.
A:杰瑞怎么啦？他好像挨打啦。
B:You said it. In the morning Tom laid him low.
B:你說得對，上午湯姆把他打倒在地上。
A:Why?
A:為什么？
B:Because Tom suspected Jerry stole his watch.
B:因為湯姆懷疑杰瑞偷了他的手表。
A:What happened then?
A:后來怎么樣啦？
B:Somebody else found Tom's watch under the carpet and Tom had to apologize to Jerry.
B:有人在地毯下找到了他的手表，他只好向杰瑞道歉。
