lay down

柯林斯词典

1. PHRASAL VERB If you lay something down, you put it down, usually because you have finished using it. 放下
Daniel finished the article and laid the newspaper down on his desk. 丹尼爾看完了那篇文章就把報紙放在了他的桌子上。
2. PHRASAL VERB If rules or people in authority lay down what people should do or must do, they officially state what they should or must do. 制定
Not all companies lay down written guidelines and rules. 不是所有的公司都制定書麪的準則和條例。
3. PHRASAL VERB If someone lays down their weapons, they stop fighting a battle or war and make peace. 放下 (武器)
The drug-traffickers have offered to lay down their arms. 販毒分子已經主動要放下武器。