put down
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ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the combination of 'put' and 'down'.
مثال
- He couldn't stand her constant put-downs.
- She was hurt by his cruel put-down.
- The comedian's jokes were often put-downs of audience members.
ترکیبهای رایج
Constant put-downs Cruel put-down Humorous put-downs Disguised put-downs
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place “set down your bags here” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- put in a horizontal position “lay the books on the table” “lay the patient carefully onto the bed” “Cause: lie” “Somebody ----s somebody PP” “Somebody ----s something PP”
- cause to come to the ground “the pilot managed to land the airplane safely” “Cause: land, set down” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s something PP”
- leave or unload “unload the cargo” “drop off the passengers at the hotel” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Somebody ----s somebody PP” “Somebody ----s something PP”
- put (an animal) to death “The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid” “the sick cat had to be put down” “Somebody ----s something”
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s that CLAUSE”
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally “She tends to put down younger women colleagues” “His critics took him down after the lecture” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody”
- make a record of; set down in permanent form “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody” “Something ----s something” “Somebody ----s that CLAUSE”
مترادفها
1. Deposit, lay down.
2. Repress, crush, baffle, overthrow, destroy, conquer.
3. Degrade, confute, humiliate, abash, shame, disconcert, humble, extinguish, suppress.
4. Confute, silence.