put down (A1)

カタカナ: プット・ダウン

IPA: /pʊt daʊn/

Definition

To place an object on a surface, to write information down, or to suppress something by force. It can also mean to criticize someone to make them feel inferior.

意味: 物を表面に置くこと、情報を書き留めること、あるいは力で抑え込むことを意味します。また、誰かをけなして劣っていると感じさせるという意味でも使われます。

Examples / 例文

• Please put down your bags on the floor. — Please put down your bags on the floor.

• I need to put down these ideas before I forget them. — I need to put down these ideas before I forget them.

• Don't let anyone put you down. — Don't let anyone put you down.

Put down の日本語訳

Japanese translations of Put down:

• 置く
• 書き留める
• けなす
• 鎮圧する

How to Use Put down

put down (something) (phrasal verb)

To place an object on a surface. — "He put down his book and looked up."

put down (information) (phrasal verb)

To write information. — "Don't forget to put down your name and address."

put down (money) (phrasal verb)

To pay a partial amount. — "They put down a large sum for the new house."

put down (someone) (phrasal verb)

To criticize or humiliate someone. — "It's not fair to put down someone just because they made a mistake."

put down (rebellion/protest) (phrasal verb)

To suppress or stop by force. — "The authorities were quick to put down the uprising."

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