单词 | lay aside |
释义 | lay aside 1.put to one side;cease temporarily some work or activity in which one is engaged暂停某一工作或活动 *At eight o'clock every evening she laid aside whatever she was doing to tell the children a story before they went to bed.每晚一到8点,她就丢掉手头在做的一切,给孩子们讲故事,以让他们睡觉。 *The students laid aside their books to listen to the news broadcast.学生们收起书本去听新闻广播。 *Lay aside your book and go to bed.放下你的书去睡觉吧。 2.save; put by for some special purpose节省;为特定目的而积蓄 *He is laying aside money for his old age.他在积蓄钱以备晚年。 *Half the prize money he spent,and the rest was laid aside for a rainy day.他花了一半奖金,其余的钱存起来以备不时之需。 *She laid aside one hour a day for reading.她每天抽一个小时来看书。 *Every family has spare money to lay aside and surplus grain in store.家家有存款,户户有余粮。 3.abandon;reject抛弃;拒绝;除去 *He has laid aside the habit of smoking.他已戒烟。 *It's time to lay aside our differences and work together for a shared purpose.是我们放弃不同意见,为共同目标而通力合作的时候了。 *I want you to lay aside these useless prejudices.我希望你丢开这些无益的偏见。 |
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