lay downとは

意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

lay down (三人称単数 現在形 lays down, 現在分詞 laying down, 過去形および過去分詞形 laid down)

1. (transitive) To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.

   The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon.

   Lay down your arms.

2. (transitive) To intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision.

   He laid down his brand-new Harley-Davidson to avoid the oncoming bus.

3. (transitive) To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules または policies).

   Let's lay down the rules right at the beginning, so we are consistent.

   You've got to lay down the law with that boy.

   • William Morris

     Well, I lay it down, first, that a book quite unornamented can look actually and positively beautiful, and not merely un-ugly, if it be, so to say, architecturally good, which, by the by, need not add much to its price […]

   • 2016 February 20, “Obituary: Antonin Scalia: Always right”, in The Economist:

     The law was written in words, and those ideally laid down bright lines for everyone to follow

4. To stock, store (e.g. wine) for the future. See also lay by.
5. (euphemistic, transitive) To euthanize an animal.
6. To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life."
7. (intransitive, nonstandard, proscribed) To lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.

   I feel a bit ill, so I'm going to go lay down for a while.

8. (nautical, dated) To draw the lines of a ship's hull at full size, before starting a build.

派生語

• lay down the law
• lay down the marker
• lay down one's arms
• lay down one's life

動詞

lay down

1. simple past tense of lie down

   He lay down in his bed until he felt better.

名詞

laydown (複数形 laydowns)

1. (usually uncountable) The act of laying something down
   • 1992, T.S. Shuler et al., “Design and Construction of Asphalt Concrete Using Polymer Modified Asphalt Binders”, in Polymer Modified Asphalt Binders^[1], ISBN 0803114133, page 125:

     However, significant smoke was observed during laydown of this mixture.

2. (publishing) A physical mockup or layout of a page design
   • 2006, Susan Linnet Cox, Photo Styling^[2], ISBN 1581154526, page 114:

     It was a week's worth of laydowns portraying the full line of athletic clothing for that season […]

3. (military) A pattern of deployment
   • 1984, Ashton B. Carter et al., Ballistic Missile Defense^[3], ISBN 0815713118, page 141:

     The offense could contrive a variety of laydowns to intensify the defense's problems.

4. (bridge) A hand which is so strong that the declarer can simply expose it and claim the number of tricks required by his or her contract
   • 2008 December 26, Phillip Alder, “Set the Toys Aside and Listen to What the Cards Are Saying”:

     North-South rested in five spades, with grand slams in spades and clubs laydown.

5. (fishing) A tree fallen in water, where anglers might target fish
   • 2007 February 7, Tim Tucker, “10 tips for fishing fallen trees”:

     The most important thing to consider when fishing laydowns is to perfectly position your boat before making your very first cast

関連する語

• lay down

参考

• Laydown on Wikipedia.