1、put down
写下;记录;键入
Never put anything down on paper which might be used in evidence against you at a later date.
一定不要写下任何书面的东西,以免日后被用作对你不利的证据。
We've put down on our staff development plan for this year that we would like some technology courses.
我们已经在今年的员工发展计划中写到我们希望有一些技术培训课程。
贬低;奚落;使窘迫
I know that I do put people down occasionally.
我知道我确实偶尔会奚落别人。
She learned to stop putting herself down and comparing herself to others.
她学会了不再自我贬低,拿自己与别人相比。
杀死(具危险性或生病的动物)
Magistrates ordered his dog Samson to be put down immediately.
治安官们勒令立即将他的狗萨姆森杀掉。
They think that any legislation that involved putting down dogs was wrong.
他们认为任何涉及捕杀狗的立法都是错误的。
2、abandon
离弃;遗弃;抛弃
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him.
他声称父母遗弃了他。
The road is strewn with abandoned vehicles.
道路上满是弃置的车辆。
中途放弃,中止(活动、工作等)
The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food.
当局中止了分发食物的尝试。
The scheme's investors, fearful of bankruptcy, decided to abandon the project.
因为担心破产,该计划的投资者决定放弃这个项目。
放纵;使沉湎于
We are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings in case we seem weak or out of control.
我们不敢放纵自己的情感,以免显得太过软弱或缺乏自制。