校园英语口语习惯用语 第183期:lay somebody low

lay somebody low 将某人击倒在地

【讲解】

lay是动词，意思是“将……击倒,使……伏倒”,low作形容词，在此处有“伏卧的,躺倒的,死的”之意;因此lay sb. low的意思是“击倒,使倒下”，类似于汉语中的“将……放倒”。

【对话】

A:What's wrong with Jerry? He seemed to have been beaten.
A:杰瑞怎么啦？他好像挨打啦。
B:You said it. In the morning Tom laid him low.
B:你说得对，上午汤姆把他打倒在地上。
A:Why?
A:为什么？
B:Because Tom suspected Jerry stole his watch.
B:因为汤姆怀疑杰瑞偷了他的手表。
A:What happened then?
A:后来怎么样啦？
B:Somebody else found Tom's watch under the carpet and Tom had to apologize to Jerry.
B:有人在地毯下找到了他的手表，他只好向杰瑞道歉。