[fàng xià]
lay down; put down
lay down the burden
放下包袱
put aside the work on hand
放下手头的工作
discard one's haughty airs; come off the high horse; drop pretentious airs
放下架子
lay down arms
放下武器
lay down a volume
放下书卷
He will not lay it down until it is finished.
他没干完的事决不会放下不干。
She placed her sewing aside when the telephone rang.
电话铃响了， 她放下了针线活。