put-down

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Clavell has a whole series of can't-put-down books set in Asia, including Tai-Pan and Shogun, among others.
這個故事十分引人入勝，克倫威爾有一系列關(guān)于亞洲的不容錯過的小說，其它的還有臺北、日本幕府等。
If those thoughts spell gloom and doom, that's where you're headed, because put-down words sabotage confidence instead of offering support and encouragement.
如果這些想法意味著黑暗和毀滅，那你就會走進(jìn)黑暗和被毀滅，因?yàn)橘H低的話語會摧毀你的信心，而不會鼓勵你、支持你。
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Would you hire a carpet-layer to put down a breadth of carpet a day?
你會雇請一個鋪地毯的用一天的時間來鋪一張地毯嗎？

The play was in seventeen eighty-seven, after Taylor helped to put down Shay's rebellion.
Everybody sit down again but don't but don't put your--keep your books handy because this is going to be pretty aerobic.
大家都坐下,但不要放下書,拿在手上,因?yàn)槟銈儗⒁鲂┯醒踹\(yùn)動
耶魯公開課 - 博弈論課程節(jié)選
Suppose,for example,that if you really did believe, fundamentally,unconsciously,all the way down-- however we should put it--if you really did believe you were going to die, the horror of that would lead you to start screaming and just keep screaming.
假設(shè)，比如你真的相信，根本上潛意識里相信-,你真的相信自己有朝一日會死，這種恐懼會讓你一直尖叫不已。
耶魯公開課 - 死亡課程節(jié)選

And another good Dobbs put-down by Vinnie Mirchandani.
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A put-down is something that you say or do to criticize someone or make them appear foolish.