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