put someone down

常见例句

They need to put someone else down to feel good about themselves.
他们需要放下一些东西来使自己满意。
That doesn't mean that all he has done has been negative. We needed someone to put his foot down.
但是这并不是说他所做的事情都是负面的，我们只是需要有人能够让他的脚步停下来。
From tripe-visaged rascal to ass-head… William Shakespeare may have been born 450 years ago today (or thereabouts) but he sure knew how to put someone down in style.
从“蠢流氓”到“驴脑袋”……虽然威廉·莎士比亚出生于450年前（左右），但他却知道怎么用当下的时髦话“吐槽”。

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