(1) write down可作“写下来”解。
- Write down your idea while it is clear in your mind.
当你思考清楚的时候把你的想法写出来。 - Please write down the address for me.
请给我写下地址。 - You'd better write down his telephone number in your notebook lest you should forget it.
你最好把他的电话号码记在本子上，以免日后忘了。
(2) scribble down指“潦草写下”。
- She scribbled down the name on a piece of paper.
她在一张纸上匆匆记下这个名字。
(3) jot down指“匆匆写下”。
- The police jotted down my name and address.
警察匆匆写下我的名字和地址。 - He jotted some points down for the talk he was to give that evening.
他匆匆写下他那天晚上要讲的谈话要点。
(4) note down指“记下来”，通常指仔细地记。
- He noted down what he had to do the next day on a piece of paper.
他在一张纸上记下他第二天必须做的事情。 - She noted down every word he said.
她记下他说的每一个词。
(5) take down为一般用语，意为“记下来”。
- The policeman took down all particulars of the accident.
警察将这次事故的所有细节都记了下来。 - I'll tell you how to get to the place, you'd better take it down .
我将告诉你怎样走到那地方，你最好记下来。
(6) put down也可表示“写下来”，为一般用语。
- I will put down the details in my notebook, lest I'll forget them.
在我的笔记本上我将记下这些细节以免将来忘了它们。 - They asked for the proposals to be put down on paper so that they might study them at leisure.
他们要求把建议写到纸上，以便将来能从容地研究它们。
(7) get down可表示“写下来”，为非正式用语。
- Get your ideas down on paper and let me have them as soon as possible.
把你的主意写下来，让我尽可能早地得到它们。 - Did you get the last sentence down , or was I dictating too quickly?
你把最后一句话记下来了吗？是否我说得太快了？
(8) set down可作“写下来，记下来”解。
- Set down the date at the beginning of the letter.
要把日期写在信的开头。 - You'd better set down the facts just as you remember them.
你最好把你记得的事实都记下来。
(9) mark down可作“写下来；记下来”解，尤指以某种标记或记号记下。
- Let me mark down the date of the meeting on my calendar.
让我把开会的日期记在日历上。
(10) make a note/notes of, take notes of均可作“记笔记”解。
- Make a note of how much money you spend on the project.
记下来你在这项工程上花多少钱。 - Please make notes of his address and telephone number.
请记下他的电话号码和地址。 - You needn't take notes of everything that's said in class.
你不必把课堂上讲的全记下来。
(11) commit...to paper意为“记在纸上”。
- Don't commit your promises to paper if you're uncertain whether you can keep them.
如果你不能确定你是否能信守承诺，就不要把它们记在纸上。
