The speaker is not laying down anything.

讲话者并不是主张什么。

The committee are busy laying down a general policy.

委员会正忙于制定一个总方针。

A butcher can become a Buddha after laying down the knife.

宰杀猪羊的屠夫，因放下屠刀，立地成佛。

Deposition is the laying down of sediment that has been transported.

沉积是已搬运的物质再沉积下来。

The Lord Justice said he was not laying down guideline for sentencing.

方法官说他现在没有制定判刑的标准。