have down transitive verb [have sb down] ① (from north) 邀请…南下 yāoqǐng… nánxià ▸ we had the in-laws down from Scotland for the weekend 这个周末我们请众位姻亲从苏格兰南下做客 ② (from larger place) 邀请…来小地方 yāoqǐng… lái xiǎo dìfang ▸ we had friends down from London last week 上星期我们邀请伦敦的朋友到舍下小聚 |