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put

[基本字彙]

【動詞】

put, put.ting, puts

【及物動詞】

1 放, 置

She put the books on the table. 她把書放在桌上

2 使成某種狀況

His gracious manners put me at ease. 他親切的態度使我很自在

3 使受

The interrogators put the prisoner to torture. 審問者讓囚犯受刑

4 賦予, 給予

They put a false interpretation on events. 他們對事件做了錯誤的詮釋

5 估計

We put the time at five o'clock. 我們估計時間是五點鐘

6 課徵

The governor has put a tax on cigarettes. 州長對香煙課稅

7『比賽』下賭注

put $50 on a horse 對某匹馬下五十元的賭注

8『運動』投, 擲

put the shot 擲鉛球

9 提出

put a question to the judge 提出問題供法官判斷

10 表達, 陳述

I put my objections bluntly. 我率直地表示反對

11 （以某種語言, 文字） 表明

put prose into verse 將散文改寫成詩

12 改編

The lyrics had been put to music. 這首抒情詩已經改編成曲子了

13 迫使, 促使

a mob that put the thief to flight 迫使小偷逃竄的群眾

14 把…用於

We must put our minds to it. 我們必須全心全意去做這件事

【不及物動詞】

1 匆促行動

2『航海』行進

The ship put into the harbor. 船入港

【名詞】

1『運動』擲 （鉛球）

2 期貨買賣

【形容詞】

〔口語〕 固定的, 靜止的

stay put 不要動

put aobut

『航海』轉換航向

put across

1 作說明; 溝通

tried to put her views across during the hearing她在聽證會中試圖說明自己的觀點

2 欺騙

put away

1 捨棄

put all negative thoughts away 捨棄所有的負面想法

2 〔口語〕 吃光, 喝光

put away the dinner in just a few minutes 幾分鐘內就把晚餐吃光

3 〔口語〕 關入精神病院

4 a. 〔口語〕 殺

The injured cat was put away. 將受傷的貓殺死以結束其痛苦

b. 埋葬

put by

貯存

My grandmother puts by her fresh vegetables.我祖母把新鮮蔬菜貯存起來

put down

1 a. 寫下

b. 登記

2 a. 敉平, 鎮壓

put down a rebellion 敉平叛亂

b. 制止, 使沈默

put down rumors 平息謠言

3 使 （動物） 安樂死

4 〔俚語〕

a. 非難; 挑剔; 批評

Her parents put her down for failing the course.她父母責罵她當掉了這門課

b. 詆毀, 輕視

He tried to put down her knowledge of literature.他企圖藐視她的文學知識

c. 侮辱

"Many status games seem designed to put down others." （Alvin F. Poussaint）很多權位競爭似乎是為了侮辱別人而設計的

5 a. 當作

Just put him down as a sneak. 姑且把他當作一個卑鄙的傢伙好了

b. 歸咎

Let's put this disaster down to experience.把這項慘敗歸咎於經驗不足吧!

6 吃光, 喝光

puts down three big meals a day 把一天中份量很多的三餐都吃光

put forth

1 生長

Plants put forth new growth in the spring. 植物在春天發新芽

2 使出, 用出

At least put forth a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor.你擦地板的時候至少要裝出你在出力的樣子

3 提出

put forth an idea 提出一個想法

put forward

提出

put forward a new plan 提出一項新計劃

put in

1 提出

put in a plea of guilty 提出有罪的請求

2 插入, 插嘴

He put in a good word for me. 他插進來為我講了一句好話

3 花時間

The inmate had put in six years at hard labor. 犯人已經做了六年苦工

She put in eight hours behind a desk. 她花八小時辦公

4 種植

We put in 20 rows of pine trees. 我們種了二十行的松樹

5『航海』入港

The freighter puts in at noon. 貨船在正午入港

put off

1 a. 拖延

put off paying the bills 拖延付賬單

b. 說服以拖延

managed to put off the creditors for another week設法說服債權人晚一個星期再來

2 脫掉

put off a sweater 脫掉一件毛衣

3 使不快, 使厭惡

His indifferent attitude has put us off. 他冷漠的態度令我們不快

4 （用假貨） 使人上當

put on

1 穿上

put on a coat 穿上外套

put socks on 穿上襪子

2 轉動 （機械）; 踩 （剎車）

put on the brakes 踩煞車

3 矯飾, 做作

put on an English accent 裝出英國口音

4 〔俚語〕 愚弄, 欺騙

You're putting me on! 你在愚弄我!

5 增加

put on weight 增加體重

6 上演, 演出

put on a variety show 演出一個綜藝節目

put out

1 撲滅 （火）

put out a fire 撲滅火災

2『航海』離港

3 驅逐

put out a drunk 驅逐醉漢

4 出版

put out a weekly newsletter 出版週刊

5 a. 使不便

Did our early arrival put you out ? 我們提早到達是否使你不便?

b. 冒犯, 激怒

I was put out by his attention to the television set.他對電視節目那麼專注使我不高興

6『棒球』使出局, 刺殺

7 〔粗俗俚語〕 （用於女性） 性行為頻繁

put over

1 拖延

tried to put a lie over, but to no avail 想說謊, 但完全沒用

put through

put the project through on time 準時完成計劃

put through a number of new laws 完成幾項新法律的制定

He put me through a lot o trouble. 他使我遭受很多麻煩

The operator put me through on the office line.接線生幫我接通辦公室的電話

put to

put together

put together a new bookcase 裝配一個新書架

put together a tax package 整理出一疊報稅單

put up

put up six jars of jam 做六罐果醬

put up a candidate at a convention 在會議中提名一位候選人

put up money for the new musical 為新的音樂劇出錢

put a friend up for the night 供一位朋友留宿過夜

put up grouse 趕出松雞

put up his antiques 出售他的古董

put up a bluff 故弄玄虛

put up a good fight 奮戰

put upon

He was always being put upon by his friends. 他的朋友總是在利用他

【慣用語】

put down roots

定居

put it to （someone）

〔俚語〕

1 過分要求

2 責備

3 佔便宜, 利用

4 咄咄逼人地表明

put （one） in mind

提醒, 使想起

You put me in mind of your grandmother. 你使我想起你的祖母

put （one's） finger on

指認出

I can't put my finger on the person in that photograph.我無法認出照片中的那個人

put （one's） foot down

堅守立場

put （one's） foot in （one's） mouth

說話笨拙

put paid to

〔主英〕 完成; 抹煞, 使化為烏有

"We've given up saying we only kill to eat; Kraft dinner and freeze-dried food have put paid to that one" （Margaret Atwood）我們已經不再說我們為吃而殺生; （由於文明進步） 袋裝餐點和冷凍食品已經抹煞掉這句話的意義

put （someone） through （someone's） paces

考驗

The drama coach put her students through their paces before the first performance.戲劇老師在她的學生第一次公演之前先考驗他們的表現

put （someone） up to

唆使 （某人） 去做

My older brother put me up to making a prank telephone call.我哥哥唆使我打一個惡作劇的電話

put the arm [bite, squeeze] on

〔俚語〕 要錢

put the finger on

〔俚語〕 密告

The witness put the finger on the killer. 證人提供兇手是誰的情報

put the make on

〔俚語〕 向…做性挑逗

put the screws to [on]

〔俚語〕 逼迫

put the skids on

〔俚語〕 使停止

"Sacrificing free speech to put the skids on prurient printed matter is not the correct path, the courts said." （Curtis J. Sitomer）以犧牲言論自由來制止色情印刷品的散布並非正途, 法庭如是說

put to bed

〔口語〕

1 印刷前的最後準備工作

2 完成計劃前的最後準備工作

put to it

使…極為困難

We were put to it to finish the book on time.要我們準時完成這本書使我們很頭痛

put two and two together

整理出結論

put up or shut up

〔俚語〕 要嘛就忍氣吞聲, 不然就採取行動

put up with

忍耐

We had to put up with the inconvenience. 我們必須忍耐不便之處