(TTS發音) 1. extinguish（a fire）撲滅（火）；熄滅
The fire brigade soon put out the fire. 消防隊員很快就把火撲滅了。
She put out the light and closed the door. 她關掉燈，然後帶上了門。
2. force to leave逐出；趕走
If you keep talking in class，I'll have to put you out. 如果你上課再講話，我就把你趕出去。
He put out the cat. 他把貓趕了出去。
3. make angry使生氣
He never compromises on matters of principle and doesn't care who he puts out. 在原則問題上他從不妥協，不怕得罪人。
She was so put out by the man's rudeness that she didn't know what to say. 那個男子的無禮使她非常生氣，以致于不知該說什麼是好。
4. stretch out伸出
It is rude to put out your tongue at people. 對別人伸舌頭是不禮貌的。
She put out her hand in welcome. 她伸出手來歡迎。
5. set sail出航
The ship put out to sea at dawn. 這條船在黎明時啟航了。
6. publish；broadcast出版；廣播；發表
For years he had put out a weekly newspaper. 多年來他一直在出版一種週報。
The government is about to put out a statement on its wages policy. 政府將對工資政策發表聲明。
7. exert（strength，etc. ）使出力量
Let's put out all our strength to do it. 讓我們全力以赴去做。
Never had our supporters put out so much effort. 支持我們的人從來沒有出過這麼大的力。
8. produce；generate；provide生產；產生；供應
The company puts out 900 cars a week. 這家公司一星期生產900輛汽車。
The enging of a fighter puts out more than one thousand horsepower. 一架戰鬥機的發動機輸出功率高達1千多匹馬力。
This eatinghouse puts out meals at moderate prices. 這家餐館供應廉價飯菜。
9. sprout new shoots，leaves，etc. ，esp. of a tree or plant（植物）長出（芽、葉）
The trees start putting out their fresh green shoots in the spring. 春天，樹木開始長出鮮嫩的綠芽。
10. cause sb. to become unconscious使昏迷
He put out his opponent in the seventh round. 在第7回合中他把對手擊昏倒了。
He was put out by acupunctural anaesthesia. 針刺麻醉使他失去了知覺。
11. dislocate a part of the body使脫臼
She fell down and put her shoulder out. 她摔了一跤，把肩膀跌脫了臼。
12. cause figures，results，calculations，etc. to be wrong or inaccurate使誤差
The rise in transportation costs has really put our estimate out. 運輸費的上漲使我們的預算產生了誤差。
The final totals can have been put out by as much as five per cent. 最後的總數可能誤差達百分之五。
13. inconvenience sb. 麻煩（某人）；使某人不便
You're not putting us out at all！On the contrary，we're glad to see you. 你一點也沒打攪我們！相反，見到你我們真是很高興。
It won't put us out a bit if we drive you home. 我們開車送你回去，一點都不麻煩。
14. lend money to sb. in order to get interest on it放款；投資
The banks have started putting out money to people wanting to buy their own houses. 銀行已開始借款給那些想買房子的人。
