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| 1 | put sth in/on/through/etc sth to move something to a particular position , especially using your hands （尤指用手）放，安放，放置 |
| She put her hand on Cliff’ s arm. 她把手放在克利夫的手臂上。 |
| Did I put my wallet in your bag? 我是不是把钱夹放到你包里了？ |
| Where did you put the newspaper? 你把报纸放在哪里了？ |
| | 1a | put sth into/out/over etc sthto kick or hit something into a particular position 踢；打 | | Jones put the ball into the net after only 2 minutes of play. 比赛开始才两分钟，琼斯就把球射进了网里。 | |
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| 2 | to cause someone or something to be in a particular situation or state 使…处于；置…于 |
| A great goal put Liverpool ahead. 一个精彩的进球使利物浦队处于领先地位。 |
| put sb in a difficult/awkward/embarrassing position I wish you hadn’ t told me – it puts me in a really difficult position. 我真希望你没有告诉我，这着实使我很为难。 |
| put sb/sth at risk/in jeopardy/in danger Several jobs have been put in jeopardy as a result of the merger. 合并之后，有好几个职位都处于岌岌可危的状态。 |
| put sb in charge/control/command (of sb/sth) She was put in charge of the marketing department. 她被任命担任营销部主管。 |
| put sb under pressure/strain/stress (=make someone feel worried and unable to relax) I hate being put under so much pressure. 使某人处于压力之中 |
| put sb to work He was put to work filing all the papers. 他受命把所有的文件归档。 |
| put sb out of business/out of work/out of a job (=make them lose their job or business) Supermarkets have put many smaller shops out of business. 使某人生意倒闭；使某人失业 |
| put sb in a good/bad mood (=make someone feel happy/annoyed) That argument put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day. 使某人开心/苦恼 |
| put sth into practice/effect/action/operation etc (=make it start working) There has been a lot of criticism of the way the proposals were put into effect. 把某事物付诸实践/使某事物生效/使某事物起作用 |
| put sb at a disadvantage The law puts farmers in this country at a disadvantage. 这项法律对这个国家的农民不利。 |
| | 2a | to imagine what someone else’ s situation is like 设身处地为某人想想 | | Put yourself in my place. How would you feel if someone took your job? 设身处地为我想想。如果有人夺走了你的工作你会有何感想？ | |
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| 3 | to write or print something 写；印刷；出版；打印 |
| Put a tick by the correct answer. 在正确的答案上打钩。 |
| I’ ll put a note at the bottom of the card. 我会在卡片的下方写上注释。 |
| I’ ll put it in my diary. 我会把它写进日记里。 |
| You’ ve put the comma in the wrong place. 你把逗号标错位置了。 |
| | 3a | to write something in order to make it official 用书面形式表达 | |
| | 3b | to write your name at the bottom of a document or letter to show that you wrote it or agree with it 在某物上签名 | |
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| 4 | put sb in/on/to sth to make someone go to a place 安置（某人）去（某处） |
| We’ ve had to put my mother in a nursing home. 我们已经把我的母亲送到了养老院。 |
| If we put the kids in one room, Jean can sleep in Adam’ s room. 如果我们让孩子们睡在一个房间里，琼就可以睡在亚当的房间里。 |
| The government has promised to put more police officers on the street. 政府已经答应在街上部署更多警察。 |
| What time do you put the kids to bed? 你什么时候让孩子们上床睡觉？ |
| | 4a | to make sure someone gets on a train/plane/bus etc 送某人上火车/飞机/公共汽车等 | |
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| 5 | to say or write something in a particular way 说；写；表达 |
| put sth cleverly/succinctly/well She put it very well when she described him as ‘brilliant but lazy’ . 她把他描述成是“聪明但懒惰”，真是说得太好了。 |
| | 5a | used for giving the exact words that someone uses 按照某人的说法 | | As John put it, ‘Life would be nice if we didn’ t have to work’ . 照约翰的说法，“如果我们不用工作，生活就太美好了”。 | |
| | 5b | used when you are going to say something that is honest but may sound rude 我该怎么说呢？/让我这么说吧 | | Let me put it this way, he’ s rich, but he’ s certainly not attractive. 让我这么说吧，他很有钱，但是他肯定没有魅力。 | |
| | 5c | used for saying that someone has expressed something very well 我自己也没法表达得更好 | |
| | 5d | to explain a feeling that you are having 用语言来表达某物 | | It’ s difficult to put into words how I feel about what happened. 很难用语言来表达我对所发生的一切的感觉。 | |
| | 5e | used for saying that you are just giving the basic facts about a complicated situation 简单地说；简而言之 | | Put simply, it was an offer we couldn’ t refuse. 简而言之，这是个我们没法拒绝的提议。 | |
| | 5f | used when you are going to explain something in a different way in order to make it easier to understand 换句话说 | |
| | 5g | used for telling someone that you are going to be honest even if this upsets them 坦率地说 | | To put it bluntly, their demands are unreasonable. 坦率地说，他们的要求是不合理的。 | |
| | 5h | used when you are going to explain a long or complicated idea , story etc in a quick and simple way 概括地说；简要地说 | |
| | 5i | used for saying that a situation is much worse than the words you are using to talk about it 说得好听点儿 | | Jack wasn’ t very happy, to put it mildly. 说得好听点儿，杰克是不太高兴。 | |
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| 6 | put sth in/on etc sth to build or place something somewhere 建造；安置 |
| There are plans to put ten new houses on the site. 有在该处建造10幢新房的计划。 |
| We decided to put the office upstairs. 我们决定把办公室设在楼上。 |
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| 7 | put sb/sth among/as/in sth to give someone or something a particular position on a list arranged according to importance , quality , or value （根据重要性、质量或价值）排名，列入 |
| I’ d put Monet among the best artists of the century. 我会把莫奈列入那个世纪最出色的艺术家之列。 |
| They’ re so different, you can’ t even put them in the same category. 它们的区别很大，甚至很难把它们列入到同一个范畴。 |
| | 7a | to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else 把某人/某物排在…之前/之上 | | The company had been accused of putting profits before safety. 公司一直被指责为赚取利润不顾安全。 | |
| | 7b | to consider someone or something as the most important person or thing 把某人/某物排在…之前/之上 | | You know I always put my family first. 你知道我总是把我的家庭放在首位。 | |
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| 8 | to state or explain something 陈述；解释 |
| You will get plenty of opportunity to put your point of view. 你将有足够的机会来阐述你的观点。 |
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| 9 | to throw a heavy metal ball called a shot as a sport 推（铅球） |
| He put the shot for the United States in the last three Olympic Games. 他在最近3届奥林匹克运动会上均代表美国队参加铅球比赛。 |
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| - | not know where to put yourself BRITISH informal
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| to feel very embarrassed |
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| Dad suddenly stood up and started dancing – I didn’ t know where to put myself. 父亲突然站起来开始跳舞，我真是无地自容。 |
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| - | not put it past sb (to do sth)
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| used for saying that you think someone is capable of doing something bad or dishonest |
| 说某人（做某事）不夸张；认为（某事）可能为某人所为 |
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| ‘Do you think Jake took the money?’ ‘I wouldn’ t put it past him’ . “你认为是杰克把钱拿走了吗？”“我觉得他有这个可能。” |
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| - | put sth behind you
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| to forget something unpleasant that has happened to you or stop being affected by it |
| 把某事置之脑后；忘掉（不愉快的事） |
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| I was upset at the time, but I’ ve managed to put it behind me. 当时我很苦恼，但我已设法把它忘掉了。 |
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| used for telling someone to put their hand in your hand as a greeting , or because you have just made an agreement |
| （用于表示问候或达成协议后）握个手吧 |
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| - | put a price/value etc on sth
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| to make a judgment about the price or amount of something |
| 估量某物的价格／价值等 |
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| It’ s a rare piece of jewellery, but I wouldn’ t like to put a value on it. 这是一件非常稀有的珠宝，但我不愿估量其价值。 |
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| - | put a stop/end to sth
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| to make something stop happening , especially something bad or unpleasant |
| 制止某事（尤指坏事或不愉快的事） |
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| You ought to put a stop to that sort of behaviour. 你应该制止那种行为。 |
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| - | put sb straight/right (on/about sth)
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| to explain the real facts about a situation to someone who does not understand it correctly |
| 使某人了解真相；使某人弄清楚情况 |
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| I think I ought to put you straight – John is just my business partner. 我想我必须让你明白，约翰仅仅是我生意上的伙伴。 |
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| - | ˌput aˈbout |
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| 1 | put about T BRITISH informal to tell a lot of people something , especially something that is not true 传播，散布（尤指谣言） | put it about that Clare’ s been putting it about that I’ m pregnant. 克莱尔一直在散布谣言说我怀孕了。 | |
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| 2 | I/T if a ship puts about , or if you put it about , it turns and sails in the opposite direction （使）（船）掉头；（使）掉转航向 |
| | - | put yourself about BRITISH informal
| | to have sex with a lot of different people | | 与多人发生性关系 | | | | | |
| - | ˌput aˈcross or ˌput ˈover |
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| | to explain an idea , belief etc in a way that is easy to understand 把（观点、信仰等）阐释得通俗易懂 | Television can be a useful way of putting across health messages. 电视有助于把健康知识阐释得通俗易懂。 | |
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| | to express your ideas clearly and effectively so that people can see what you are really like | | 清楚地表达自己的观点 | | | | Emily puts herself across very well. 埃米莉把自己的意思表达得很清楚。 | | | |
| - | ˌput aˈround/ˈround |
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| | put about 1 | put it around that Someone’ s been putting it around that she’ s leaving. 有人一直在散布谣言说她要离开。 | |
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| 1 | to not allow yourself to be affected by a problem , argument etc so that you can achieve something more important 把…搁在一边；撇开 | Laura put aside her concerns and got on with the job. 劳拉抛开担忧，继续工作。 | | put aside your differences (=not be affected by the fact that you disagree about some things) Both sides need to put aside their differences and continue the peace talks. 撇开异议；抛开分歧 | |
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| 2 | put aside to save an amount of money so that you can buy or pay for something in the future 积蓄；存钱 | Each month she puts some money aside for her retirement. 每个月她都存些钱以备退休后用。 | |
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| 3 | to keep a period of time free so that you can use it for a particular purpose 腾出（时间） | I put aside a day at the end of each month for doing the business accounts. 每个月我都腾出一天的时间来做业务账目。 | |
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| 4 | to keep something so it can be used or taken away later 保存；保留 | The shop offered to put the dress aside while I went to the bank. 那家商店提出可以为我保留那件衣服，等我到银行取钱来买。 | |
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| | put sth at sth: to calculate the cost , amount , size etc of something 计算（成本、数量、大小等） | The cost of repairing the damage was put at £100,000. 经估算损坏的维修成本为100000英镑。 | |
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| 1 | to put something in the place where you usually keep it when you are not using it 收起…；将…放回原处 | He put the notebook away and stood up. 他把笔记本收好，站了起来。 | |
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| 2 | informal to eat or drink a lot of something 大吃；狂饮 | They put away vast quantities of cake between them. 他们俩吃了很多蛋糕。 | |
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| 3 | informal to put someone in a prison or a mental hospital 把（某人）送进监狱；把（某人）送进精神病院 | He ought to be put away for a very long time. 他应该被好好关上一阵子。 | |
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| 4 | to save an amount of money 存钱 | Try and put away a little each month. 每个月试着存点钱。 | |
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| 5 | informal to score a goal by kicking or hitting the ball into the net 攻入（球） | The fourth goal was put away by Woodhead. 第4个球是由伍德黑德攻进的。 | |
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| 6 | AMERICAN very informal to kill someone 杀；杀害 |
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| 1 | to put something in the place where it was before it was moved 把（某物）放回原处 | Can you put the book back when you’ ve finished with it? 你看完以后能不能把书放回原处？ | |
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| 2 | to change the time or date of an event so that it happens later than originally planned 推迟；推后 | We’ ve put the trip back until June now. 我们现在已经把旅行推迟到了6月份。 | | | 2a | to make something happen later than it should happen 使延误；使耽搁 | | The fire has put back the opening of the theatre by several months. 火灾使剧院的开业延迟了好几个月。 | | |
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| 3 | to change the time of a clock or watch to an earlier time 倒拨，调慢（钟表的时间） |
| - | ˈput beˌfore |
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| | put sth before sb: to formally offer an idea or proposal to someone for them to consider or accept 提出，提交（观点或建议） | The new Criminal Justice bill is expected to be put before Parliament next month. 新刑事审判法预计将在下个月提交国会审议。 | |
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| | put aside 2 | I try to put a little by each month for bills. 我尽量每个月都存一点钱来付账。 | |
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| 1 | T to put someone or something onto a surface , especially the floor 放下；（尤指）放到地面上 | Emma put her bag down and went upstairs. 埃玛把她的包放到地上，上楼去了。 | |
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| 2 | T to criticize someone , especially when other people are present , in a way that makes them feel stupid （尤指）当众批评，使当众出丑 | He’ s always trying to put me down. 他总是想方设法使我在众人面前下不了台。 | | | 2a | to criticize yourself so that people think that you are less good , clever etc than you really are 自我贬低 | | |
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| 3 | T to kill an animal using a drug because it is very old , ill , or dangerous 杀死（年老体弱或危险的动物） | have sth put down We’ re probably going to have the cat put down next week. 我们很可能会在下周让人把这只猫杀死。 | |
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| 4 | T to write something on a piece of paper 写在纸上 | I put my name down on the list. 我把我的名字写在名单上。 | | Can you put your phone number down in the book? 您能不能把您的电话号码写在这本书上？ | | | 4a | T to write someone’ s name on a list , especially so that they can take part in something 记下…的姓名；登记 | | put sb down to do sth I’ ve put you down to help with the food. 我已经把你的名字列入食品捐助者名单之中了。 | | |
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| 5 | T to pay part of the cost of something and agree to pay the rest later 支付（部分费用，并同意以后支付其余费用） | We’ ve put down a deposit on a new car. 我们已经支付了新车的订金。 | |
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| 6 | I/T BRITISH to stop a car , bus etc and let someone get out of it 停车让（某人）下车 | Can put me down by the library? 你能不能在图书馆那里让我下车？ | |
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| 7 | I/T if an aircraft puts down or if someone puts it down , it lands （使）着陆，降落 |
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| 8 | T put sb down: to put a baby in a bed so that it can go to sleep 把（婴儿）放到床上（使其睡觉） | I put Brigid down for a couple of hours this afternoon. 今天下午我把布丽吉德放到床上让她睡了好几个小时。 | |
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| 9 | T BRITISH to officially ask parliament or a committee to consider something and make a decision on it 把…提交（国会或委员会）审议 | put down a motion/an amendment The government put down numerous extensive amendments to the Bill. 政府提交了对该法案的大量修改。 | |
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| 10 | T to use force to stop a protest or an attempt by people to take power away from a government or leader 镇压 | He used tanks to put down an armed uprising last June. 他动用坦克镇压了去年6月的一次武装暴乱。 | |
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| | used for saying that you think a book is so interesting or exciting that you cannot stop reading it | | （对某本书）爱不释手，不忍释卷 | | | | | | - | put the phonedown
| | | | 1 | to put the telephone receiver back onto its base after you have finished talking to someone （结束通话后）放下电话 | | | | 2 | to end a telephone conversation with someone before they have finished speaking 挂断某人的电话 | | | | | | | | | |
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| | put sb down as sth: to think that someone is a particular type of person 认为；以为 | I’ m surprised she was nervous: I’ d always put her down as being very confident. 我很意外她居然会紧张：我一直以为她很自信。 | |
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| 1 | to write someone’ s name on a list so that they can take part in an activity or become a member of an institution or organization 把…登记在名单上 | I’ ve put my name down for the trip to Paris. 我已报名去巴黎旅行。 | | It’ s the sort of school you have to put them down for at birth. 这是一出生你就该给他们报名入学的那种学校。 | |
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| | put sth down to sth: if you put something down to a particular reason , you think it has happened for that reason 把…归因于 | I put his irritability down to tiredness. 我把他的易怒归咎于疲惫。 | |
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| 1 | formal to state or suggest an idea , opinion , plan etc 提出；建议 | The government has put forth a modest plan to streamline the whole system. 政府已提出一个精简整个系统的谨慎计划。 | |
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| 2 | literary if a plant or tree puts forth leaves , roots etc it starts to grow （植物或树）长叶，发芽 |
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| 1 | to suggest something or offer an idea , opinion , reason etc, especially so that people can discuss it and make a decision 提出（想法、观点、理由等） | He rejected all the proposals put forward by the committee. 他拒绝了委员会提出的所有建议。 | | | 1a | to officially suggest that someone should be considered for a particular job or position 提名；推荐 | | put sb forward as/for sth Your name was put forward as a possible team leader. 你被提名为队长候选人。 | | put sb forward to do sth I’ ve thought about putting myself forward to chair the meeting. 我曾想毛遂自荐担任会议主持人。 | | |
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| 2 | to change the time or date of an event so that it happens earlier than originally planned 提前 | The meeting has been put forward to Monday. 会议被提前至星期一。 | |
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| 1 | T to spend a particular amount of time doing something , or make a particular amount of effort in order to do something 投入（时间或努力） | Wendy has been putting in more hours at the office recently. 温迪最近在工作上花的时间越来越多。 | | They must have put in a lot of work to achieve such an interesting exhibition. 为办成这样一次有趣的展览他们肯定做了大量的工作。 | |
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| 2 | T to fix something such as equipment in the place where it will be used and make it ready to use 安装；安置 | We’ re having a burglar alarm put in. 我们正在叫人安装防盗警报铃。 | | They’ re coming to put the new kitchen in next week. 他们下周会来安装新厨具。 | |
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| 3 | T to make an official request , claim , offer etc 正式提出；出价 | He put in a bid of $1 million for the company. 他对那家公司投标100万美元。 | | Why don’ t you put in a claim for the damage? 你为什么不对损失提出索赔？ | |
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| 4 | T to say something that interrupts someone who is speaking 插话；打断 | ‘Why don’ t you ask them?’ he suddenly put in. “你为什么不问问他们呢？”他突然插话道。 | |
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| 5 | T to invest money in a business or an account 投资 | To start up the business, they each put in £50,000. 为了成立公司，他们每个人都投入了50000英镑。 | |
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| 6 | T to elect a politician to a parliament or a political party to govern a country 选举（政治领导人） | Labour had been put in with a large majority. 工党以大多数票当选。 | | | 6a | to choose someone for a job or position , especially an important one 选派（某人就任某职，尤指重要岗位） | | They put in a new manager to try and improve sales. 他们选派了一位新经理尝试着提高销售额。 | | |
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| 7 | T put sth in sb/sth: to give something such as your trust or responsibility for your safety to someone or something 给予…信任；委以责任 | You have to put your faith in the pilot when you’ re flying. 飞行时你必须信任飞行员。 | | You do realize you’ re putting your life in his hands? 你确实意识到你把自己的生命交到他手中吗？ | | They had put all their hopes in him. 他们把全部希望寄托在了他身上。 | |
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| 8 | I if a ship puts in , it stops at a port （船）停靠码头，进港 |
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| - | ˌput ˈin for |
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| 1 | put in for sth: to officially ask for something 正式要求 | We’ ve put in for a grant to repair the building. 我们已经正式要求得到拨款来修缮这座建筑。 | |
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| 1 | put sth into sth: to spend a particular amount of time doing something or make a particular amount of effort in order to do something 投入（时间或精力） | I put a lot of work into the speech. 我为这次演讲下了不少功夫。 | |
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| 2 | put sth into sth: to invest money in something 投资 | How much are you prepared to put into the business? 你准备在这笔生意中投入多少钱？ | |
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| 3 | put sb into sth: to choose someone for a job or position , especially an important one （尤指为重要的职位）选派 | John had been put into a job that in fact he was born to do. 约翰被选派去做一份他实际上天生就适合的工作。 | |
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| 4 | put sth into sth: to improve something by adding a particular quality to it 加入；添加 | I want to put some excitement back into my life. 我想要重新给生活增添一些刺激。 | | Try and put some enthusiasm into your work. 试着往工作中投入一些热情。 | |
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| 5 | put into sth: if a ship puts into a port , it stops there （船在码头）停靠 |
| - | ˌput ˈoff |
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| 1 | to make someone not want to do something , or make someone not like someone or something 使不想做；使反感 | Lack of parking space was putting potential customers off. 因为缺少停车位，流失了一些潜在的顾客。 | | Robert’ s attitude towards women really puts me off. 罗伯特对女性的态度真的使我很反感。 | | put sb off sb/sth I put him off the idea of going shopping with me. 我让他打消了同我出去逛街的念头。 | | put sb off doing sth All this rain really puts you off going out after work. 这样下雨真的使你在工作之余不想出门。 | |
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| 2 | to delay doing something , especially because you do not want to do it 推迟，拖延（尤指不想做的事情） | I was trying to put off the moment when I would have to leave. 我尽量拖延动身的时间。 | | You can’ t put the decision off any longer. 你不能再拖延不作决定了。 | | put off doing sth He was glad to have an excuse to put off telling her the news. 他很高兴有个借口可以推迟告诉她这个消息。 | |
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| 3 | to change the time or date of something so that it happens later than originally planned, especially because of a problem 推迟（尤指由于出现问题） | They had to put the wedding off because the bride’ s mother had an accident. 因为新娘的母亲出了事故，他们只好把婚礼推迟。 | | put off doing sth I’ ll put off going to Scotland until you’ re well enough to look after yourself again. 我会推迟去苏格兰的时间，直到你身体恢复到能重新照顾自己为止。 | |
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| 4 | to tell someone that you cannot see them or do something until a later time 推迟（约会） | We’ ll have to put George off if your mother’ s coming on Thursday. 如果你母亲星期四要来，我们就只好先推迟与乔治的约会。 | |
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| 5 | to prevent someone from concentrating on something so that they have difficulty doing it 使（某人）分心；使（某人）无法专心致志 | Stop laughing – you’ ll put her off. 别笑了，你会使她分心的。 | | | 5a | to stop someone from thinking clearly 使某人无法清醒地思考 | | He was determined not to be put off his stroke by her presence. 他下定决心不因她在场而乱了方寸。 | | |
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| 6 | to switch off a machine or piece of equipment 关掉 | Please put off the television and do your homework. 请关掉电视，做你的家庭作业。 | |
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| 7 | to stop a car , bus etc and let someone get out of it 让（某人）下车 | I’ ll put you off by the bus stop. 我会在公共汽车站附近让你下车。 | |
| - | ˌput ˈon |
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| 1 | to cover a part of your body with a piece of clothing or jewellery so that you are wearing it 穿上；戴上 | Dorothy put on her coat and went out. 多萝西穿上大衣出去了。 | | Kim had forgotten to put his watch on. 金忘了戴手表。 | | | 1a | to spread a cream , liquid , powder , or other substance on your skin or hair in order to make it softer, healthier, or more attractive 涂；抹；搽 | | Melanie was putting on her makeup in front of the mirror. 梅拉妮正在镜子前面化妆。 | | |
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| 2 | to make a machine or piece of equipment start working , especially by pressing a switch 起动；（尤指通过按按钮）开动 | Can you put the light on, please? 请打开灯好吗？ | | Shall I put the kettle on for a cup of tea? 我要不要烧壶水沏杯茶？ | | I had forgotten to put the handbrake on, so the car rolled back down the hill. 我忘了拉手闸，所以车沿着山坡倒滑了下来。 | | | 2a | to put a video , CD etc in a piece of equipment so that you can watch it or listen to it 播放（录像、CD等） | | I’ m going to put my new CD on. 我准备播放我的新CD。 | | Shall we put some music on? 我们要不要放点音乐？ | | |
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| 3 | to organize an event , show , performance etc 组织（演出等） | We’ re putting on a concert to raise money for cancer charities. 我们要组织一场音乐会来为癌症患者筹集善款。 | |
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| 4 | to pretend to have a particular feeling or a particular way of speaking or behaving 装腔作势；装模作样 | Stop putting on that funny voice! 别装那种滑稽的声音了！ | | be putting it on She’ s not really upset – she’ s just putting it on. 她并非真的苦恼，她只是在装模作样而已。 | | put on an act I think he was just putting on an act to get sympathy. 我想他只是在装样子以博取同情。 | |
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| 5 | if you put on weight , you become fatter 增加（体重） | She put a lot of weight on after the children were born. 她生完孩子后胖了很多。 | | I’ ve put on 2kg in the last month. 上个月我体重增加了2公斤。 | |
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| 6 | to start cooking something 开始煮；开始烹制 | I’ ll put the vegetables on in a minute. 过一会儿我就开始做蔬菜。 | |
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| 7 | put sth on sb/sth: to cause something to affect someone or something 对…有影响 | I feel that too much responsibility is put on teachers. 我觉得教师们身上承担了太多的责任。 | | Advertising aimed at children puts a lot of pressure on parents. 针对孩子们的广告给家长们造成了极大的压力。 | |
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| 8 | put sth on sth: BRITISH to add an amount of money to the cost or value of something 提高（价格等） | The government is putting 2p on the price of petrol. 政府把汽油的价格提升了2便士。 | |
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| 9 | put sth on sb/sth: to risk a particular amount of money by trying to guess the result of a race or competition 下赌注；押 | I put £5 on The Whitkirk Wanderer to win the Grand National. 我押了5英镑赌惠特柯克流浪者队在全国大赛中获胜。 | |
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| 10 | to pass the telephone to someone so they can speak to the person you have been talking to 让（某人）接电话 | Wait a minute, Mum, I’ ll put Joe on. 等一下，妈妈，我让乔接电话。 | |
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| 11 | to provide a bus , train etc for people to use 提供（车辆） | They’ re going to put on extra buses to take fans to the concert. 他们打算另外多派几辆车送歌迷们去参加音乐会。 | |
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| 12 | put sb on sth: to say what medical treatment someone should have 嘱咐某人进行…治疗 | I was put on a low-fat diet. 我被告知只可以吃低脂肪的食物。 | | The doctor put him on a course of antibiotics. 医生让他进行一个疗程的抗生素治疗。 | |
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| 13 | put sth on sth: to record something in an account so that someone can pay for it later 记在账上 | Can you put the drinks on my bill, please? 请把饮料钱记在我的账上好吗？ | | We put the meal on expenses. 我们将把这顿饭的费用计入花费中。 | |
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| 14 | put up 9a | We put on a fantastic performance against a much more experienced side. 在经验丰富得多的对手面前我们表现很出色。 | |
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| 15 | put sb on sth: to make someone responsible for dealing with something 让（某人）负责（某事） | I was put on cleaning duties. 我被安排负责清扫。 | |
| - | ˌput ˈonto |
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| | put sb onto sb/sth: to tell someone about someone or something that they want or need 向（某人）提供（信息） | Jan put me onto a great hairdresser in the centre of town. 我从简那里得知镇中心有个出色的理发师。 | |
| - | ˌput ˈout |
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| 1 | T to make something stop burning 熄灭；扑灭 | It took firefighters three hours to put the blaze out. 消防队员们花了3小时的时间才把火扑灭。 | | Please put that cigarette out. 请把雪茄烟灭掉。 | | | 1a | to switch off a light 关（灯） | | Tara put the light out and went to sleep. 塔拉把灯关掉后去睡觉了。 | | |
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| 2 | T to put something in a place where someone will see it , so that they can use it or have it 摆出；陈放 | I put out food for the birds in cold weather. 天气冷的时候我把食物摆出去让鸟儿们吃。 | |
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| 3 | T put sb out: usually in negatives or questions to cause problems or difficulties for someone by making them do something for you 打扰；给（某人）添麻烦 | It would be lovely to stay with you, but I don’ t want to put you out. 和你在一起是很好，但是我不想给你添麻烦。 | | | 3a | to do something to help someone even if it causes problems or difficulties for you 不嫌麻烦地（帮助某人） | | I don’ t see why I should put myself out for him. 我不知道为什么我要不嫌麻烦地帮他。 | | put yourself out to do sth She really put herself out to get everything ready for us. 她真的是不辞辛劳地帮我们把一切东西都准备好。 | | |
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| 4 | T to place something outside your house 把（某物）放在屋外 | We usually put the cat out at night. 晚上我们通常把猫放在屋外。 | | | 4a | to put waste outside your house so that it can be collected and taken away 把垃圾拿出去（让人收走） | | | | 4b | to hang clothes outside to dry after you have washed them 把洗好的衣物晾出去 | | |
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| 5 | T to produce information for people to read , watch , or hear 披露；展示；张贴；公告 | Police have put out a warning about an escaped prisoner. 警方已经张贴出一张关于一名逃犯的警示公告。 | | The band put out a statement denying rumours of a split. 该乐队发表声明否认关于解散的谣言。 | | | 5a | to broadcast a programme on television or radio （在电视或广播里）播放，播出 | | Most of the stuff they put out isn’ t worth watching. 他们播放的大部分东西都不值得一看。 | | | | 5b | to publish a book , magazine , or newspaper , or produce a video or CD for sale 出版，发行（书、杂志或报纸）；制作（录像带或CD） | | a company that has put out several new titles this year 一家今年已经出版了好几本新书的公司 | | |
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| 6 | T put sb out: to defeat a player or team in a game or competition so that they can no longer take part in it （在比赛中）打败…而使出局，淘汰 | He was put out in the first round at Wimbledon. 他在温布尔顿网球赛第一轮即被淘汰。 | |
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| 7 | T put sb out: to make someone unconscious by giving them a drug , usually before a medical operation （通常在手术前）使失去知觉，麻醉 |
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| 8 | I if a ship puts out , it sails away from a port （船）离开港口 |
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| 9 | I MAINLY AMERICAN impolite if you put out , you agree to have sex with someone 同意与…发生性关系 |
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| 10 | T to affect numbers or calculations in a way that makes them incorrect 使（数字或计算）不准确 |
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| | to injure your backshoulder etc by moving a bone out of its position in a joint | | 使背部/肩膀等扭伤 | | | | | | - | put your hand/arm/foot out
| | to move your handarmfoot forwards from your body | | 伸出手/臂/脚 | | | | She put her hand out to stop herself from falling. 她伸出手臂以免摔倒。 | | | | - | put the wordout informal
| | to tell people about something | | 传出消息；散布消息 | | | | Can you put the word out that the meeting has been cancelled. 你能不能把会议已经被取消的消息告诉大家。 | | | |
| See also -> put out |
| - | ˌput ˈover |
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| | put across | I don’ t think I put my point over very clearly. 我觉得我还是没把我的观点阐释得很清楚。 | |
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| | to trick someone into believing something that is not true | | 欺骗某人 | | | | | |
| - | ˌput ˈround |
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| | | Who put round those lies about me? 是谁散播了那些关于我的谎言？ | |
| - | ˌput ˈthrough |
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| 1 | put sb through sth: to make someone do or experience something difficult or unpleasant 使体验… | Children shouldn’ t be put through the ordeal of giving evidence in court. 不应该让孩子们经历在法庭上提供证据的痛苦。 | | The team are put through a daily fitness programme. 这支队伍被安排进行每日的健身锻炼。 | | put sb through hell (=make someone have an extremely unpleasant experience) He’ s put me through absolute hell during the last year. 让某人经历地狱般的煎熬 | | put sb through it (=make someone experience something unpleasant) He really put Jones through it when the reports were late. 使某人经历不愉快的事情 | |
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| 2 | put sb/sth through sth: to test someone or something in order to make sure everything is working correctly 使…经受考验；对…进行检测 | He was put through a series of tests to discover what was wrong with him. 他进行了一系列检查，想要知道自己得了什么病。 | | The drug has been put through several trials. 这种药经过了好几次测试。 | |
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| 3 | if you put a person or call through , you connect someone to the person they want to speak to on the telephone 为（某人）接通电话 | The switchboard operator refused to put the call through. 总机接线员拒绝接通电话。 | | put sb/sth through to sb Can you put me through to the accounts department, please? 请给我接通财务部好吗？ | |
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| 4 | to make it certain that something is accepted , approved , or successfully completed 使得以通过；使得以接受；使得以完成 | Their huge majority means they can put through virtually any legislation they want. 他们占大多数意味着他们实际上可以随意通过任何法案。 | | put sth through sth A string of similar measures had already been put through Parliament. 一系列类似的措施已经在国会得以通过。 | |
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| | to pay for someone to be a student at a school , university , or college | | 供某人读书/读大学 | | | | | |
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| 1 | to explain a plan or suggestion to a group of people so they can discuss it and decide whether to accept it or not 提交；呈交 | I put the resolution to the meeting. 我把决议提交给了大会。 | | put it to sb that I put it to her that their relationship may not have been as good as she thought. 我向她解释说他们的关系可能没有她认为的那么好。 | |
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| 2 | to ask someone a question 提（问题） | The questions they put to me were quite difficult to answer. 他们向我提的问题很难回答。 | |
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| | to cause problems or difficulties for someone by making them do something for you | | 造成问题/麻烦/不便 | | | | You don’ t have to give me a lift. I don’ t want to put you to any trouble. 你不必非让我搭车。我不想给你带来任何麻烦。 | | | | - | put sth to the vote
| | to ask people to vote on a proposal | | 请人们对某事进行表决 | | | | Despite pressure, the chairperson refused to put the issue to the vote. 尽管有压力，主席还是拒绝让人们对这个问题进行表决。 | | | |
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| 1 | to produce or organize something using many different things 组织出；拼合出；拼凑出 | Initially, they simply put together a series of guidelines. 最初，他们只是把一系列指导方针拼凑在一起。 | | The exhibition has been put together by a group of young artists. 这次展览是由一群年轻的艺术家组织的。 | | | 1a | to choose people or things to form a team or group 组织（队伍或团体） | | A team of experts has been put together to examine the effects of global warming. 组织了一支专家队伍来研究全球变暖的影响。 | | |
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| 2 | to make something by joining all its parts 装配；组装 | Will you help me put this desk together? 你能不能帮我组装这张桌子？ | |
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| | used for saying that someone or something is better or bigger than the whole of a group of other people or things | | 比某人/某物加起来更好（或更大） | | | | He knows more about computers than the rest of them put together. 他们中其他几个人加起来的计算机知识都没他多。 | | | |
| - | ˌput ˈunder |
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| | put sb under: to make someone unconscious before a medical operation by giving them a drug （手术前）麻醉，使昏迷 |
| - | ˌput ˈup |
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| 1 | T to build something such as a wall , fence , or house 建造；建筑；建设 | Grants were available to help with the cost of putting up new school buildings. 已有拨款可用于建造新教学楼。 | | John was in the garden putting a fence up. 约翰在花园里筑篱笆。 | |
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| 2 | T to fix a picture or notice onto an upright structure such as a wall （在墙上等）挂，张贴 | She put up a notice about the school trip to Italy. 她张贴出一张有关学校组织去意大利旅游的布告。 | | I put a few posters up to make the room look less bare. 我贴了几张海报使房间看起来不至于那么光秃秃的。 | | | 2a | to fix a shelf or cupboard onto a wall 在墙上安放（书架或壁橱） | | She put up some bookshelves in the study. 她在书房里安放了一些书架。 | | |
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| 3 | T to increase the value or price of something 提高（价值或价格） | Several of the banks have decided to put up their interest rates. 好几家银行都决定提高利率。 | |
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| 4 | T to provide a large amount of money for something 提供（大笔资金） | The family has put up £15,000 towards the cost of the child’ s medical treatment. 这个家庭已经为孩子治病花费了15000英镑。 | |
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| 5 | T to raise something , especially so that it is ready to use 撑起；举起 | I was soaked before I could put my umbrella up. 我把伞撑开之前已经被淋透了。 | | Put your hood up or you’ ll catch cold. 戴上你的风帽，否则会感冒的。 | |
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| 6 | T to let someone stay in your house 让（某人）留宿 | Could you put me up for the night when I come to London? | | | 6a | I to stay for a short time in a place that is not your home （在某地）短暂逗留 | | +at/in We put up at a cheap hotel. 我们寄宿在一家廉价旅馆里。 | | |
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| 7 | T to suggest that someone should be elected to a particular position 提名，推荐（人选） | In all, 60 political parties put up candidates. 总共有60个政治党派推荐候选人。 | |
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| 8 | T put up sth: BRITISH put forward 1 | It was Clare who first put up the idea of a concert to raise money for the school. 是克莱尔首先提出举办音乐会来为学校筹钱这个想法的。 | |
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| 9 | T put up sth: to make a particular effort in order to achieve or prevent something 做；防止 | Residents have put up a great fight against plans to build a new road. 居民们对铺设新路的计划进行了激烈的抗争。 | | The victim was able to put up little resistance. 受害人没什么抵抗能力。 | | Menzies’ counsel put up a spirited defence of his client. 孟席斯的辩护律师为他进行了一番有力的辩护。 | | | 9a | to show a particular level of skill or ability in doing something , especially in a competition （尤指在竞赛中）表现出，展示出（水平或能力） | | Liverpool put up a marvellous performance throughout the game. 整场比赛利物浦队都表现得很出色。 | | |
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| | to raise your arm to show that you want to ask or answer a question , or so that someone can count you | | 举手（以便提问或点名） | | | | | | - | put up or shut up informal
| | used for telling someone that they should either deal with something or stop talking about doing it | | 要么拿出行动要么闭嘴 | | | | | |
| - | ˌput ˈup to |
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| | put up with sb/sth: to accept someone or something unpleasant in a patient way 容忍；忍受 | How has Jan put up with him for so long? 简怎能容忍他那么久？ | | I will not put up with your bad behaviour any longer! 我再也不能容忍你的恶劣行径了！ | |
| See also | | - back 3 | | - paid 1 | | - stay 1 | |
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