- move to or place in a particular position放, 置：
Harry put down his cup
哈里放下了杯子
I put my hand out towards her
我朝她伸出手
watch where you're putting your feet!
看你把脚放哪里了！
- cause (someone or something) to go to a particular place and remain there for a time使（人, 物）进入并停留在（某一位置）：
India has put three experimental satellites into space.
印度已经把三颗实验卫星送入太空。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction(of a ship) proceed in a particular direction（船）（沿某个方向）行驶：
she stepped into the boat and put out to sea.
她登上小船出航。
- write or print (something) in a particular place写上; 印上：
they put my name on the cover page.
他们把我的名字写在了封面上。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction US archaic (of a river) flow in a particular direction〈美, 古〉（河流）流向。
- bring into a particular state or condition使处于某一状态（或境地）：
they tried to put me at ease
他们尽量使我放松情绪
a large aid programme was put into practice
一个庞大的援助计划付诸实施
he is putting himself at risk.
他正在使自己处于危险之中。
put oneself in
imagine oneself in (a particular situation)想像着处于（某一境遇）：it was no use trying to put herself in his place.
她枉费心机地假想着自己处在他的位置上。
- express (a thought or comment) in a particular way, form, or language（以某一方式、形式、语言）表达（思想, 评论）：
to put it bluntly, he was not really divorced.
坦率地说, 他没有正式离婚。
put something on/on to
cause (someone or something) to carry or be subject to something把…归咎于, 把…推诿给, 把…施加于：commentators put some of the blame on Congress
评论员把部分责任归罪于国会
he defended his decision to put VAT on domestic fuel.
他为自己征收民用燃料增值税的有关决定辩解。
- assign a particular value, figure, or limit to指定…的价值（或数字、限度）：
it is very difficult to put a figure on the size of the budget.
很难指出预算大小的具体数字。
- (put something at) estimate something to be (a particular amount)估计…为（某一数量）：
estimates put the war's cost at £1 million a day.
估计战争的费用为每日100万英镑。
- throw (a shot or weight) as an athletic sport投掷（铁饼）; 推（铅球）：
she set a women's record by putting the shot 56'7".
她以56米7的成绩创造了一项女子铅球纪录。
- a throw of the shot or weight（铅球或铁饼的）投掷, 推。
- Stock Exchange short for PUT OPTION.【股票】PUT OPTION的简称。
not know where to put oneself
- informal feel deeply embarrassed〈非正式〉十分尴尬, 局促不安。
put something behind one
- get over a bad experience by distancing oneself from it把（不快的感受）置于脑后：
they have tried to put their grief behind them and rebuild their lives.
他们千方百计地忘却悲痛, 重建生活。
put the clocks back （或forward）
- adjust clocks or watches backwards (or forwards) to take account of official changes in time（根据官方有关调整时间的决定）把时钟拨慢（或拨快）。
put someone's eyes out
- blind someone, typically in a violent way（尤指粗暴地）弄瞎…的眼睛。
put one's hands together
- applaud; clap鼓掌, 拍手：
I want you all to put your hands together for Barry.
我建议大家为巴里鼓掌。
put one's hands up
- raise one's hands in surrender举手投降。
put it （或oneself） about
- Brit. informal be sexually promiscuous〈英, 非正式〉（在性行为方面）乱交。
put it there
- in imperative informal used to indicate that the speaker wishes to shake hands with someone in agreement or congratulation〈非正式〉［表示同意或祝贺的用语］握手吧：
put it there Steven, we beat them, so we did.
咱们握手吧, 史蒂文！我们打败了他们, 不是吗！
put it to
- with clause make a statement or allegation to (someone) and challenge them to deny it对（某人）直言不讳：
I put it to him that he was just a political groupie.
我向他直言, 说他只不过是个政治上的狂热追随者。
put one over on
- informal deceive (someone) into accepting something false〈非正式〉欺骗, 愚弄。
put up or shut up
- informal justify oneself or remain silent〈非正式〉要么讲出正当理由要么闭嘴：
they called for the minister to either put up or shut up.
他们要求部长要么证明自己有理要么闭嘴。
put about
- Nautical (of a ship) turn on the opposite tack【航海】（轮船）掉转航向。
put someone about
- chiefly Scottish & N. English upset or trouble someone〈主苏格兰, 北英格兰〉使烦恼; 使焦虑; 使为难。
put something about （常作be put about）
- spread information or rumours传播, 散布（消息, 谣言）。
put something across （或over）
- communicate something effectively使被接受, 使被理解。
put something aside
- save money for future use存（钱）, 储蓄。
- forget or disregard something, typically a feeling or a past difference忘记; 抛弃（某物, 尤指感情或过去的分歧）。
put someone away
- （常作be put away）confine someone in a prison or psychiatric hospital把…关进监狱（或精神病院）：
he deserves to be put away forever.
他应该终身坐牢。
- (in sport) defeat an opponent（体育运动用语）击败对方：
they wasted a chance to put the other team away.
他们队丧失了击败对手的好机会。
put something away
- save money for future use存（钱）, 储蓄。
- informal consume food or drink in large quantities〈非正式〉（大量）吃喝。
- another way of saying put something down (in sense 3 below).同put something down（见后面义项3）。
- informal (in sport) dispatch or deal with a goal or shot〈非正式〉（体育运动用语）处理, 对付（射门, 投篮）。
put something back
- reschedule a planned event to a later time or date推迟（事件）。
- delay something延误, 拖延：
greater public control may put back the modernization of the industry.
更大程度的国家控制可能会延误工业现代化的进程。
put something by
- another way of saying put something aside (in sense 1 above).同put something aside （见前面义项1）。
put someone down
- informal lower someone's self-esteem by criticizing them in front of others〈非正式〉使窘迫; 奚落。
- (of a vehicle or aircraft) stop to let someone get off（车辆, 飞机）让（乘客）下去：
driving back into town, he put them down near their homes.
他把车开回城里后让他们在各自家门口下了车。
- lay a baby down to sleep侍候（婴儿）睡觉。
put something down
- record something in writing写下, 记录, 登记：
he's putting a few thoughts down on paper.
他正在把一些想法写在纸上。
- make a recording of a piece of music录制（乐曲）。
- suppress a rebellion, coup, or riot by force取缔; 镇压（叛乱, 政变, 暴乱）。
- （一般作be put down）kill an animal because it is sick, injured, or old杀死（生病的、受伤的或衰老的动物）。
- pay a specified sum as a deposit付（定金）：
he put a thousand down and paid the rest over six months.
他先付了1,000英镑作定金, 然后在六个月内付清了其余款项。
- preserve or store food or wine for future use储藏, 储备（食品, 酒）。
- （亦作put down）land an aircraft使（飞机）降落（或着陆）。
put someone down as
- consider or judge someone or something to be认为…是, 以为…是：
I'd have put you down as a Vivaldi man.
我本以为你是个维瓦尔迪那样的作曲家。
put someone down for
- enter someone's name on a list as wishing to do, join, or subscribe to (something)报名参加（或做）; 登记订阅：
he put his son down for Eton.
他替儿子报名上伊顿公学。
put something down to
- attribute something to把…归因于：
if I forget anything, put it down to old age.
假如我忘记了什么, 那只怪年龄大了。
put someone forward
- recommend someone as a suitable candidate for a job or position推荐：
he put me forward as head of publicity.
他推荐我做广告主管。
put something forward
- submit a plan, proposal, or theory for consideration提出（计划, 建议, 理论）。
put in
- with direct speech interrupt in a conversation or discussion插嘴, 插话：
'But you're a sybarite, Roger,' put in Isobel.
“但你却是个爱奢侈图安逸的人, 罗杰,"伊索贝尔插嘴道。
put in at/into
- (of a ship) enter (a port or harbour)（轮船）入（港）。
put someone in
- appoint someone to fulfil a particular role or job指派：
he was put in to rescue the company by the stockbrokers.
他受股票经纪人之托来挽救这家公司。
- Cricket make the opposing team take first innings【板球】让对方先击球。
put something in/into
- present or submit something formally正式提出, 提交：
the airport had put in a claim for damages.
机场已正式提出赔偿损失的要求。
-
put in for
apply formally for正式申请： Adam put in for six months' leave.
亚当正式申请六个月的假期。
- devote time or effort to (something)把时间（或精力）用于：
employed mothers put in the longest hours of all women.
在所有妇女中, 有工作的母亲们付出的时间最长。
- invest money or resources in把资金（或资源）投于。
put someone off
- cancel or postpone an appointment with someone取消（或推迟）与…的约会：
he'd put off Martin until nine o'clock.
他已把与马丁见面的时间推迟到九点钟。
- cause someone to lose interest or enthusiasm使失去兴趣（或热情）：
she wanted to be a nurse, but the thought of night shifts put her off.
她想当护士, 但一想到值夜班又使她打消了这个念头。
- cause someone to feel dislike or distrust使不喜欢（或不信任）：
she had a coldness that just put me off.
她待人冷淡, 就这一点让我不喜欢。
- distract someone扰乱; 妨碍; 阻止：
you're just trying to put me off my game.
你只不过想阻止我参加比赛。
put something off
- postpone something推迟; 拖延：
they can't put off a decision much longer.
他们无法把决定再继续拖下去。
put someone on
- (in team sports) send a player out to participate in an ongoing game（成队比赛运动用语）使（选手）出赛。
put something on
- place a garment, spectacles, or jewellery on part of one's body穿上（衣服）; 戴上（眼镜）; 佩带（珠宝）：
Juliet had put on a cotton dress.
朱丽叶穿上了棉布衣服。
- attach or apply something抹上：
she put on fresh make-up.
她搽上了焕然一新的化妆品。
- cause a device to operate使（装置）运转：
shall I put the light on?
要打开灯吗？
- start cooking something开始烧菜做饭：
she was moaning that he hadn't put the dinner on.
她正在抱怨他尚未开始烧菜做饭。
- play recorded music or a video放（音乐, 录像）。
- organize or present a play, exhibition, or event组织（展览, 事件）; 上演（戏剧）。
- provide a public transport service提供（公交服务）：
so many people wanted to visit this spot that an extra train had to be put on.
那么多人想参观这个景点, 只好增开一趟列车。
- add a specified amount to (the cost of something)在（费用）上增加特定数量：
the news put 12 pence on the share price.
这条消息使股价长了12便士。
- increase in body weight; become heavier by a specified amount增加（特定数量的体重）：
she's given up her diet and put on 20 lb.
她不再节食, 体重又增加了20磅。
- Cricket (of batsmen) score a particular number of runs in a partnership【板球】（击球手）（与队员一起）得分：
Gooch and Broad put on 125 for the first wicket.
古奇和布罗德在第一局获得了125分。
- assume a particular expression, accent, etc.装出, 假装（某种表情, 口音等）：
he put on a lugubrious look.
他装出一副可怜相。
- behave deceptively装样子：
she doesn't feel she has to put on an act.
她认为没有必要装腔作势。
- bet a specified amount of money on在…押赌注：
he put £1,000 on the horse to win.
他在即将获胜的那匹马上押了1,000英镑。
put someone on to
- draw someone's attention to (someone or something useful, notable, or interesting)使注意, 使关注（有用、有名或有趣的人或物）：
Pike put me on to the Department's Legal Section.
派克将我的注意力吸引到该局的法律部。
put out for
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. agree to have sexual intercourse with (someone)〈非正式, 主北美〉同意与…发生性关系。
put someone out
- cause someone trouble or inconvenience给…带来麻烦（或不便）, 打扰：
would it put you out too much to let her visit you for a couple of hours?
让她来拜访几个小时是否会给您带来太多的麻烦？
- （常作be put out）upset or annoy someone使烦恼, 使不安; 使恼怒, 使不高兴：
he was not put out by the rebuff.
他并没有因被回绝而感到难受。
- (in sport) defeat a player or side and so cause them to be out of a competition（体育运动用语）击败并淘汰对手（或对方）。
- make someone unconscious, typically by means of drugs or an anaesthetic（尤指用麻醉药）使失去知觉。
put something out
- extinguish something that is burning扑灭, 熄灭：
fire crews from Grangetown put out the blaze.
从格兰奇镇赶来的消防人员把大火扑灭了。
- turn off a light关掉（灯）。
- lay something out ready for use摆好; 把…准备好：
she put out glasses and paper napkins.
她摆好了玻璃杯和餐巾纸。
- issue or broadcast something出版; 公布, 发布; 广播：
a limited-edition single was put out to promote the album.
发行限定版单曲唱片以促销该专辑。
- dislocate a joint使脱位, 扭伤：
she fell off her horse and put her shoulder out.
她从马背上掉下来扭伤了肩膀。
- (of a company) allocate work to a contractor or freelancer to be done off the premises（公司）分包, 发包。
- (of an engine or motor) produce a particular amount of power（发动机, 电动机）产生（动力）：
the non-turbo is expected to put out about 250bhp.
这台非涡轮发动机预计能产生250个制动马力。
put something over
- another way of saying put something across above.同前面put something across.
- N. Amer. postpone something〈北美〉推迟, 拖延：
let's put the case over for a few weeks.
我们把此事推后几周吧。
put someone through
- connect someone by telephone to another person or place为…接通电话：
put me through to the police office, please.
请替我接通警察局。
- subject someone to an unpleasant or demanding experience使不愉快（或费力）：
I hate Brian for what he put me through.
布赖恩使我不痛快, 我恨他。
- pay for one's child to attend school or college为（孩子）付费上学（或上大学）。
put something through
- initiate something and see it through to a successful conclusion做成, 完成：
he put through a reform programme to try to save the regime.
他完成了一项旨在挽救政权的改革计划。
put someone to
- cause (inconvenience or difficulty) to someone给…带来（麻烦, 困难）：
I don't want to put you to any trouble.
我不想给你带来任何麻烦。
put something to
- submit something to (someone) for consideration or attention向…提交（或提出）：
we are making a takeover bid and putting an offer to the shareholders.
我们正在做收购投标, 向股东们报价。
- devote something to (a particular use or purpose)把…专门用于（某一用途）：
they put the land to productive use.
他们把这块地作为生产用地。
- couple an animal with (another of the opposite sex) for breeding使交配。
put something together
- make something by assembling different parts or people装配; 聚集：
he can take a clock apart and put it back together again
他能拆卸钟表然后再装起来
they decided to put a new band together.
他们决定组织一个新的乐队。
- assemble things or people to make something装配成; 聚集成：
a carpenter puts together shaped pieces of wood to make a table.
木匠把成形的木块组装成了一张桌子。
put someone under
- another way of saying put someone out (in sense 3 above).同put someone out （见前面义项3）。
put up
- offer or show (a particular degree of resistance, effort, or skill) in a fight or competitive situation（战斗或竞争中）表现出, 显示出（抵抗力, 努力, 技巧）：
he put up a brave fight.
他骁勇善战。
- stay temporarily in accommodation other than one's own home宿夜, 过夜, 住宿：
we put up at a hotel in the city centre.
我们在市中心一家旅店过夜。
put someone up
- accommodate someone temporarily为…提供膳宿。
- propose someone for election or adoption提出（或举荐）…作候选人, 提名：
the party had put up a candidate in each constituency.
该党在每一选区都提出了一名候选人。
put something up
- construct or erect something建造, 搭建：
I put up the tent and cooked a meal.
我搭起了帐篷, 做好了饭。
- raise one's hand to signal that one wishes to answer or ask a question举（手）回答（或提问）。
- display a notice, sign, or poster张贴, 公布（通知, 招牌, 海报）。
- present a proposal, theory, or argument for discussion or consideration提出（建议, 理论, 论点）。
- publish banns公布（结婚预告）。
- chiefly Brit. increase the cost of something〈主英〉提高（或增加）…的费用：
I'm afraid I've got to put your rent up.
恐怕不得不提高你的租金。
- provide money as backing for an enterprise为（企业）提供赞助：
the sponsors are putting up £5,000 for the event.
发起人将为此事赞助5,000英镑。
- （常作be put up for）offer something for sale or auction把…拿出来出售（或拍卖）。
- cause game to rise from cover使（猎物）走出掩蔽处。
- archaic return a sword to its sheath〈古〉把（剑）插入鞘内。
put upon
- informaloften as adj. put-upon take advantage of (someone) by exploiting their good nature〈非正式〉利用; 占…的便宜; 欺骗：
a put-upon drudge who slaved for her employer.
为雇主卖命而被利用的苦力。
put someone up to
- informal encourage someone to do (something wrong or unwise)〈非正式〉怂恿（或鼓动）…做（坏事, 蠢事）：
Who else would play a trick like that on me? I expect Rose put him up to it.
别人谁会那样欺骗我？估计是罗斯鼓动他干的。
- archaic inform someone about (something)〈古〉把…通知（或告诉）某人。
put up with
- tolerate; endure容忍, 忍受：
I'm too tired to put up with any nonsense.
我太累了, 再也听不进任何废话。