put across , put over
When you put something across or put it over, you succeed in describing or explaining it to someone.
get across
He has taken out a half-page advertisement in his local paper to put his point across.
他拿出了当地报纸上的半版广告来阐释他的观点。
put aside
If you put something aside, you keep it to be dealt with or used at a later time.
Encourage children to put aside some of their allowance to buy Christmas presents.
鼓励孩子们存下部分零用钱来买圣诞礼物。
put away
If you put something away, you put it into the place where it is normally kept when it is not being used, for example, in a drawer.
She finished putting the milk away and turned around.
她把牛奶收拾完后转过身来。
'Yes, Mom,' replied Cheryl as she slowly put away her doll.
“是的,妈妈,”谢里尔一边回答,一边慢慢地把她的玩具娃娃收起来。
put back
To put something back means to delay it or arrange for it to happen later than you previously planned.
There are always new projects which seem to put the reunion back further.
总有新项目,似乎还要推迟团聚的时间。
put down
If you put something down somewhere, you write or type it there.
Never put anything down on paper which might be used in evidence against you at a later date.
日后可能成为对你不利的证据的信息,千万不要写在纸上。
The journalists simply put down what they thought they heard.
记者们只是记下他们认为自己听到的东西。
If you put down some money, you pay part of the price of something, and will pay the rest later.
He bought an investment property for $100,000 and put down $20,000.
他买了一处价值10万美元的投资性房产,并支付了2万美元的订金。
When soldiers, police, or the government put down a riot or rebellion, they stop it by using force.
Soldiers went in to put down a rebellion.
士兵们冲进去镇压了一场叛乱。
If someone puts you down, they treat you in an unpleasant way by criticizing you in front of other people or making you appear foolish.
I know that I do put people down occasionally.
我知道我有时候确实很伤人面子。
Racist jokes come from wanting to put down other kinds of people we feel threatened by.
种族笑话源于我们想捉弄那些让我们感到受威胁的异族人。
When an animal is put down, it is killed because it is dangerous or very ill.
The judge ordered their dog Samson to be put down immediately.
该法官下令立即杀掉他们的狗萨姆森。
put down to
If you put something down to a particular thing, you believe that it is caused by that thing.
You may be a sceptic and put it down to life's inequalities.
你可能是个怀疑论者,并将其归因于生活的种种不平等。
put forward
If you put forward a plan, proposal, or name, you suggest that it should be considered for a particular purpose or job.
He has put forward new peace proposals.
他已提出了新的和平建议。
Various theories have been put forward to account for this apparent anomaly.
人们已经提出各种理论来解释这一明显的异常。
put in
If you put in an amount of time or effort doing something, you spend that time or effort doing it.
Wade was going to be paid a salary, instead of by the hour, whether he put in forty hours or not.
韦德将领月薪,而不是小时工资,无论他是否干够40个小时。
They've put in time and effort to keep the strike going.
他们已投入了时间和精力来继续这场罢工。
If you put in a request or put in for something, you formally request or apply for that thing.
I also put in a request for some overtime.
我也提出了支付加班费的请求。
If you put in a remark, you interrupt someone or add to what they have said with the remark.
'He was a lawyer before that,' Mary Ann put in.
“在那之前他是个律师,”玛丽·安补充道。
put off
If you put something off, you delay doing it.
Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers.
晚育的妇女常常会成为最优秀的母亲。
If you put someone off, you make them wait for something that they want.
The old priest tried to put them off, saying that the hour was late.
那位老牧师试图把他们搪塞过去,称时间太晚了。
If something puts you off something, it makes you dislike it, or decide not to do or have it.
The high divorce figures don't seem to be putting people off marriage.
高离婚率似乎并没有使人们对婚姻望而却步。
His personal habits put them off.
他的个人习惯令他们反感。
If someone or something puts you off, they take your attention from what you are trying to do and make it more difficult for you to do it.
She asked me to be serious – said it put her off if I laughed.
她要我严肃一点–说如果我大笑会让她分心。
put on
When you put on clothing or makeup, you place it on your body in order to wear it.
She put on her coat and went out.
她穿上外套,出去了。
Maximo put on a pair of glasses.
马克西莫戴上了一副眼镜。
When people put on a show, exhibition, or service, they perform it or organize it.
The band is hoping to put on a show before the end of the year.
该乐队希望在年底之前举行一场演出。
If someone puts on weight, they become heavier.
I can eat what I want but I never put on weight.
我想吃什么就吃什么,但体重从不增加。
If you put on a piece of equipment or a device, you make it start working, for example, by pressing a switch or turning a knob.
I put the radio on.
我打开了收音机。
If you put a record or CD on, you place it in a record or CD player and listen to it.
She poured them drinks, and put a record on loud.
她给他们倒了饮料,把唱片的声音放得很大。
put out
If you put out an announcement or story, you make it known to a lot of people.
No one put out a press release aimed at the public.
没有人发布过针对公众的新闻稿。
If you put out a fire, candle, or cigarette, you make it stop burning.
Firemen tried to free the injured and put out the blaze.
消防员们试图救出伤者,扑灭大火。
If you put out an electric light, you make it stop shining by pressing a switch.
turn out
He crossed to the nightstand and put out the light.
他绕到床头柜旁,把灯关掉。
If you put out things that will be needed, you place them somewhere ready to be used.
Paula had put out her luggage for the bus.
葆拉放好了行李准备乘公共汽车。
If you put out your hand, you move it forward, away from your body.
stretch out , extend
He put out his hand to Alfred.
他把手伸向艾尔弗雷德。
If you put someone out, you cause them trouble because they have to do something for you.
It is a very sociable diet to follow because you don't have to put anyone out.
这是非常一个大众化的食谱,因为你不会给任何人带来麻烦。
put through
When someone puts through someone who is making a telephone call, they make the connection that allows the telephone call to take place.
The operator will put you through.
接线员将为你接通电话。
If someone puts you through an unpleasant experience, they make you experience it.
She wouldn't want to put them through the ordeal of a huge ceremony.
她不想让他们承受一场盛大典礼的煎熬。
put together
If you put something together, you join its different parts to each other so that it can be used.
He took it apart brick by brick, and put it back together again.
他一块砖一块砖地把它拆开,又重新把它砌好。
If you put together a group of people or things, you form them into a team or collection.
It will be able to put together a governing coalition.
它将能够组建一个执政联盟。
If you put together an agreement, plan, or product, you design and create it.
We wouldn't have time to put together an agreement.
我们不会有时间拟定一份协议。
Reports speak of Berlin putting together an aid package for Moscow.
报告提到柏林正在拟定一份援助莫斯科的一揽子计划。
put up
If people put up a wall, building, tent, or other structure, they construct it so that it is upright.
Protesters have been putting up barricades across a number of major road junctions.
抗议者们已在许多重要的十字路口设置了路障。
If you put up a poster or notice, you attach it to a wall or board.
They're putting new street signs up.
他们正在张贴新的路标。
To put up resistance to something means to resist it.
In the end the Kurds surrendered without putting up any resistance.
最终,库尔德人未做任何抵抗就投降了。
He'd put up a real fight to keep you there.
他为了把你留下来,进行了一场实实在在的斗争。
If you put up money for something, you provide the money that is needed to pay for it.
The state agreed to put up $69,000 to start his company.
国家同意出资69000美元帮他创办公司。
If a person or hotel puts you up or if you put up somewhere, you stay there for one or more nights.
I wanted to know if she could put me up for a few days.
我想知道她能否让我留宿几天。
Hundreds of commuters had to be put up in hotel rooms.
数百名通勤者只得留宿在旅馆的房间里。
If a political party puts up a candidate in an election or if the candidate puts up, the candidate takes part in the election.
Barnes put up a candidate of his own for this post.
巴恩斯就这个职位提名了自己的一位候选人。
put up with
If you put up with something, you tolerate or accept it, even though you find it unpleasant or unsatisfactory.
They had put up with behaviour from their son which they would not have tolerated from anyone else.
他们容忍了自己儿子的行为;如果换作其他任何人,他们才不会容忍。
put it to someone that
If you put it to someone that something is true, you suggest that it is true, especially when you think that they will be unwilling to admit this.
But I put it to you that they're useless.
但我要告诉你,它们没用。
put together
If you say that something is bigger or better than several other things put together, you mean that it is bigger or has more good qualities than all of those other things if they are added together.
Mary ate more than the rest of us put together.
玛丽吃得比我们所有人加在一起还要多。
puts , putting , put
When you put something in a particular place or position, you move it into that place or position.
Leaphorn put the photograph on the desk.
利普霍恩把那张照片放在桌子上。
She hesitated, then put her hand on Grace's arm.
她犹豫了一下,然后把手搭在格雷斯的臂膀上。
If you put someone somewhere, you cause them to go there and to stay there for a period of time.
Rather than put him in the hospital, she had been caring for him at home.
她没有把他送进医院,而是一直在家里照料他。
To put someone or something in a particular state or situation means to cause them to be in that state or situation.
This is going to put them out of business.
这将使他们歇业。
He was putting himself at risk.
他在把自己置于危险境地。
To put something on people or things means to cause them to have it, or to cause them to be affected by it.
place
He didn't put any pressure on her.
他并没有给她施加任何压力。
Be aware of the terrible strain it can put on a child when you expect the best grades.
当你希望孩子拿最高分时,要意识到这可能给孩子带来可怕的压力。
If you put your trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something, you trust them or have faith or confidence in them.
He had decided long ago that he would put his trust in socialism when the time came.
他很早以前就决定,当时机成熟时他将投身社会主义阵营。
If you put time, strength, or energy into an activity, you use it in doing that activity.
We're not saying that activists should put all their effort and time into party politics.
我们并不是说积极分子应把他们所有的精力和时间都投入到党政工作中。
If you put money into a business or project, you invest money in it.
Investors should consider putting some money into an annuity.
投资者们应考虑在养老金上投入一些资金。
When you put an idea or remark in a particular way, you express it in that way. You can use expressions like to put it simply and to put it bluntly before saying something when you want to explain how you are going to express it.
I had already met Pete a couple of times through – how should I put it – friends in low places.
我已经见过皮特好几次了,通过–怎么说呢–底层社会的朋友们。
He admitted the security forces might have made some mistakes, as he put it.
如他所说的,他承认保安部队可能犯了一些错误。
When you put a question to someone, you ask them the question.
Is this fair? Well, I put that question today to the mayor.
这公平吗? 嗯,我今天就向市长提这个问题。
If you put a case, opinion, or proposal, you explain it and list the reasons why you support or believe it.
He always put his point of view with clarity and with courage.
他一贯勇于清晰地阐释自己的观点。
He put the case to the Saudi foreign minister.
他向沙特外交部长解释了此事。
If you put something at a particular value or in a particular category, you consider that it has that value or that it belongs in that category.
I would put her age at about 50 or so.
我估计她的年纪在50岁左右。
All the more technically advanced countries put a high value on science.
所有技术更发达的国家都高度重视科学。
If you put written information somewhere, you write, type, or print it there.
Mary's family was so pleased that they put an announcement in the local paper to thank them.
玛丽的家人如此高兴,他们在当地报纸上登了一则公告感谢他们。
I think what I put in that book is now pretty much the agenda for this country.
我认为我在那本书里写的正是该国目前亟待解决的问题。