put
verb
uk/pʊt/us/pʊt/present participleputting|past tense and past participleputputverb(MOVE)
A1[T+ adv/prep]
tomovesomething or someone into thestatedplace,position, ordirection:
把…放在;放置Where have you put thekeys?你把钥匙放在哪了?
Putyourclothesinthecupboard.把你的衣服放在衣橱里。
He putsaltintothesugarbowlbymistake.他把盐误放在了糖罐里。
She put herbagonthetable.她把包放在桌子上。
She put herhandsoverhereyes.她用双手捂住了眼睛。
I put myarmaroundhim tocomforthim.我搂住他,给他安慰。
We always put thecatout(=outsidethehouse)atnight.我们晚上总是把猫留在屋外。
Everynight, she putsoutherclothes(=takesthem from where they arekeptso that they areready)for the nextday.每天晚上她都把衣服拿出来,准备好第二天穿。
If we put thechairsa littleclosertogether(=movethemnearerto each other), we should beableto get another one around thetable.我们把椅子挨近点的话,应该能在桌子边再放下一把。
If you puttogether(=mix)yellowandbluepaintyou getgreen.你把黄色和蓝色的颜料混合就会得到绿色。
Theprisonerswere putup against(=movedinto apositionnext to)awallandshot.犯人们被带到墙边击毙。
- I've put thebeerin thefridgetochill.
- Why don't we put thebedagainst thewall?
- Aha, that's where I put mykeys!
- Throwyourgundown and putyourhandsin theair.
- Iemptiedtheclosetand put mybelongingsinto theblackovernightcase.
Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- around
- changesomethingaround
- circle
- consign
- install
- lie
- pile(something)up
- plant
- redeposit
- reinstall
- reinstallation
- relocate
- reorientate
- spread
- stick
- superimpose
- transpose
- transposition
putverb(WRITE)
A2[T+ adv/prep]
to write something:
写She puts hernameinall herbooks.她在她所有的书上都写上了自己的名字。
Put an Xnext tothenameof thecandidateyouwanttovotefor.在你想选的候选人姓名旁画个叉。
I've put thedateof thepartydownin mydiary.我已经把聚会的日期记在了我的记事本里。
Heaskedme to put myobjections(down) onpaper.他让我把反对的理由写下来。
It was aninterestingarticlebut Iwishthey'd putinmoreinformation(=includedmoreinformation)about thecosts.这篇文章很有趣,不过他们要是提供了更多有关费用的信息就更好了。
- Putyournameat thetopof eachsheet.
- I put something about mypreviousworkexperience.
- This is where you have to putyourfamilydetails.
- Put theaddressin thetop,right-handcorner.
- She put that shewantedtoworkin themedia.
Writing & typing
- asemic
- bashsomethingout
- borrow
- calligrapher
- carriage return
- fair
- jot
- minute
- overwrite
- re-registration
- readability
- recompose
- reformulate
- registration
- rekey
- scribble
- tab
- unwritten
- writ
- writing
putverb(EXPRESS)
C2[Tusually+ adv/prep]
toexpresssomething in words:
说,表述,表达Shewantedtotellhim that she didn'twanttoseehim any more, but she didn'tknowhow toputit.她想告诉他再也不想见到他了,但不知如何开口。
We're going to have toworkvery hard, butasChris sosuccinctlyputit, there's nogainwithoutpain.我们不得不努力工作,就像克里斯十分精辟地指出的那样,不劳则无获。
Why do you always have to put things socrudely?你为什么说话总是这么粗鲁?
Has everyone had achanceto puttheirpointofview?每个人都有机会发表自己的看法吗?
put a price/value/figure onsomething
to say what youthinkthepriceorvalueof something is:
估价Theagenthas put apriceof £720,000 onourhouse.经纪人估计我们的房子值72万英镑。
You can't put avalueonfriendship(= say what it isworth).友谊是无价的。
to put it bluntly, simply, mildly, etc.
used todescribethe way you areexpressinganeventoropinion:
直言不讳/简单地说/简而言之/委婉地说To put itbluntly, you're going to have toimprove.恕我直言,你还得改进。
He wasannoyed, to put itmildly(= he was veryannoyed).说得好听一点,他有点儿不太高兴。
- To put itsimply- Ithinkshe'swrong.
- "What's her newboyfriendlike?" "Well, how shall I put it? He'sunusual."
- You really shouldtryto put things abitmoretactfully- you'veupsether now.
- Thissentenceisratherconfusing- how can we put it abitmoreclearly?
- On yesterday'sprogramme, weheardtheactorput hisviewsonmediaharassmentveryforcefully.
Saying & uttering
- (your)every wordidiom
- add
- come
- come out withsomething
- every
- fall fromsomething
- findyourvoiceidiom
- get in
- inyourown wordsidiom
- intone
- loud
- mouth
- quoth
- speak
- string
- text
- think
- utterance
- verbalize
- volunteer
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Estimating value
Ways of talking
putverb(CONDITION)
B2[T]
tocausesomeone or something to be in thestatedconditionorsituation:
使处于某种状态(或境地、局面)Are youpreparedto putyourchildrenatrisk?你打算要置孩子们于危险境地吗?
This puts meina verydifficultposition.这让我处于非常困难的境地。
What has put youinsuch abadmood?是什么让你的心情这么糟糕?
Thiselectionis achancefor thecountryto put a newgovernmentin(=electa newgovernment).这次选举是该国选出新政府的一个机会。
It'sbrokeninto so manypieces, it'll beimpossibleto put itback togetheragain(=repairit).已经碎成这么多块了,不可能再修复了。
Let's give her thechanceto put herideasintopractice.让我们给她一个把她的想法付诸实践的机会。
Theterroristswere put ontrial(=theircasewasjudgedin acourtoflaw)sixyearsafter thebombing.恐怖分子在爆炸发生6年后受到了审判。
Wilson was putout(ofthecompetition)(= wasdefeated)by Clarke in the second round.威尔森在第2轮被克拉克淘汰出局。
[+ adj]How much did itcostto have thetelevisionputright(=repaired)?修好电视机花了多少钱?
Ioriginallythoughthe was Australian, but hesoonput mestraight(=correctedme)andexplainedhe was from New Zealand.我原以为他是澳大利亚人,不过很快他就纠正了我,解释说他是新西兰人。
Iknowshe's goneforever, but I just can't put her out of mymind/head(=forgether).我知道她永远地离开了,但我就是无法忘记她。
He's putting me underpressuretochangemymind.他在对我施加压力以使我改变主意。
- Thatwalkhas put somecolourinyourcheeks.
- If you can'tcontrolyourdog, put it on alead!
- My doctor's put me on acourseofantibiotics.
- Thedoctorput me on a low-saltdiettoreducemybloodpressure.
- We put upourtentsand made asmallfire.
Causing things to happen
- -induced
- activate
- activation
- actuation
- agent
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- implementation
- in
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- pioneer
- reactivate
- realization
- realize
- reattribute
- reawaken
- render
- spark
- spell
putverb(OPERATION)
[Tusually+ adv/prep]
tobringintooperation; tocauseto be used:
实施;带来;造成When thedrugsfailedtocureher, she put herfaith/trustinherbalmedicine.西药不能治好她的病时,她转而相信草药了。
Theschoolputs a lot ofemphasisonteachingchildrentoreadand write.学校非常重视对孩子们的读写教育。
He's puttingpressureonme tochangemymind.他正在对我施加压力,想让我改变主意。
Theeventsof the last fewweekshave put arealstrainonhim.过去几周发生的事让他背负了很大的压力。
In thestoryof Sleeping Beauty, thewickedfairyputs aspell/curse(UShex) on thebabyprincess.在《睡美人》这个故事中,那个邪恶的仙女对小公主施了魔咒。
Youknowit wasyourfault, so don'ttryto put theblameonanyoneelse.你清楚那是你自己的错,所以别想怪罪别人。
Thegovernmentisexpectedto put a newtaxoncars.预计政府将对汽车开征一项新税。
The newtaxwill put 15percentonfuelprices(=increasethem by 15percent).新税收将会使燃油价格上涨15%。
She's never putabet/moneyonaracebefore.她以前从不赌赛马。
He put everything he hadinto(= he used all hisabilitiesandstrengthin)thefinalgame.他全力投入决赛。
The more you putintosomething, the more you get out of it(= theharderyouworkat something, the moresatisfyingit is).你投入越多,收获就越多。
They put(=invested)a lot ofmoneyintothefamilybusiness.他们把许多钱投入到家族企业中。
Thepresidentistryingto putthrough(=bringintooperation)reformsof the country'seconomicsystem.总统正试图对该国的经济体制进行改革。
They've got to putan end to/astoptotheirfighting(= tostopfighting).他们必须停止争斗。
- Thelatesteducationreformshave putextrapressureonteachers.
- Johnson wasinfluentialinpersuadingtheproducersto putmoneyinto thefilm.
- Theirconstantargumentswere putting astrainontheirmarriage.
- Shetriedtocurethepainin mykneeby puttingmanualpressureon thejoint.
- You musttryto put acurbonyourspendinghabits.
Causing things to happen
- -induced
- activate
- activation
- actuation
- agent
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- implementation
- in
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- pioneer
- reactivate
- realization
- realize
- reattribute
- reawaken
- render
- spark
- spell
putverb(JUDGE)
[T+ adv/prep]
tojudgesomething or someone incomparisonwith othersimilarthings orpeople:
判断,估计I'd put himamongthetopsixtennisplayersof alltime.我会把他列为有史以来最优秀的6位网球选手之一。
Dramacriticshave put her on alevel/parwith thegreatShakespeareanactresses.剧评家把她和一些伟大的莎剧女演员相提并论。
He always puts theneedsof hisfamilyfirst/last(= they are the most/leastimportantthing to him).他总是把家庭的需要放在首位/末位。
Analysing and evaluating
- adjudication
- analysable
- analyse
- analyser
- dive
- enquiry
- gauge
- go over
- go through
- have the measure ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- inspect
- inspection
- probe
- reinterpret
- reinterpretation
- reinvestigate
- reinvestigation
- research
- scratch
- the acid test
putverb(SAIL)
[I+ adv/prep]
totravelin aboatorshipacrossthesea:
航行Ourmastbroke, so we had to putabout(=turnround)andreturntoport.我们的桅杆坏了,因此只好掉头向港口返航。
Theshipputin at(=stoppedat)Cape Town forfreshsupplies.轮船停靠在开普敦以补充新鲜补给。
We puttosea(=beganourjourneybysea)atdawn.我们拂晓启航。
Sailing & boating
- age of sail
- aweigh
- bargee
- bargeman
- bear away
- draught
- maritime
- navigable
- outsail
- passage
- portage
- rafting
- re-rig
- sail
- sailing
- sea legs
- seafaring
- seaworthiness
- shipboard
- under sailidiom
Grammar
Put
The irregular verb put means ‘move something into a particular place’. The past simple form is put and the -ed form is put:…Idioms
putyourback intosomething
putyourselfinsomeone'splace/position/shoes
putsomeonetosomething
put it about
put it there!
put one over onsomeone
put the shot
put the squeeze onsomeone
Phrasal verbs
putsomethingabout/around
putsomethingacross/oversomeone
putsomethingacross
putyourselfacross
putsomethingaside
putsomethingatsomething
putsomethingaway
putsomeoneaway
putsomethingback
putsomethingbeforesomeone
putsomethingbehindyou
putsomethingby
putsomething/someonedown
putsomethingdown
putsomeonedown
put(something)down(somewhere)
putsomeonedownsomewhere
putsomeonedown assomething
putsomeonedown forsomething
putsomethingdown tosomething
putsomething/someoneforward
putsomethingforward
putsomethingin
putsomethingin/putsomethingintosomething
put(something)in
put in forsomething
putsomethingintosomething
putsomethingoff
putsomeoneoff
putsomeoneoff(something)
putsomeoneoff(something/someone)
putsomethingon
putsomeoneon
putsomeoneonsomething
putsomeoneontosomething
putsomethingout
putsomeoneout
putyourselfout
put out
putsomethingover/across
putsomeonethroughsomething
putsomeonethrough
putsomethingtosomeone
putsomethingtogether
putsomethingtowardssomething
putsomethingup
put upsomething
putsomething/someoneup
putsomeoneup
put up
putsomeoneup tosomething
put up withsomething/someone
be put upon