putsth/sbforward
—phrasal verbwithputverbuk/pʊt/us/pʊt/present participleputting|past tense and past participleput
(USputsth/sbforth)C1
tostateanideaoropinion, or tosuggestaplanorperson, for otherpeopletoconsider
提出（想法或计划）；推荐（某人）
Theproposalsthat you have putforwarddeserveseriousconsideration.你提出的建议值得认真考虑。
I wasn'tconvincedby any of theargumentsthat he putforward.他提出的论据没有一条能让我信服。
Manysuggestionshave been putforward, but adecisionisunlikelyuntil after next year'sgeneralelection.已经提出了许多建议，但明年的大选过后才可能作出决定。
ThepeaceplanputforwardlastAugusthas beenrevivedfor thelatestround ofnegotiations.去年8月份提出的和平计划在最近的一轮谈判中被再次提出。
She hasdecidedto put hername/put herselfforwardasacandidate.她决定申请当候选人。
- Anumberoftheorieshave been putforwardabout thepossiblecausesofcancer.
- Hedecidedto put himselfforwardforpromotion.