0 to move something or someone into the stated place, position, or direction -- 把…放在;放置
Where have you put the keys? 你把鎖匙放在哪了?
We always put the cat out (= outside the house) at night. 我們晚上總是把貓留在屋外。
Every night, she puts out her clothes (= takes them from where they are kept so that they are ready) for the next day. 每天晚上她都把衣服拿出來,準備好第二天穿。
If we put the chairs a little closer together (= move them nearer to each other), we should be able to get another one around the table. 我們把椅子靠近點的話,應該能在桌邊再放下一張。
If you put together (= mix) yellow and blue paint you get green. 你把黃色和藍色的顏料混合就會得到綠色。
The prisoners were put up against (= moved into a position next to) a wall and shot. 犯人們被帶到牆邊擊斃。
1 to write something -- 寫
Put an X next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for. 在你想選的候選人姓名旁畫個叉。
I've put the date of the party down in my diary. 我已經把聚會的日期記在我的記事簿裡。
He asked me to put my objections (down) on paper. 他叫我把反對的理由寫下來。
It was an interesting article but I wish they'd put in more information (= included more information) about the costs. 這篇文章很有趣,不過他們要是提供了更多有關費用的資訊就更好了。
2 to express something in words -- 說,表述,表達
She wanted to tell him that she didn't want to see him any more, but she didn't know how to put it. 她想告訴他再也不想見到他了,但不知如何開口。
We're going to have to work very hard, but as Chris so succinctly put it, there's no gain without pain. 我們不得不努力工作,就像克裡斯十分精闢指出的那樣,不勞則無獲。
Why do you always have to put things so crudely? 你為甚麼說話總是這麼粗魯?
Has everyone had a chance to put their point of view? 每個人都有機會發表自己的看法嗎?
The agent has put a price of £720,000 on our house. 經紀人估計我們的房子值72萬英鎊。
You can't put a value on friendship (= say what it is worth). 友誼是無價的。
To put it bluntly, you're going to have to improve. 恕我直言,你還得改進。
He was annoyed, to put it mildly (= he was very annoyed). 說得好聽一點,他有點不太高興。
3 to cause someone or something to be in the stated condition or situation -- 使處於某種狀態(或境地、局面)
Are you prepared to put your children at risk? 你打算要讓孩子們身陷危險境地嗎?
This election is a chance for the country to put a new government in (= elect a new government). 這次選舉是該國選出新政府的一個機會。
It's broken into so many pieces, it'll be impossible to put it back together again (= repair it). 已經碎成這麼多塊了,不可能再修復了。
Let's give her the chance to put her ideas into practice. 讓我們給她一個把她的想法付諸實踐的機會。
The terrorists were put on trial (= their case was judged in a court of law) six years after the bombing. 恐怖分子在爆炸發生六年後受到了審判。
Wilson was put out (of the competition) (= was defeated) by Clarke in the second round. 威爾森在第二輪被克拉克淘汰出局。
[ + adj ] How much did it cost to have the television put right (= repaired)? 修好電視機花了多少錢?
I originally thought he was Australian, but he soon put me straight (= corrected me) and explained he was from New Zealand. 我原以為他是澳大利亞人,不過很快他就糾正了我,解釋說他是紐西蘭人。
I know she's gone forever, but I just can't put her out of my mind/head (= forget her). 我知道她永遠地離開了,但我就是無法忘記她。
He's putting me under pressure to change my mind. 他在對我施加壓力以使我改變主意。
4 to bring into operation; to cause to be used -- 實施;帶來;造成
When the drugs failed to cure her, she put her faith/trust in herbal medicine. 西藥不能治好她的病時,她轉而相信草藥了。
The school puts a lot of emphasis on teaching children to read and write. 學校非常重視對孩子們的讀寫教育。
He's putting pressure on me to change my mind. 他正在對我施加壓力,想讓我改變主意。
The events of the last few weeks have put a real strain on him. 過去幾週發生的事讓他背負了很大的壓力。
In the story of Sleeping Beauty, the wicked fairy puts a spell/curse (US hex) on the baby princess. 在《睡美人》這個故事中,那個邪惡的仙女對小公主施了魔咒。
You know it was your fault, so don't try to put the blame on anyone else. 你清楚那是你自己的錯,所以別想怪罪別人。
The government is expected to put a new tax on cars. 預測政府將對汽車開徵一項新稅。
The new tax will put 15 percent on fuel prices (= increase them by 15 percent). 新稅制將會使燃油價格上漲15%。
He put everything he had into (= he used all his abilities and strength in) the final game. 他全力投入決賽。
The more you put into something, the more you get out of it (= the harder you work at something, the more satisfying it is). 你投入越多,收穫就越多。
They put (= invested) a lot of money into the family business. 他們把許多錢投入到家族企業中。
The president is trying to put through (= bring into operation) reforms of the country's economic system. 總統正試圖對該國的經濟體制進行改革。
They've got to put an end to/a stop to their fighting (= to stop fighting). 他們必須停止爭鬥。
5 to judge something or someone in comparison with other similar things or people -- 判斷,估計
I'd put him among the top six tennis players of all time. 我會把他列為有史以來最優秀的六位網球選手之一。
Drama critics have put her on a level/par with the great Shakespearean actresses. 劇評家把她和一些偉大的莎劇女演員相提並論。
He always puts the needs of his family first/last (= they are the most/least important thing to him). 他總是把家庭的需要放在首位/末位。
Aha, that's where I put my keys!
I emptied the closet and put my belongings into the black overnight case.
I put something about my previous work experience.
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