基本動詞PUT補充詞組

基本動詞PUT補充詞組

1. put on the dog ** 擺架子，顯闊氣，耍派頭

解 習語；詞義溯源：帶著［闊氣、架子（dog）］

例 Weddings give everyone an excuse to buy a new suit of clothes so they can put on the dog and impress every-one else. 婚禮讓每個人都有借口買套新衣服，然后耍耍派頭，給人留下深刻的印象。

2. put on the feedbag ** 吃飯，就餐

解 習語；詞義溯源：把［馬脖子下的飼料袋（feedbag）］系上

例 We finally found time to put on the feedbag around 2:30 and had lunch delivered. 我們最后在兩點半才有時間吃飯，而且還是叫的外賣。

3. put 〔lay, set〕 one's hand（s） on sth. ** 找到，獲得

解 習語；詞義溯源：把某人的手放在某物［上（on）］

例 We would buy an apartment in the downtown area if we could put our hands on one, but nobody is selling. 如果我們能夠在市區(qū)找到一間公寓的話，我們就買了，可惜沒有人賣。

4. put one's hand to the plow ** 全力以赴做重要的事

解 習語；詞義溯源：把手放在［犁（plow）］上

例 I urge you to work harder. Put your hand to the plow and you'll be amazed at how much you can do. 我希望你能更加努力工作。腳踏實地，你會為自己取得的進步感到驚訝。

5. put sb. down for sth. *** 填寫姓名；登記認捐

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：羅列出（名字）

例 Harry made a commitment to support the Youth Center with a $500 donation, and Mrs. Zenia said we could put her down for $750. 哈里承諾要為青年中心捐款500美元，而澤尼安夫人說我們可以給她記上750美元。

6. put sb. through one's paces ** 考查某人的能力

解 習語；詞義溯源：使某人［根據（through）］自己的［步調（paces）］前進

例 With the annual report due in two days and half of my staff out sick with the flu, I've really been put through my paces this week. 年度報告必須在兩天內完成，而我的員工中有一半因為得流感請了病假，這一周真是對我的考驗。

7. put sb. to bed with a shovel * 埋葬；把（喝醉者）扶上床

解 俚語；詞義溯源：讓某人［上床（to bed）］，然后用鏟子埋掉

例 Anyone who dared to challenge the leader was quickly put to bed with a shovel by the leader's personal body-guards. 任何敢于挑戰(zhàn)領袖權威的人，很快就會被他的私人保鏢處死。

8. put sb. to shame ** 使某人蒙羞；使某人相形見絀

解 習語；詞義溯源：使某人走向［羞恥（shame）］

例 Bob's record-breaking 2 hours, 2 minutes time on the marathon put my 2 hours, 36 minutes to shame. 在馬拉松比賽中，鮑勃以2小時2分鐘打破紀錄，讓我2小時36分鐘的成績相形見絀。

9. put sb. wise to sb. or sth. * 提醒某人，使某人了解

解 〈口〉俚語；詞義溯源：使某人變成對某人或某事［了解、知情（wise）］的狀態(tài)

例 An experienced player is assigned to rookies to help put them wise to the differences between collegiate and professional basketball. 一位經驗豐富的球員被派到新手隊伍中，幫助他們了解大學籃球與職業(yè)籃球的區(qū)別。

10. put 〔get〕 sb. or sth. across *** 成功地實現(xiàn)；解釋清楚；使接受，使理解

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［成功地、能理解地、能明白地（across）］表達

例 A speaker needs to possess good communication skills so he can put himself across well in the fewest words possible. 演講者必須掌握優(yōu)秀的溝通技巧，從而可以用最少的言語把事情表達清楚。

11. put sb. or sth. out / put out sb. or sth. *** 放出去，趕出去；熄滅，撲滅；麻煩，打擾；使生氣；出版，發(fā)行；【體】使球員出局

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：把某人或某物放到［外面（out）］

例 Andrew's parents put him out when they discovered illegal drugs in his room. 安德魯的父母在他的房間里發(fā)現(xiàn)非法毒品后，把他趕了出去。

This is a NO SMOKING area, so you are going to have to put your cigarette out. 這里是無煙區(qū)，所以請您把煙熄滅。

I don't mean to put you out, but if it's not much trouble, could I stay at your house tonight? 我不想打擾你，但是如果不是很麻煩的話，我今晚能不能在你這里過夜？

12. put sb. or sth. out of the way ** 把（某物）從通道移開；除掉（某人）

解 習語；詞義溯源：把某人或某物放在遠離［通道（way）］的地方

例 Put your toys out of the way before somebody trips over them. 把你的玩具拿開，以免有人被絆倒。

13. put sb. or sth. up *** 提升，舉高；住宿；保存（食物）；提出（建議、借口等）；參加競選，提名，推薦；張貼；建造（房屋等）；預付，支付；弄頭發(fā)；進行（戰(zhàn)斗等）；擱置，放到一邊

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：把某人或某物置于［上方、不活動、另外保存（up）］的狀態(tài)

例 We put some posters up around the neighborhood advertising our auction. 我們在附近張貼了一些海報，為拍賣做宣傳。

When you've finished with toys, be sure to put them up. 你玩完玩具后，一定要把它們放到一邊。

14. put 〔lay〕 sth. by *** 把某物放在一邊；存儲（錢等）；儲藏（食物等）

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：把某物放在［旁邊（by）］

例 It's a good idea for a nation to put some oil by to protect itself against any temporary oil shortage in the world markets. 國家儲備一些石油是非常好的，可以有效應對國際市場的石油臨時短缺。

15. put 〔set〕 sth. down to sth. *** 歸因于

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：把某物［完全（down）］放到另一物處

例 The $4. 3 million loss was put down to the continuing economic recession. 430萬美元的損失歸因于經濟的持續(xù)衰退。

16. put sth. in / put in sth. *** 提交（某物）；（在某事上）花時間

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［向里面（in）］放置某物

例 The advertisement says you have to put in an application and resume by Friday. 廣告上說必須在周五之前提交申請和簡歷。

17. put sth. into print ** 付印，出版

解 習語；詞義溯源：把某物放進［印刷（print）］里面

例 I want you to put into print the promises you are making me now so that I will have something to prove you made them later on if I need to. 我要你把你現(xiàn)在對我的承諾都打印出來，這樣以后需要的時候就可以用它來證明你向我承諾過。

18. put sth. on the cuff ** 賒賬

解 習語；詞義溯源：把某物放在［袖口、褲邊（cuff）］；on the cuff表示“以賒賬的方式”

例 My company has an account at this hotel, so whatever we eat or drink in their restaurant we can put on the cuff. 我們公司在這家酒店開了賬戶，所以我們在他們餐廳吃喝都可以賒賬。

19. put sth. over *** 使…被接受；欺騙

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：使某物［完全（over）］走過

例 Professor Tulonen used his usual eloquence to put the school's budget plans over to the visiting bank officials. 圖洛寧教授憑借自己一貫的口才，讓來訪的銀行官員接受了學校的預算。

20. put sth. over on sb. *** 欺騙；占便宜

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：把某物［翻過來（over）］放在某人身上

例 I've been fooled once by such a dirty scheme, and I swear nobody will put one over on me like that ever again. 我曾經被一個非常卑鄙的計劃愚弄過一次。我發(fā)誓再也不會像那樣被欺騙了。

21. put sth. plainly ** 直白地說

解 習語；詞義溯源：［明確地、坦率地（plainly）］說出某事

例 The chairman put it plainly to the union leader: accept the contract or the company will close down and reorganize. 董事長對工會領導說得非常直白：要么接受合同，要么公司關閉重組。

22. put 〔set〕 sth. straight ** 整頓，收拾

解 習語；詞義溯源：使某物變成［整頓的（straight）］狀態(tài)

例 Residents have been allowed to return to their flood-damaged homes to begin the long process of putting their homes and their lives straight. 居民得到允許后返回了被洪水破壞的家園，開始了重建家園與恢復生活的長期過程。

23. put sth. through its paces ** 考查某物的性能

解 習語；詞義溯源：使某物［根據（through）］自己的［步調（paces）］前進

例 There's an abandoned race track in Fairfield where Tommy takes his car to put it through its paces. 費爾菲爾德有一條棄置的跑道，湯米開著車去那里試驗車的性能。

24. put 〔lay〕 sth. to rest ** 埋葬；完全消除，了結；忘記，不再關心

解 習語；詞義溯源：使某物變成［睡眠、停止（rest）］的狀態(tài)

例 The sooner the nation can put this scandal to rest, the sooner it can continue with its excellent economic progress. 國家越快平息丑聞，就能越快使經濟持續(xù)快速增長。

25. put that in one's pipe and smoke it ** 好好想想吧；得面對不愉快的事情

解 習語；詞義溯源：把那個放進［煙斗（pipe）］吸

解 “I don't need you or your false love,”Mark shouted at his father,“So put that in your pipe and smoke it!” he continued. 馬克對他爸爸大聲喊道：“我不需要你，也不需要你虛假的愛。你自己好好琢磨琢磨吧！”

26. put the arm on sb. * （給某人）施加壓力

解 俚語；詞義溯源：把［力量（arm）］放在某人身上

例 Several store owners have com-plained that Mega Computer has been putting the arm on them to buy more equipment by threatening to stop supplying them. 部分商店老板投訴美佳計算機公司威脅停止供貨，迫使他們購買更多設備。

27. put the bite 〔touch〕 on sb. * 向某人借錢；向某人攤派（捐款或貸款）；向某人敲竹杠

解 俚語；詞義溯源：對某人附加［一筆費用（bite）或討來的錢、被盜的錢（touch）］

例 Your brother-in-law has been putting the bite on me for some money to help him start his auto repair shop. 你小舅子一直向我借錢，要我?guī)椭_汽車維修店。

28. put the clamps on sb. / put the clamps on / put on the clamps * 鉗?。煌档?

解 俚語；詞義溯源：給某人放上［夾子（clamps）］

例 The FDA has put the clamps on the release of the new diet pill until it can be proved safe. 美國食品和藥物管理局嚴格限制新減肥藥的推出，必須被證明是安全的才能投放使用。

29. put the kibosh on sth. * 使計劃徹底失敗；壓制

解 俚語；詞義溯源：給某物附加［結束、終結（kibosh）］

例 The Senate voted 58 to 32 to put the kibosh on the peacekeeping oper-ation, effectively ending any hope for it the president may have had. 參議院以58票對32票否決了?；饏f(xié)議，使總統(tǒng)的希望徹底破滅。

30. put the skids on sth. / put the skids on * 使破滅，使失敗

解 俚語；詞義溯源：給某物附加［打滑（skids）］

例 A lack of funding has put the skids on the renovation of the old church. 由于缺少資金，老教堂的翻新工作失敗了。

31. （be） put to it * 使為難

解 俚語；詞義溯源：把某人放到［某事（it）］中

例 If your car breaks down in the middle of the desert, you're really going to be put to it. 如果你的汽車在沙漠中出現(xiàn)故障，那你會非常為難。