基本動詞PUT補(bǔ)充詞組

基本動詞PUT補(bǔ)充詞組

1. put on the dog ** 擺架子，顯闊氣，耍派頭

解 習(xí)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(xí)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(diǎn)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(xí)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(xí)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(shí)地，你會為自己取得的進(jìn)步感到驚訝。

5. put sb. down for sth. *** 填寫姓名；登記認(rèn)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(xí)語；詞義溯源：使某人［根據(jù)（through）］自己的［步調(diào)（paces）］前進(jìn)

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(nèi)完成，而我的員工中有一半因?yàn)榈昧鞲姓埩瞬〖伲@一周真是對我的考驗(yàn)。

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(lǐng)袖權(quán)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(xí)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(jì)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(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的球員被派到新手隊(duì)伍中，幫助他們了解大學(xué)籃球與職業(yè)籃球的區(qū)別。

10. put 〔get〕 sb. or sth. across *** 成功地實(shí)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(dá)

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(dá)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?shù)母改冈谒姆块g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(xí)語；詞義溯源：把某人或某物放在遠(yuǎn)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(yù)付，支付；弄頭發(fā)；進(jìn)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(yīng)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(jīng)濟(jì)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(xí)語；詞義溯源：把某物放進(jìn)［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(xí)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(xué)校的預(yù)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(jīng)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(xí)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(lǐng)導(dǎo)說得非常直白：要么接受合同，要么公司關(guān)閉重組。

22. put 〔set〕 sth. straight ** 整頓，收拾

解 習(xí)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(fù)生活的長期過程。

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

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：使某物［根據(jù)（through）］自己的［步調(diào)（paces）］前進(jìn)

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

24. put 〔lay〕 sth. to rest ** 埋葬；完全消除，了結(jié)；忘記，不再關(guān)心

解 習(xí)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(jīng)濟(jì)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(xí)語；詞義溯源：把那個放進(jìn)［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(jī)公司威脅停止供貨，迫使他們購買更多設(shè)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(fèi)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 * 鉗住；偷得

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(yán)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??；壓制

解 俚語；詞義溯源：給某物附加［結(jié)束、終結(jié)（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票否決了停火協(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。