putting
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T When you put something in a particular place or position, you move it into that place or position. 放置
Leaphorn put the photograph on the desk. 利普霍恩把那張照片放在桌子上。
She hesitated, then put her hand on Grace's arm. 她猶豫了一下,然后把手搭在格雷斯的臂膀上。
2. V-T If you put someone somewhere, you cause them to go there and to stay there for a period of time. 安置
Rather than put him in the hospital, she had been caring for him at home. 她沒有把他送進(jìn)醫(yī)院,而是一直在家里照料他。
3. V-T To put someone or something in a particular state or situation means to cause them to be in that state or situation. 致使 (…處于某種狀態(tài))
This is going to put them out of business. 這將使他們歇業(yè)。
He was putting himself at risk. 他在把自己置于危險(xiǎn)境地。
4. V-T To put something on people or things means to cause them to have it, or to cause them to be affected by it. 把…施加給; 使受…的影響
He didn't put any pressure on her. 他并沒有給她施加任何壓力。
Be aware of the terrible strain it can put on a child when you expect the best grades. 當(dāng)你期盼最佳成績時(shí),要意識(shí)到這可能給孩子帶來的可怕壓力。
5. V-T If you put your trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something, you trust them or have faith or confidence in them. 把 (信任、信仰、信心等) 寄托在
He had decided long ago that he would put his trust in socialism when the time came. 他很久以前就已決定,他到時(shí)候?qū)⑿叛錾鐣?huì)主義。
6. V-T If you put time, strength, or energy into an activity, you use it in doing that activity. 把 (時(shí)間、體力或精力) 用于
We're not saying that activists should put all their effort and time into party politics. 我們并不是說,積極分子們應(yīng)把他們所有的精力和時(shí)間都投入到黨政工作。
7. V-T If you put money into a business or project, you invest money in it. 投入 (資金)
Investors should consider putting some money into an annuity. 投資者們應(yīng)考慮在年金上投入一些資金。
8. V-T When you put an idea or remark in a particular way, you express it in that way. You can use expressions like to put it simply and to put it bluntly before saying something when you want to explain how you are going to express it. 表達(dá)
I had already met Pete a couple of times through – how should I put it – friends in low places. 我已經(jīng)見過皮特好幾次了,通過–怎么說呢–底層社會(huì)的朋友們。
He admitted the security forces might have made some mistakes, as he put it. 如他所說的,他承認(rèn)治安部隊(duì)可能犯了一些錯(cuò)誤。
9. V-T When you put a question to someone, you ask them the question. 提出 (問題)
Is this fair? Well, I put that question today to the mayor. 這公平嗎? 好吧,我今天就向市長提出那個(gè)問題。
10. V-T If you put a case, opinion, or proposal, you explain it and list the reasons why you support or believe it. 解釋
He always put his point of view with clarity and with courage. 他一貫勇于清晰地闡釋自己的觀點(diǎn)。
He put the case to the Saudi foreign minister. 他向沙特外交部長解釋了此事。
11. V-T If you put something at a particular value or in a particular category, you consider that it has that value or that it belongs in that category. 給…估 (值); 把…歸 (類)
I would put her age at about 50 or so. 我估計(jì)她的年紀(jì)大約是五十歲左右。
All the more technically advanced countries put a high value on science. 所有技術(shù)更發(fā)達(dá)的國家都高度重視科學(xué)。
12. V-T If you put written information somewhere, you write, type, or print it there. 寫下; 用打字機(jī)打下; 印下
Mary's family was so pleased that they put an announcement in the local paper to thank them. 瑪麗的家人如此高興,以至于在當(dāng)?shù)貓?bào)紙上登了一則啟事感謝他們。
I think what I put in that book is now pretty much the agenda for this country. 我認(rèn)為我在那本書里寫的正是該國目前亟待解決的問題。
13. PHRASE If you put it to someone that something is true, you suggest that it is true, especially when you think that they will be unwilling to admit this. 向…指出
But I put it to you that they're useless. 但我要告訴你,他們沒用。
14. PHRASE If you say that something is bigger or better than several other things put together, you mean that it is bigger or has more good qualities than all of those other things if they are added together. 加在一起
Mary ate more than the rest of us put together. 瑪麗吃得比我們其他人加在一起還要多。
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