lay, place, put, set

名詞 put:

1. the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
   同義詞：put option

動詞 put:

1. put into a certain place or abstract location
   同義詞：set, place, pose, position, lay
2. cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
3. formulate in a particular style or language
   同義詞：frame, redact, cast, couch
4. attribute or give
   同義詞：assign
5. make an investment
   同義詞：invest, commit, place
6. estimate
   同義詞：place, set
7. cause (someone) to undergo something
8. adapt
9. arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
   同義詞：arrange, set up, order

1. How shall I put it?
   我該怎么說呢？
2. He put his hands in his pockets.
   他把手放在口袋里。
3. It's time to put the baby to bed.
   該讓那嬰兒上床睡覺了。
4. Never put your trust to a stranger.
   絕不要相信陌生人。
5. He put some more wood on the fire.
   他在火里加了一些柴。
6. I want to know how to put this in French.
   我想知道如何用法語來表達這件事。

put

v.（動詞）
put,put.ting,puts
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To place in a specified location; set:
擱，放：放在一個具體的地點；放置：
例句：
She put the books on the table.
她把書放在桌子上

To cause to be in a specified condition:
使處于：使…處于某一特定情況下：
例句：
His gracious manners put me at ease.
他的謙和寬厚的態(tài)度使我感到自由自在

To cause (one) to undergo something; subject:
使從事：使（某人）從事某事；使遭到：
例句：
The interrogators put the prisoner to torture.
審問者使囚犯們受到折磨

To assign; attribute:
把…歸因于；把…歸咎于：
例句：
They put a false interpretation on events.
他們對事件進行了錯誤的解釋

To estimate:
估計：
例句：
We put the time at five o`clock.
我們估計時間是在五點鐘

To impose or levy:
征稅或抽款：
例句：
The governor has put a tax on cigarettes.
這個總督已經開始對香煙征稅

Games To wager (a stake); bet:
【游戲】 押（賭注）；打賭：
例句：
put $50 on a horse.
在一匹馬上下50美元的賭注

Sports To hurl with an overhand pushing motion:
【體育運動】 擲，投：用雙手過肩向前推動的動作來扔：
例句：
put the shot.
推鉛球

To bring up for consideration or judgment:
提出：提出以供考慮或判斷：
例句：
put a question to the judge.
向法官提出問題

To express; state:
表達；陳述：
例句：
I put my objections bluntly.
我直率地表明了我的反對意見

To render in a specified language or literary form:
改寫：用一種特定的語言或文學形式來表達：
例句：
put prose into verse.
把散文改寫成詩句

To adapt:
改編：
例句：
The lyrics had been put to music.
這些抒情詩被改編成了音樂

To urge or force to an action:
驅使，迫使：煽動或迫使…采取行動：
例句：
a mob that put the thief to flight.
迫使小偷逃跑的群眾

To apply:
使…適合：
例句：
We must put our minds to it.
我們必須使我們的思想適合它

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To begin to move, especially in a hurry.
匆忙離開：開始運動，尤其指于匆忙中
Nautical To proceed:
【航?！?/i> 駛進：
例句：
The ship put into the harbor.
船駛進了海灣

n.（名詞）
Sports An act of putting the shot.
【體育運動】 推鉛球：推鉛球的動作
An option to sell a stipulated amount of stock or securities within a specified time and at a fixed price.
期貨買賣：一種在限定的時間和在固定的地點賣出規(guī)定的股票或債券的買賣特權
adj.Informal （形容詞）【非正式用語】
Fixed; stationary:
固定的；不變的：
例句：
stay put.
留在原處不動

<常用詞組>put about 【航?！?/i>
To change or cause to change direction; go or cause to go from one tack to another.
使…轉向：改變方向或使…改變方向；從一個航向轉到另一個航向或使從一個航向轉到另一個航向
put across
To state so as to be understood clearly or accepted readily:
使被理解：陳述以使被清楚地理解或迅速地接受：
例句：
tried to put her views across during the hearing.
在聽訟過程中試圖使她的觀點能被清楚地理解

To attain or carry through by deceit or trickery.
搞成：用欺騙或計謀完成或貫徹
put away
To renounce; discard:
拋棄；舍棄：
例句：
put all negative thoughts away.
拋棄所有消極的思想

Informal To consume (food or drink) readily and quickly:
【非正式用語】 吃掉，喝掉：樂意并很快地吃光或喝光（食物或飲料）：
例句：
put away the dinner in just a few minutes.
就在幾分鐘內吃光了晚餐

Informal To confine to a mental health facility.
【非正式用語】 關進精神病醫(yī)院
Informal To kill:
【非正式用語】 殺：
例句：
The injured cat was put away.
這個受傷的貓被殺死了

To bury.
埋葬
put by
To save for later use:
儲存…備用：節(jié)約以供后來的使用：
例句：
My grandmother puts by her fresh vegetables.
我的祖母把她的新鮮蔬菜擱在一邊存下來

put down
To write down.
寫下來
To enter in a list.
記入名單
To bring to an end; repress:
結束；抑制：
例句：
put down a rebellion.
鎮(zhèn)壓了一起暴亂

To render ineffective:
制止，取締：使變得不起作用：
例句：
put down rumors.
制止流言

To subject (an animal) to euthanasia.
使（動物）無痛苦的死亡
Slang
【俚語】
To criticize:
批評：
例句：
Her parents put her down for failing the course.
她的父母因為她考試不及格而批評她

To belittle; disparage:
輕視；蔑視：
例句：
He tried to put down her knowledge of literature.
他試圖貶低她的文學知識

To humiliate:
羞辱，使丟臉：
例句：
.Many status games seem designed to put down others.(Alvin F. Poussaint)
.許多權位競爭好象是為戰(zhàn)勝別人而設計的.(阿爾文F.普森特)

To assign to a category:
把…歸入某一類別：
例句：
Just put him down as a sneak.
他被歸入鬼鬼祟祟的那一類人

To attribute:
歸因于…：
例句：
Let`s put this disaster down to experience.
讓我們把這次災難歸因于經驗不足

To consume (food or drink) readily; put away:
吃光，喝光：很容易地吃光或喝光（食物或飲料）；吃光：
例句：
puts down three big meals a day.
一天吃掉三頓大餐

put forth
To grow:
生長：
例句：
Plants put forth new growth in the spring.
植物在春天里開始新的生長

To bring to bear; exert:
表現(xiàn)；發(fā)揮：
例句：
At least put forth a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor.
當你擦地板時至少能表現(xiàn)出努力的樣子

To offer for consideration:
提出：提出以供考慮：
例句：
put forth an idea.
提出一個想法

put forward
To propose for consideration:
提出：提議以供考慮：
例句：
put forward a new plan.
提出一個新計劃

put in
To make a formal offer of:
提交：提出…的正式提議：
例句：
put in a plea of guilty.
正式提出犯罪訴訟

To interpose:
插入，插話：
例句：
He put in a good word for me.
他插進來為我說了一句好話

To spend (time) at a location or job:
花時間：在某一場所或工作上花費（時間）：
例句：
The inmate had put in six years at hard labor. She put in eight hours behind a desk.
犯人已經做了六年的苦工。她在花了八小時辦公

To plant:
種植：
例句：
We put in 20 rows of pine trees.
我們種植了20排松樹

Nautical To enter a port or harbor:
【航海】 進港：進入口岸或港口：
例句：
The freighter puts in at noon.
貨輪中午時進入港口

put off
To delay; postpone:
耽誤；延期：
例句：
put off paying the bills.
拖延付清帳單

To persuade to delay further action:
設法使…等待：勸說使…拖延下步行動：
例句：
managed to put off the creditors for another week.
設法說服債主晚一個星期再來

To take off; discard:
脫下；丟棄：
例句：
put off a sweater.
脫下毛衣

To repel or repulse, as from bad manners:
使厭惡：使厭惡；使反感，如由于不禮貌：
例句：
His indifferent attitude has put us off.
他的冷淡態(tài)度使我們對他很反感

To pass (money) or sell (merchandise) fraudulently.
使用假鈔或賣假貨
put on
To clothe oneself with; don:
穿衣服；穿上：
例句：
put on a coat; put socks on.
穿上外衣；穿上襪子

To apply; activate:
運用；使活動：
例句：
put on the brakes.
剎閘

To assume affectedly:
假裝：
例句：
put on an English accent.
假裝帶有英國口音

Slang To tease or mislead (another):
【俚語】 戲弄：戲弄或使（別人）誤入歧途：
例句：
You`re putting me on!
你在開我的玩笑

To add:
增加：
例句：
put on weight.
增加體重

To produce; perform:
產生；履行：
例句：
put on a variety show.
舉行一次雜耍演出

put out
To extinguish:
熄滅：
例句：
put out a fire.
撲滅一場大火

Nautical To leave, as a port or harbor; depart.
【航?！?/i> 出航：離開，如口岸或港口；出發(fā)
To expel:
逐出：
例句：
put out a drunk.
趕走醉漢

To publish:
出版：
例句：
put out a weekly newsletter.
發(fā)行時事周刊

To inconvenience:
不方便：
例句：
Did our early arrival put you outô
我們提早到達是不是使您很不方便ô

To offend or irritate:
觸犯或激怒：
例句：
I was put out by his attention to the television set.
我被他對電視節(jié)目的關注激怒了

Baseball To retire a runner.
【棒球】 使跑壘者出局
Vulgar Slang To be sexually active. Used of a woman.
【粗俗用語】 【俚語】 性生活上頻繁，尤其用于婦女
put over
To postpone; delay.
延期；耽誤
To put across, especially to deceive:
做成：使承認，尤其是為了欺騙時：
例句：
tried to put a lie over, but to no avail.
試圖用謊言瞞過去，但沒有成功

put through
To bring to a successful end:
做成：達到成功的終點：
例句：
put the project through on time; put through a number of new laws.
按時完成了項目；通過許多新法律

To cause to undergo:
使…從事、遭遇：
例句：
He put me through a lot of trouble.
他使我遇到許多麻煩

To make a telephone connection for:
接通電話線：
例句：
The operator put me through on the office line.
接線生給我接通了辦公室的電話

To obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
接通（電話）
put to 【航?！?/i>
To head for shore.
駛向岸邊
put together
To construct; create:
建造；創(chuàng)造：
例句：
put together a new bookcase; put together a tax package.
做一個新書櫥；整理出一疊報稅單

put up
To erect; build.
建立；建造
To preserve; can:
保存；把…裝罐：
例句：
put up six jars of jam.
做六罐果醬

To nominate:
提名：
例句：
put up a candidate at a convention.
在會議上對一個候選人進行提名

To provide (funds) in advance:
提供：提前提供（資金）：
例句：
put up money for the new musical.
為這個新音樂劇提前籌備資金

To provide lodgings for:
為…提供食宿：
例句：
put a friend up for the night.
留宿朋友過夜

Sports To startle (game animals) from cover:
【體育運動】 驚起：被驚出隱藏處的用來狩獵的動物：
例句：
put up grouse.
趕出松雞

To offer for sale:
拿去賣：
例句：
put up his antiques.
拍賣他的古董

To make a display or the appearance of:
炫耀或顯示…：
例句：
put up a bluff.
故弄玄虛

To engage in; carry on:
進行：使從事于；繼續(xù)進行：
例句：
put up a good fight.
展開一場激烈的爭斗

put upon
To impose on; overburden:
強加于；使…負擔過重：
例句：
He was always being put upon by his friends.
他總是受朋友的欺負

<習慣用語>put down roots
To establish a permanent residence in a locale.
扎根于：在某地建立永久的住所
put it to (someone)【俚語】
To overburden with tasks or work.
擔負過重的任務或工作
To put blame on.
責備
To take unfair advantage of.
不公平地利用…
To lay out the facts of a situation to (another) in a forceful, candid manner.
直率地擺明情況：以一種強有力的、直率的態(tài)度向（另外的人）擺出形勢的實際情況
put (one) in mind
To remind:
想起：
例句：
You put me in mind of your grandmother.
你使我想起你的祖母

put (one`s) finger on
To identify:
認出，識別：
例句：
I can`t put my finger on the person in that photograph.
我認不出照片中的那個人

put (one`s) foot down
To take a firm stand.
采取堅定的立場
put (one`s) foot in (one`s) mouth
To make a tactless remark.
做不得體的評論
put paid to【多用于英國】
To finish off; put to rest:
結束；使…休息：
例句：
.We`ve given up saying we only kill to eat; Kraft dinner and freeze-dried food have put paid to that one.(Margaret Atwood)
.我們已經放棄說我們只是盡力地吃；卡夫晚餐和凍干的食物已經使我們停止了.(瑪格麗特·阿特伍德)

put (someone) through (someone`s) paces
To cause to demonstrate ability or skill; test:
使…表現(xiàn)能力或技術；考驗：
例句：
The drama coach put her students through their paces before the first performance.
這位戲劇老師要她的學生們表演前接受考查

put (someone) up to
To cause to commit a funny, mischievous, or malicious act:
作惡作?。菏梗橙耍┳龀龌?、惡作劇的或惡毒的行為：
例句：
My older brother put me up to making a prank telephone call.
我大哥讓我打了一個惡作劇的電話

put the arm on 或
put the bite on 或
put the squeeze on 【俚語】
To ask another for money.
向別人要錢
put the finger on【俚語】
To inform on:
告發(fā)：
例句：
The witness put the finger on the killer.
目擊者告發(fā)了謀殺者

put the make on【俚語】
To make sexual advances to.
取得性生活的進展
put the screws to 或
put the screws on 【俚語】
To pressure (another) in an extreme manner.
強制性壓力：以一種極端的態(tài)度對別人施加壓力
put the skids on【俚語】
To bring to a halt:
停止：
例句：
.Sacrificing free speech to put the skids on prurient printed matter is not the correct path, the courts said.(Curtis J. Sitomer)
.法庭認為，將自由言論犧牲來停止已印出的好色事件不是正確的道路.(柯蒂斯J.錫托莫)

put to bed【非正式用語】
To make final preparations for the printing of (a newspaper, for example).
印刷前最后準備：為（例如報紙）的印刷而做最后的準備
To make final preparations for completing (a project).
最后準備：為完成（一個項目）而做最后的準備
put to it
To cause extreme difficulty for:
造成極大的困難：
例句：
We were put to it to finish the book on time.
我們很難按時讀完這本書

put two and two together
To draw the proper conclusions from existing evidence or indications.
得出結論：從現(xiàn)存的證據(jù)或跡象中得出合適的結論
put up or shut up【俚語】
To have to endure (something unpleasant) without complaining or take the action necessary to remove the source of the unpleasantry.
要就辯護要就閉嘴：不得不毫無怨言地忍受（不愉快的事情）或采取必要的行動來轉移不愉快事件的根源
put up with
To endure without complaint:
忍受：毫無怨言地忍受：
例句：
We had to put up with the inconvenience.
我們不得不忍受不便之處

來源：
Middle English putten
中古英語 putten
back-formation from Old English *pôtte [past tense of] pttan [to put out]
源自 古英語 *pôtte的逆構詞 [] pttan的過去時 [熄滅]