put

verb

处所；位置 in place/position

1. 放；安置
   to move sth into a particular place or position
   1. Put the cases down there, please.
      请把箱子搁在那边。
   2. Did you put sugar in my coffee?
      你在我的咖啡里放糖了没有？
   3. Put your hand up if you need more paper.
      若有人还要纸，请举手。
2. 猛推；用力插入
   to move sth into a particular place or position using force
   1. He put his fist through a glass door.
      他把拳头伸进了玻璃门。
3. 将…送往；使…前往
   to cause sb/sth to go to a particular place
   1. Her family put her into a nursing home.
      她的家人把她送进了一家疗养院。
   2. It was the year the Americans put a man on the moon.
      那是美国人把人送上月球的那一年。

附着 attach

4. 使与…连接；安装
   to attach or fix sth to sth else
   1. We had to put new locks on all the doors.
      我们只好把所有的门都安上新锁。

写 write

5. （在…上）书写，记，做标记
   to write sth or make a mark on sth
   1. Put your name here.
      请在这里填上姓名。
   2. Friday at 11? I'll put it in my diary.
      星期五11点？我要把它记在记事本里。
   3. I couldn't read what she had put.
      她写的什么我辨认不出来。

状态；情况 into state/condition

6. 使处于（某状态或情况）
   to bring sb/sth into the state or condition mentioned
   1. I was put in charge of the office.
      他们让我负责管理这个办公室。
   2. The incident put her in a bad mood.
      这件事弄得她心情很不好。
   3. Put yourself in my position . What would you have done?
      你设身处地为我想想，你会怎么办？
   4. I tried to put the matter into perspective .
      我尽量正确评估这个问题。
   5. Don't go putting yourself at risk .
      当心不可冒什么风险。
   6. It was time to put their suggestion into practice .
      那时就该把他们的建议付诸实施了。
   7. This new injury will put him out of action for several weeks.
      这次的新伤将使他几周无法动弹。

影响某人 / 某事物 affect sb/sth

7. 使感觉到；使受到…的影响
   to make sb/sth feel sth or be affected by sth
   1. Her new job has put a great strain on her.
      她的新工作使她感到负担很重。
   2. They put pressure on her to resign.
      他们向她施加压力，让她自行辞职。
   3. It's time you put a stop to this childish behaviour.
      这种孩子气的行为你该收敛了。

厘定；划定 give value/rank

8. 给予（重视、信任、价值等）
   to give or attach a particular level of importance, trust, value, etc. to sth
   1. Our company puts the emphasis on quality.
      我们公司重视质量。
   2. He put a limit on the amount we could spend.
      他规定了我们开销的数额。
9. 把…视为（或列为）
   to consider sb/sth to belong to the class or level mentioned
   1. I'd put her in the top rank of modern novelists.
      我认为她应属于一流的当代小说家。

表述 express

10. 说；表达
    to express or state sth in a particular way
    1. She put it very tactfully.
       她的话说得很巧妙。
    2. Put simply , we accept their offer or go bankrupt.
       简单地说吧，我们要么接受他们的条件，要么破产。
    3. I was, to put it mildly , annoyed (= I was extremely angry) .
       说得温和点儿，我相当恼火。
    4. He was too trusting─or, to put it another way , he had no head for business.
       他太轻信人了——或者换个说法，他没有商业头脑。
    5. The meat was─ how shall I put it? ─a little overdone.
       这肉嘛，怎么说呢，做得稍微老了点儿。
    6. As T.S. Eliot puts it…
       正如T.S.艾略特所说…
    7. She had never tried to put this feeling into words .
       她从未试图把这种感情说出来。
    8. Can you help me put this letter into good English, please?
       请问你能帮我用通顺的英语来表达这信的内容吗？

体育运动 in sport

11. 推（铅球）
    to throw the shot

Put is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in this dictionary. For example, the expression to put someone in the picture is explained at picture.
put 用于许多表达方式中，这些表达方式的解释列在本词典的其他词条下。例如，to put someone in the picture 的解释在 picture 词条下。

The form put is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. put的过去式和过去分词与原形相同。


1. VERB 放；置；使处于某位置
   When you put something in a particular place or position, you move it into that place or position.
   1. Leaphorn put the photograph on the desk...
      利普霍恩把照片放在书桌上。
   2. She hesitated, then put her hand on Grace's arm...
      她犹豫了一下，然后把手放到格雷斯的胳膊上。
   3. Mishka put down a heavy shopping bag.
      米什卡把一个沉重的购物袋放下。
2. VERB 将（某人）安置于（某处）
   If you put someone somewhere, you cause them to go there and to stay there for a period of time.
   1. Rather than put him in the hospital, she had been caring for him at home...
      她没有让他住在医院，而是一直在家里照顾他。
   2. I'd put the children to bed.
      我会安顿孩子们上床睡觉。
3. VERB 使处于特定状态（或境地）
   To put someone or something in a particular state or situation means to cause them to be in that state or situation.
   1. This is going to put them out of business...
      这将会使他们破产。
   2. He was putting himself at risk...
      他在使自己处于危险的境地。
   3. My doctor put me in touch with a psychiatrist...
      我的医生为我联系了一位精神科医生。
   4. The British people put us back in power.
      英国人使我们重掌政权。
4. VERB 使接受；使受影响
   To put something on people or things means to cause them to have it, or to cause them to be affected by it.
   1. The ruling will put extra pressure on health authorities to change working practices and shorten hours...
      该判决将给卫生部门施加更多的压力促使其改变工作惯例，缩短工作时间。
   2. Be aware of the terrible strain it can put on a child when you expect the best reports...
      在期待孩子能取得最好成绩时，要当心这会给他们带来可怕的压力。
   3. They will also force schools to put more emphasis on teaching basic subjects.
      他们也会迫使学校更加注重基础科目的教学。
5. VERB 把（信任等）寄托于
   If you put your trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something, you trust them or have faith or confidence in them.
   1. He had decided long ago that he would put his trust in socialism when the time came...
      很久以前他就决定时机成熟时会寄希望于社会主义。
   2. How much faith should we put in anti-ageing products?
      我们对抗衰老产品应该抱有多少信心？
6. VERB 投入，花费（时间、体力或精力）
   If you put time, strength, or energy into an activity, you use it in doing that activity.
   1. We're not saying that activists should put all their effort and time into party politics...
      我们并不是说活动家应该把所有的精力和时间都用到政党政治上。
   2. Eleanor did not put much energy into the discussion.
      埃莉诺没有为这次讨论花费太多精力。
7. VERB 投入（资金）
   If you put money into a business or project, you invest money in it.
   1. Investors should consider putting some money into an annuity...
      投资者们应当考虑存一些年金。
   2. Put $10,000 into this investment and in 10 years, you'll have almost $18,000.
      在这项投资上投入1万美元，10年后就会得到近18,000美元。
8. VERB 表述；表达
   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.
   1. I had already met Pete a couple of times through — how should I put it — friends in low places...
      我已经见过皮特几次了，是通过——怎么说呢——一些社会下层的朋友见的。
   2. He doesn't, to put it very bluntly, give a damn about the woman or the baby...
      直白地说，他根本不在乎那个女人和那个小孩。
   3. If I was auditioning for a vocalist, let me put it this way, he wouldn't get to sing in my band...
      如果我来面试歌手的话，请允许我这样说，他不会进入我的乐团来唱歌的。
   4. He admitted the security forces might have made some mistakes, as he put it...
      他承认安全部队，按他的话说，可能犯了一些错误。
   5. You can't put that sort of fear into words.
      那种恐惧无法用语言表达。
9. VERB 提出（问题）
   When you put a question to someone, you ask them the question.
   1. Is this fair? Well, I put that question today to Deputy Counsel Craig Gillen...
      这公平吗？我今天向副顾问克雷格·吉伦提出这个问题。
   2. He thinks that some workers may be afraid to put questions publicly.
      他认为一些工人可能害怕公开提问。
10. VERB 对（事件）作出说明；提出（意见、建议）
    If you put a case, opinion, or proposal, you explain it and list the reasons why you support or believe it.
    1. He always put his point of view with clarity and with courage...
       他总是清楚而勇敢地提出自己的观点。
    2. He put the case to the Saudi Foreign Minister...
       他把这起事件向沙特外长作了说明。
    3. He sat there listening as we put suggestions to him.
       我们给他提建议的时候，他坐在那儿听着。
11. VERB 给…定价（或估值）；把…归(类)
    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.
    1. I would put her age at about 50 or so...
       我认为她的年龄在50岁上下。
    2. All the more technically advanced countries put a high value on science...
       所有技术上较先进的国家都高度重视科学。
    3. It is not easy to put the guilty and innocent into clear-cut categories.
       有罪和无罪并不那么容易判定。
12. VERB 写上；记上；键入；印上
    If you put written information somewhere, you write, type, or print it there.
    1. Mary's family were so pleased that they put an announcement in the local paper to thank them...
       玛丽的家人很高兴，就在当地的报纸上登了一则启事来感谢他们。
    2. I think what I put in that book is now pretty much the agenda for this country...
       我认为我在书中写的正是目前该国亟待解决的问题。
    3. He crossed out 'Screenplay' and put 'Written by' instead.
       他划掉了“编剧”二字，改为“作者”。
13. PHRASE 欺骗；愚弄
    If someone puts one over on you, they make you do or believe something by telling you things that are not true.
    1. He considered himself a crafty man — a man would have to get up very early in the morning to put one over on Alf Tandy.
       他觉得自己太狡猾了——为了愚弄一下阿尔夫·坦迪通常得早上很早起床。
14. PHRASE 指出；说明
    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.
    1. But I put it to you that they're useless...
       但是我告诉你它们是没用的。
    2. I put this to Kenyon. 'Absolutely untrue,' he said.
       我向凯尼恩指出了这一点。他说：“绝对不是真的。”
15. PHRASE 把…放在一起；组合
    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.
    1. London has more pubs and clubs than the rest of the country put together.
       伦敦的酒馆和俱乐部比英国其他地区所有的加在一起还要多。
16. PHRASE （表示同意、祝贺等的用语）握个手吧
    You say 'Put it there!' to someone when you are asking them to shake hands with you, because you agree with them or want to congratulate them.
    1. Put it there, Pal, put it there!
       握个手，老弟，祝贺你！

1. Leaphorn put the photograph on the desk
   利普霍恩把照片放在书桌上。
2. She hesitated, then put her hand on Grace's arm
   她犹豫了一下，然后把手放到格雷斯的胳膊上。
3. Mishka put down a heavy shopping bag.
   米什卡把一个沉重的购物袋放下。
4. Rather than put him in the hospital, she had been caring for him at home
   她没有让他住在医院，而是一直在家里照顾他。
5. I'd put the children to bed.
   我会安顿孩子们上床睡觉。
6. This is going to put them out of business
   这将会使他们破产。
7. He was putting himself at risk
   他在使自己处于危险的境地。
8. My doctor put me in touch with a psychiatrist
   我的医生为我联系了一位精神科医生。
9. The British people put us back in power.
   英国人使我们重掌政权。
10. The ruling will put extra pressure on health authorities to change working practices and shorten hours
    该判决将给卫生部门施加更多的压力促使其改变工作惯例，缩短工作时间。
11. Be aware of the terrible strain it can put on a child when you expect the best reports
    在期待孩子能取得最好成绩时，要当心这会给他们带来可怕的压力。
12. They will also force schools to put more emphasis on teaching basic subjects.
    他们也会迫使学校更加注重基础科目的教学。
13. He had decided long ago that he would put his trust in socialism when the time came
    很久以前他就决定时机成熟时会寄希望于社会主义。
14. How much faith should we put in anti-ageing products?
    我们对抗衰老产品应该抱有多少信心？
15. We're not saying that activists should put all their effort and time into party politics
    我们并不是说活动家应该把所有的精力和时间都用到政党政治上。
16. Eleanor did not put much energy into the discussion.
    埃莉诺没有为这次讨论花费太多精力。
17. Investors should consider putting some money into an annuity
    投资者们应当考虑存一些年金。
18. Put$ 10,000 into this investment and in 10 years, you'll have almost$ 18,000.
    在这项投资上投入1万美元，10年后就会得到近18,000美元。
19. I had already met Pete a couple of times through — how should I put it — friends in low places
    我已经见过皮特几次了，是通过——怎么说呢——一些社会下层的朋友见的。
20. He doesn't, to put it very bluntly, give a damn about the woman or the baby
    直白地说，他根本不在乎那个女人和那个小孩。
21. If I was auditioning for a vocalist, let me put it this way, he wouldn't get to sing in my band
    如果我来面试歌手的话，请允许我这样说，他不会进入我的乐团来唱歌的。
22. He admitted the security forces might have made some mistakes, as he put it
    他承认安全部队，按他的话说，可能犯了一些错误。
23. Is this fair? Well, I put that question today to Deputy Counsel Craig Gillen
    这公平吗？我今天向副顾问克雷格·吉伦提出这个问题。
24. He always put his point of view with clarity and with courage
    他总是清楚而勇敢地提出自己的观点。
25. Mary's family were so pleased that they put an announcement in the local paper to thank them
    玛丽的家人很高兴，就在当地的报纸上登了一则启事来感谢他们。
26. He considered himself a crafty man — a man would have to get up very early in the morning to put one over on Alf Tandy.
    他觉得自己太狡猾了——为了愚弄一下阿尔夫·坦迪通常得早上很早起床。
27. But I put it to you that they're useless
    但是我告诉你它们是没用的。
28. London has more pubs and clubs than the rest of the country put together.
    伦敦的酒馆和俱乐部比英国其他地区所有的加在一起还要多。
29. Put it there, Pal, put it there!
    握个手，老弟，祝贺你！

put sth↔about

1. 散布，传播（不实的消息等）
   to tell a lot of people news, information, etc. that may be false

put sth above sth

put sth above sth

put yourself/sth↔across/over (to sb)

1. 交流，沟通（思想、感情等）
   to communicate your ideas, feelings, etc. successfully to sb

put sth↔aside

1. 忽视；不理睬；忘记
   to ignore or forget sth, usually a feeling or difference of opinion
2. 储存；保留
   to save sth or keep it available to use
   1. Put your name here.
      请在这里填上姓名。
   2. Friday at 11? I'll put it in my diary.
      星期五11点？我要把它记在记事本里。
   3. I couldn't read what she had put.
      她写的什么我辨认不出来。

put sb/sth at sth

1. 估计；计算
   to calculate sb/sth to be a particular age, weight, amount, etc.
   1. I was put in charge of the office.
      他们让我负责管理这个办公室。
   2. The incident put her in a bad mood.
      这件事弄得她心情很不好。
   3. Put yourself in my position . What would you have done?
      你设身处地为我想想，你会怎么办？
   4. I tried to put the matter into perspective .
      我尽量正确评估这个问题。
   5. Don't go putting yourself at risk .
      当心不可冒什么风险。
   6. It was time to put their suggestion into practice .
      那时就该把他们的建议付诸实施了。
   7. This new injury will put him out of action for several weeks.
      这次的新伤将使他几周无法动弹。

put sb↔away

1. 把某人送入监狱（或精神病院等）
   to send sb to prison, to a mental hospital, etc.
   1. Her new job has put a great strain on her.
      她的新工作使她感到负担很重。
   2. They put pressure on her to resign.
      他们向她施加压力，让她自行辞职。
   3. It's time you put a stop to this childish behaviour.
      这种孩子气的行为你该收敛了。

put sth↔away

1. 将…收起；把…放回原处
   to put sth in the place where it is kept because you have finished using it
   1. Our company puts the emphasis on quality.
      我们公司重视质量。
   2. He put a limit on the amount we could spend.
      他规定了我们开销的数额。
2. 积蓄；攒钱
   to save money to spend later
   1. I'd put her in the top rank of modern novelists.
      我认为她应属于一流的当代小说家。
3. 猛吃；猛喝；胡吃海塞
   to eat or drink large quantities of sth

put sth↔back

1. 将…放回
   to return sth to its usual place or to the place where it was before it was moved
2. 推迟；延迟
   to move sth to a later time or date
3. 拖延；延缓；使延迟
   to cause sth to be delayed
4. 向后拨，拨慢（钟表指针）
   to move the hands of a clock so that they show the correct earlier time

put sth before/above sth

1. 把…看得比…重要
   to treat sth as more important than sth else

put sth behind you

1. 把某事置诸脑后
   to try to forget about an unpleasant experience and think about the future

put sth↔by

1. 攒钱；积蓄
   to save money for a particular purpose

put down

1. 降落；着陆
   to land

put sb↔down

1. 使（当众）出丑；使出洋相；让某人现眼
   to make sb look or feel stupid, especially in front of other people

put sth↔down

1. 搁在（桌子上等）；放下
   to stop holding sth and place it on a table, shelf, etc.
2. 写下；（用笔等）记下
   to write sth; to make a note of sth
3. 下订金；付部分费用
   to pay part of the cost of sth
4. 镇压；平定
   to stop sth by force
5. 药死（衰老或有病的动物）； 人道毁灭
   to kill an animal, usually by giving it a drug, because it is old or sick
6. 安置（婴儿）入睡
   to put a baby to bed
7. 将…提请（议会或委员会）审议
   to present sth formally for discussion by a parliament or committee

put sb down as sth

1. 把某人视为（或看作）
   to consider or judge sb to be a particular type of person

put sb down for sth

1. 登记；注册；列入（名单等）
   to put sb's name on a list, etc. for sth

put sth down to sth

1. 把…归因于
   to consider that sth is caused by sth

put sth↔forth

put sth↔forth

put yourself/sb↔forward

1. 推荐；荐举
   to suggest yourself/sb as a candidate for a job or position

put sth↔forward

1. 将…提前
   to move sth to an earlier time or date
2. 向前拨，拨快（时钟指针）
   to move the hands of a clock to the correct later time
3. 提出；提议；建议
   to suggest sth for discussion

put sb↔in

1. 选举（政党）执政
   to elect a political party to govern a country

put sth↔in

1. 安装
   to fix equipment or furniture into position so that it can be used
2. 把…写进（信函、故事等）；添上；插入
   to include sth in a letter, story, etc.
3. 打断；插话
   to interrupt another speaker in order to say sth
4. 正式提出（要求等）
   to officially make a claim, request, etc.
5. 花费，耗费，投入（时间、心思等）
   to spend a lot of time or make a lot of effort doing sth
6. 投入，投放（资金等）
   to use or give money

put in (at…)

put into…

1. 进港；入港
   to enter a port

put in for sth

1. 申请
   to officially ask for sth

put yourself/sb/sth in for sth

1. 报名，给…登记（参加竞赛）
   to enter yourself/sb/sth for a competition

put sth into sth

1. 将…注入；使融入
   to add a quality to sth
2. 将…注入；使融入
   to add a quality to sth

put sb↔off

1. 取消，撤销（与某人的会晤或安排）
   to cancel a meeting or an arrangement that you have made with sb
2. 使反感；使疏远；使不信任
   to make sb dislike sb/sth or not trust them/it
3. 搅扰；使分神
   to disturb sb who is trying to give all their attention to sth that they are doing
4. 停车卸（客）；让…下车
   to stop in order to allow sb to leave

put sb off sth/sb

1. 使失去兴趣（或热情）
   to make sb lose interest in or enthusiasm for sth/sb

put sth↔off

1. 推迟；延迟
   to change sth to a later time or date

put sb on

1. 让某人听电话
   to give sb the telephone so that they can talk to the person at the other end

put sth↔on

1. 穿上；戴上
   to dress yourself in sth
2. 抹；搽；擦；涂
   to apply sth to your skin, face, etc.
3. 开动；发动；使运行
   to switch on a piece of equipment
4. 播放（激光唱片、磁带等）
   to make a CD, tape, etc. begin to play
5. 增加体重（若干）；发胖
   to become heavier, especially by the amount mentioned
6. 专门提供
   to provide sth specially
7. 举办；上演；展出
   to produce or present a play, a show, etc.
8. 装作；假装
   to pretend to have a particular feeling, quality, way of speaking, etc.

put sth on sth

1. 在（价格等）上加某金额（或税额）
   to add an amount of money or a tax to the cost of sth
2. 把钱押在；下赌注
   to bet money on sth

put sb onto sb/sth

1. 向（警方等）揭发，告发，举报
   to tell the police, etc. about where a criminal is or about a crime
2. 告诉；提供信息
   to tell sb about sb/sth that they may like or find useful

put out (for sb)

1. 同意性交
   to agree to have sex with sb

put yourself out (for sb)

1. 特意（为某人）费事
   to make a special effort to do sth for sb

put sb out

1. 给某人添麻烦（或增加额外工作等）
   to cause sb trouble, extra work, etc.
2. 烦恼；生气
   to be upset or offended
3. 使昏迷；使失去知觉
   to make sb unconscious

put sth↔out

1. 将…扔到外面；清理掉；扔掉
   to take sth out of your house and leave it, for example for sb to collect
2. 把…摆好；预备好（物品）
   to place sth where it will be noticed and used
3. 熄灭；扑灭
   to stop sth from burning or shining
4. 生产；制造
   to produce sth, especially for sale
5. 出版；广播；公布
   to publish or broadcast sth
6. 把（工作）外包
   to give a job or task to a worker who is not your employee or to a company that is not part of your own group or organization
7. 使出差错
   to make a figure, result, etc. wrong
8. 使脱臼
   to push a bone out of its normal position
9. 长出（叶、芽等）；抽芽
   to develop or produce new leaves, shoots , etc.

put out (to…/from…)

1. 离港；起航
   to leave a port

put yourself/sth over (to sb)

put yourself/sth over (to sb)

put sth↔through

1. 完成；达成；使成功
   to continue with and complete a plan, programme, etc.

put sb through sth

1. 使经受（磨练、痛苦）；折磨
   to make sb experience sth very difficult or unpleasant
2. 安排某人上（学）；供某人上（学）
   to arrange or pay for sb to attend a school, college, etc.

put sb/sth through (to sb/…)

1. 给…接通（电话）；把…接到
   to connect sb by telephone

put sb to sth

1. 给某人添麻烦（或增加困难等）
   to cause sb trouble, difficulty, etc.

put sth to sb

1. 给…提出（建议）
   to offer a suggestion to sb so that they can accept or reject it
2. 提问
   to ask sb a question

put sth↔together

1. 组装；组织；汇集
   to make or prepare sth by fitting or collecting parts together

put sth towards sth

1. 为…凑钱
   to give money to pay part of the cost of sth

put up sth

1. （在战斗、竞赛中）显示，表现
   to show a particular level of skill, determination, etc. in a fight or contest
2. 提出（意见等）
   to suggest an idea, etc. for other people to discuss

put sb↔up

1. 留某人住在家中
   to let sb stay at your home
2. 推荐；提名
   to suggest or present sb as a candidate for a job or position

put sth↔up

1. 提升；使升高
   to raise sth or put it in a higher position
2. 建造；搭建；竖立
   to build sth or place sth somewhere
3. 置…于明显处；张贴
   to fix sth in a place where it will be seen
4. 提高；增加
   to raise or increase sth
5. 提供，借出（资金）
   to provide or lend money

put up (at…)

1. 投宿；（在…）过夜
   to stay somewhere for the night

put up for sth

put yourself up for sth

1. 自荐为…的候选人；参与甄选
   to offer yourself as a candidate for a job or position

put sb up to sth

1. 怂恿；撺掇；唆使
   to encourage or persuade sb to do sth wrong or stupid

put up with sb/sth

1. 容忍；忍受
   to accept sb/sth that is annoying, unpleasant, etc. without complaining

v.

put it about

• 浪荡胡为；乱搞男女关系
  to have many sexual partners

I wouldn't put it past sb (to do sth)

• 我看…干得出（错的、违法的等事）
  used to say that you think sb is capable of doing sth wrong, illegal, etc.

put it to sb that…

• 与…挑明；对…提出
  to suggest sth to sb to see if they can argue against it
  1. I put it to you that you are the only person who had a motive for the crime.
     我跟你说白了，你是唯一有作案动机的人。

put one over on sb

• 蒙骗；诱骗
  to persuade sb to believe sth that is not true
  1. Don't try to put one over on me!
     你甭想蒙我！

put sb through it

• 折磨；让…难堪
  to force sb to experience sth difficult or unpleasant
  1. They really put me through it (= asked me difficult questions) at the interview.
     面试的时候，他们真把我折腾了一番。

put together

• （用于与一组人或事物作比较）合计，总和，合起来
  used when comparing or contrasting sb/sth with a group of other people or things to mean ‘combined’ or ‘in total’
  1. Your department spent more last year than all the others put together.
     去年，你们部门的开支比其他所有部门合起来都多。

put up or shut up

• 要么拿出实际行动来，要么就闭嘴；动点儿真格的，别光耍嘴皮子
  used to tell sb to stop just talking about sth and actually do it, show it, etc.

noun

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

   Synonym:    put option

verb

1. estimate
   1. We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.

   Synonym:    placeset

2. arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
   1. arrange my schedule
   2. set up one's life
   3. I put these memories with those of bygone times

   Synonym:    arrangeset uporder

3. formulate in a particular style or language
   1. I wouldn't put it that way
   2. She cast her request in very polite language

   Synonym:    frameredactcastcouch

4. attribute or give
   1. She put too much emphasis on her the last statement
   2. He put all his efforts into this job
   3. The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story

   Synonym:    assign

5. cause to be in a certain state
   1. That song put me in awful good humor
   2. put your ideas in writing

6. put into a certain place or abstract location
   1. Put your things here
   2. Set the tray down
   3. Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
   4. Place emphasis on a certain point

   Synonym:    setplaceposepositionlay

7. adapt
   1. put these words to music

8. cause (someone) to undergo something
   1. He put her to the torture

9. make an investment
   1. Put money into bonds

   Synonym:    investcommitplace