set about
To begin or start:
開始：開始或出發：
set about solving the problem.
著手解決問題
set apart
To reserve for a specific use.
留出，撥出：留出以備專用
To make noticeable:
使引人注目：
character traits that set her apart.
使她引人注目的個性
set aside
To separate and reserve for a special purpose.
留出，撥出：分開或留出以備專用
To discard or reject.
拋棄，放棄
To declare invalid; annul or overrule:
廢除：宣告無用、取消或否決：
The court has set aside the conviction.
法庭宣告無罪
set at
To attack or assail:
打擊或襲擊：
The dogs set at the fox.
狗群衝向狐狸
set back
To slow down the progress of; hinder.
阻止：減慢程序；妨礙
Informal To cost:
【非正式用語】 花費：
That coat set me back $1,000.
那件衣服花了我1,000美元
set by
To reserve for future use:
保留為將來之用：
It is wise to set food and money by in case of a future emergency.
為將來緊急情況貯備食物和錢是明智的
set down
To cause to sit; seat:
坐：使坐；坐下：
Set the baby down here.
讓小孩坐這兒
To put in writing; record:
記錄：寫下；記錄：
We set down the facts.
我們記下事實
To regard; consider:
認為；看作：
Just set him down as a sneak.
當他是個陰險的人
To assign to a cause; attribute:
把…歸於：由…引起；把…歸於：
Let"s set the error down to inexperience.
讓我們把錯誤歸於沒有經驗
To land (an aircraft):
著陸：（飛機）著陸：
The pilot set the plane down hard.
飛行員艱難地使飛機著陸
set forth
To present for consideration; propose:
提出：提出想法；建議：
set forth a sound plan.
提出一個合理的計劃
To express in words:
表達：用語言表達：
She has set forth her ideas.
她已經表達出了想法
set forward
To begin a journey.
開始旅程
set in
To insert:
插入：
set in the sleeve of a gown.
插入禮服袖子中
To begin to happen or be apparent:
開始：開始發生或出現：
“Evening was setting in as I took the road over Mountain Top”(Charles Siebert)
“當我行於山頂公路時夜幕降臨”(查爾斯·謝伯特)
To move toward the shore. Used of wind or water.
（風）水向岸（吹）流：移向岸邊。用於風和水
set off
To give rise to; cause to occur:
發生：引起；導致發生：
set off a chemical reaction.
發生化學反應
To cause to explode:
爆炸：引起爆炸：
set off a bomb.
炸彈爆炸
To indicate as being different; distinguish:
區分：指出不同；區分：
features setting him off from the crowd.
使他與人群分開的特徵
To direct attention to by contrast; accentuate:
強調： 透過對比引起注意；強調：
set off a passage with italics.
用斜體字強調一段
To start on a journey:
開始旅程：
set off for Europe.
開始歐洲之旅
set out
To begin an earnest attempt; undertake:
著手：開始一個熱切的計劃；著手：
He set out to understand why the plan had failed.
他開始明白為什麼計劃失敗了
To lay out systematically and graphically:
生動形象地擺出：
set out a terrace.
畫出地形
To display for exhibition or sale.
展覽：為展覽或出售而擺設
To plant:
種：
set out seedlings.
種小樹
To start a journey:
She set out at dawn for town.
她日出時出發去鎮上
set to
To begin working energetically; start in.
開始幹起來：熱忱地開始工作；開始
To begin fighting.
開始戰鬥
set up
To place in an upright position.
直立：放於豎直位置
To elevate; raise.
抬起；上升
To raise in authority or power; invest with power:
使掌權：提高權威或權力；賦與權力：
They set the general up as a dictator.
他們賦與將軍指揮者的權力
To put (oneself) forward as; claim to be:
自稱：推舉（自己）；聲稱是：
He has set himself up as an authority on the English language.
他自稱是英語專家
To assemble and erect:
組裝：集合並裝配：
set up a new machine.
組裝一臺新機器
To establish; found:
建立：
set up a charity.
建立一家慈善機構
To cause:
引起，使產生：
They set up howls of protest over new taxes.
他們發起反對新稅的吼聲
To establish in business by providing capital, equipment, or other backing.
開始經商：透過提供資本、裝置或其它支援而建立企業
Informal
【非正式用語】
To treat (someone) to drinks.
招待（某人）飲料
To pay for (drinks).
為（飲料）付賬
Informal To stimulate or exhilarate:
【非正式用語】 刺激或鼓勵：
a victory that really set the team up.
勝利鼓舞了球隊
To lay plans for:
計劃：制定計劃：
set up a kidnapping.
策劃綁架
Informal To put (someone else) into a compromising situation by deceit or trickery:
【非正式用語】 哄騙：透過欺騙使（他人）妥協：
Swindlers have set me up.
騙子騙了我
set upon
To attack violently:
強烈打擊：
Guards set dogs upon the escaping prisoners.
守衛讓狗攻擊逃犯
set fire to
To cause to ignite and burn.
縱火：點燃或使燃燒
set foot in
To enter.
進入
set foot on
To step on.
走在
set in motion
To give impetus to:
給予刺激：
The indictment set the judicial process in motion.
控訴加快了裁決過程
set (one"s) heart on
To be determined to do something.
決心做某事
set (one"s) sights on
To have as a goal:
定目標：
She set her sights on medical school.
她想上醫學院
set on fire
縱火：引起點火或燃燒
To cause to become excited:
使興奮：
The music set the audience on fire.
音樂使聽眾興奮
set sail【航海】
To begin a voyage on water.
起航：揚帆開始在水上航行
set (someone) straight
To correct (someone) by providing full and accurate information.
糾正：透過提供充實而正確的資訊糾正（某人）
set store by
To regard as valuable or worthwhile.
認為有價值或值得
set the pace
To go at a speed that other competitors attempt to match or surpass.
領先：以其它競爭者企圖趕上或超過的速度前進
To behave or perform in a way that others try to emulate.
做榜樣：以其它人企圖超越的方式行動或做事
set the stage for
To provide the underlying basis for:
提供基礎：
saber rattling that set the stage for war.
為戰爭提供基礎的作響的軍刀
set up housekeeping
To establish a household.
成家：建立家庭
set up shop
put about 【航海】
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：
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；捨棄：
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：樂意並很快地吃光或喝光（食物或飲料）：
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】 關進精神病醫院
Informal To kill:
【非正式用語】 殺：
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：節約以供後來的使用：
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：
put down a rebellion.
鎮壓了一起暴亂
To render ineffective:
制止，取締：使變得不起作用：
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：
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：
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：
“Many status games seem designed to put down others”(Alvin F. Poussaint)
“許多權位競爭好象是為戰勝別人而設計的”(阿爾文F.普森特)
To assign to a category:
把…歸入某一類別：
Just put him down as a sneak.
他被歸入鬼鬼祟祟的那一類人
To attribute:
歸因於…：
Let"s put this disaster down to experience.
讓我們把這次災難歸因於經驗不足
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：
puts down three big meals a day.
一天吃掉三頓大餐
put forth
To grow:
生長：
Plants put forth new growth in the spring.
植物在春天裡開始新的生長
To bring to bear; exert:
表現；發揮：
At least put forth a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor.
當你擦地板時至少能表現出努力的樣子
To offer for consideration:
提出：提出以供考慮：
put forth an idea.
提出一個想法
put forward
To propose for consideration:
提出：提議以供考慮：
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：
put in a plea of guilty.
正式提出犯罪訴訟
To interpose:
插入，插話：
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）：
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
種植：
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：
The freighter puts in at noon.
貨輪中午時進入港口
put off
To delay; postpone:
耽誤；延期：
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：
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：
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，如由於不禮貌：
His indifferent attitude has put us off.
他的冷淡態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：
put on a coat; put socks on.
穿上外衣；穿上襪子
To apply; activate:
運用；使活動：
put on the brakes.
剎閘
To assume affectedly:
假裝：
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：
You"re putting me on!
你在開我的玩笑
To add:
增加：
put on weight.
增加體重
To produce; perform:
產生；履行：
put on a variety show.
舉行一次雜耍演出
put out
To extinguish:
熄滅：
put out a fire.
撲滅一場大火
Nautical To leave, as a port or harbor; depart.
【航海】 出航：離開，如口岸或港口；出發
To expel:
逐出：
put out a drunk.
趕走醉漢
To publish:
出版：
put out a weekly newsletter.
發行時事週刊
To inconvenience:
不方便：
Did our early arrival put you out?
我們提早到達是不是使您很不方便?
To offend or irritate:
觸犯或激怒：
I was put out by his attention to the television set.
我被他對電視節目的關注激怒了
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，尤其用於婦女
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：
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：
put the project through on time; put through a number of new laws.
按時完成了專案；透過許多新法律
To cause to undergo:
使…從事、遭遇：
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：
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 【航海】
To head for shore.
駛向岸邊
put together
To construct; create:
建造；創造：
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:
儲存；把…裝罐：
put up six jars of jam.
做六罐果醬
To nominate:
提名：
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）：
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：
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：
put up grouse.
趕出松雞
To offer for sale:
拿去賣：
put up his antiques.
拍賣他的古董
To make a display or the appearance of:
炫耀或顯示…：
put up a bluff.
故弄玄虛
To engage in; carry on:
進行：使從事於；繼續進行：
put up a good fight.
展開一場激烈的爭鬥
put upon
To impose on; overburden:
強加於；使…負擔過重：
He was always being put upon by his friends.
他總是受朋友的欺負
put down roots
To establish a permanent residence in a locale.
紮根於：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、直率的態度向（另外的人）擺出形勢的實際情況
put (one) in mind
To remind:
想起：
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：
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.
採取堅定的立場
put (one"s) foot in (one"s) mouth
To make a tactless remark.
put paid to【多用於英國】
To finish off; put to rest:
結束；使…休息：
“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；卡夫晚餐和凍乾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…表現能力或技術；考驗：
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:
作惡作劇：使（某人）做出滑稽的、惡作劇的或惡毒的行為：
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：
The witness put the finger on the killer.
目擊者告發了謀殺者
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：以一種極端的態度對別人施加壓力
put the skids on【俚語】
To bring to a halt:
停止：
“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.錫託莫)
put to bed【非正式用語】
To make final preparations for the printing of (a newspaper, for example).
印刷前最後準備：為（例如報紙）的印刷而做最後的準備
To make final preparations for completing (a project).
最後準備：為完成（一個專案）而做最後的準備
put to it
To cause extreme difficulty for:
造成極大的困難：
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：從現存的證據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）或採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：
We had to put up with the inconvenience.
我們不得不忍受不便之處
set about
To begin or start:
開始：開始或出發：
set about solving the problem.
著手解決問題
set apart
To reserve for a specific use.
留出，撥出：留出以備專用
To make noticeable:
使引人注目：
character traits that set her apart.
使她引人注目的個性
set aside
To separate and reserve for a special purpose.
留出，撥出：分開或留出以備專用
To discard or reject.
拋棄，放棄
To declare invalid; annul or overrule:
廢除：宣告無用、取消或否決：
The court has set aside the conviction.
法庭宣告無罪
set at
To attack or assail:
打擊或襲擊：
The dogs set at the fox.
狗群衝向狐狸
set back
To slow down the progress of; hinder.
阻止：減慢程序；妨礙
Informal To cost:
【非正式用語】 花費：
That coat set me back $1,000.
那件衣服花了我1,000美元
set by
To reserve for future use:
保留為將來之用：
It is wise to set food and money by in case of a future emergency.
為將來緊急情況貯備食物和錢是明智的
set down
To cause to sit; seat:
坐：使坐；坐下：
Set the baby down here.
讓小孩坐這兒
To put in writing; record:
記錄：寫下；記錄：
We set down the facts.
我們記下事實
To regard; consider:
認為；看作：
Just set him down as a sneak.
當他是個陰險的人
To assign to a cause; attribute:
把…歸於：由…引起；把…歸於：
Let"s set the error down to inexperience.
讓我們把錯誤歸於沒有經驗
To land (an aircraft):
著陸：（飛機）著陸：
The pilot set the plane down hard.
飛行員艱難地使飛機著陸
set forth
To present for consideration; propose:
提出：提出想法；建議：
set forth a sound plan.
提出一個合理的計劃
To express in words:
表達：用語言表達：
She has set forth her ideas.
她已經表達出了想法
set forward
To begin a journey.
開始旅程
set in
To insert:
插入：
set in the sleeve of a gown.
插入禮服袖子中
To begin to happen or be apparent:
開始：開始發生或出現：
“Evening was setting in as I took the road over Mountain Top”(Charles Siebert)
“當我行於山頂公路時夜幕降臨”(查爾斯·謝伯特)
To move toward the shore. Used of wind or water.
（風）水向岸（吹）流：移向岸邊。用於風和水
set off
To give rise to; cause to occur:
發生：引起；導致發生：
set off a chemical reaction.
發生化學反應
To cause to explode:
爆炸：引起爆炸：
set off a bomb.
炸彈爆炸
To indicate as being different; distinguish:
區分：指出不同；區分：
features setting him off from the crowd.
使他與人群分開的特徵
To direct attention to by contrast; accentuate:
強調： 透過對比引起注意；強調：
set off a passage with italics.
用斜體字強調一段
To start on a journey:
開始旅程：
set off for Europe.
開始歐洲之旅
set out
To begin an earnest attempt; undertake:
著手：開始一個熱切的計劃；著手：
He set out to understand why the plan had failed.
他開始明白為什麼計劃失敗了
To lay out systematically and graphically:
生動形象地擺出：
set out a terrace.
畫出地形
To display for exhibition or sale.
展覽：為展覽或出售而擺設
To plant:
種：
set out seedlings.
種小樹
To start a journey:
開始旅程：
She set out at dawn for town.
她日出時出發去鎮上
set to
To begin working energetically; start in.
開始幹起來：熱忱地開始工作；開始
To begin fighting.
開始戰鬥
set up
To place in an upright position.
直立：放於豎直位置
To elevate; raise.
抬起；上升
To raise in authority or power; invest with power:
使掌權：提高權威或權力；賦與權力：
They set the general up as a dictator.
他們賦與將軍指揮者的權力
To put (oneself) forward as; claim to be:
自稱：推舉（自己）；聲稱是：
He has set himself up as an authority on the English language.
他自稱是英語專家
To assemble and erect:
組裝：集合並裝配：
set up a new machine.
組裝一臺新機器
To establish; found:
建立：
set up a charity.
建立一家慈善機構
To cause:
引起，使產生：
They set up howls of protest over new taxes.
他們發起反對新稅的吼聲
To establish in business by providing capital, equipment, or other backing.
開始經商：透過提供資本、裝置或其它支援而建立企業
Informal
【非正式用語】
To treat (someone) to drinks.
招待（某人）飲料
To pay for (drinks).
為（飲料）付賬
Informal To stimulate or exhilarate:
【非正式用語】 刺激或鼓勵：
a victory that really set the team up.
勝利鼓舞了球隊
To lay plans for:
計劃：制定計劃：
set up a kidnapping.
策劃綁架
Informal To put (someone else) into a compromising situation by deceit or trickery:
【非正式用語】 哄騙：透過欺騙使（他人）妥協：
Swindlers have set me up.
騙子騙了我
set upon
To attack violently:
強烈打擊：
Guards set dogs upon the escaping prisoners.
守衛讓狗攻擊逃犯
set fire to
To cause to ignite and burn.
縱火：點燃或使燃燒
set foot in
To enter.
進入
set foot on
To step on.
走在
set in motion
To give impetus to:
給予刺激：
The indictment set the judicial process in motion.
控訴加快了裁決過程
set (one"s) heart on
To be determined to do something.
決心做某事
set (one"s) sights on
To have as a goal:
定目標：
She set her sights on medical school.
她想上醫學院
set on fire
To cause to ignite and burn.
縱火：引起點火或燃燒
To cause to become excited:
使興奮：
The music set the audience on fire.
音樂使聽眾興奮
set sail【航海】
To begin a voyage on water.
起航：揚帆開始在水上航行
set (someone) straight
To correct (someone) by providing full and accurate information.
糾正：透過提供充實而正確的資訊糾正（某人）
set store by
To regard as valuable or worthwhile.
認為有價值或值得
set the pace
To go at a speed that other competitors attempt to match or surpass.
領先：以其它競爭者企圖趕上或超過的速度前進
To behave or perform in a way that others try to emulate.
做榜樣：以其它人企圖超越的方式行動或做事
set the stage for
To provide the underlying basis for:
提供基礎：
saber rattling that set the stage for war.
為戰爭提供基礎的作響的軍刀
set up housekeeping
To establish a household.
成家：建立家庭
set up shop
put about 【航海】
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：
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；捨棄：
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：樂意並很快地吃光或喝光（食物或飲料）：
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】 關進精神病醫院
Informal To kill:
【非正式用語】 殺：
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：節約以供後來的使用：
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：
put down a rebellion.
鎮壓了一起暴亂
To render ineffective:
制止，取締：使變得不起作用：
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：
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：
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：
“Many status games seem designed to put down others”(Alvin F. Poussaint)
“許多權位競爭好象是為戰勝別人而設計的”(阿爾文F.普森特)
To assign to a category:
把…歸入某一類別：
Just put him down as a sneak.
他被歸入鬼鬼祟祟的那一類人
To attribute:
歸因於…：
Let"s put this disaster down to experience.
讓我們把這次災難歸因於經驗不足
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：
puts down three big meals a day.
一天吃掉三頓大餐
put forth
To grow:
生長：
Plants put forth new growth in the spring.
植物在春天裡開始新的生長
To bring to bear; exert:
表現；發揮：
At least put forth a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor.
當你擦地板時至少能表現出努力的樣子
To offer for consideration:
提出：提出以供考慮：
put forth an idea.
提出一個想法
put forward
To propose for consideration:
提出：提議以供考慮：
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：
put in a plea of guilty.
正式提出犯罪訴訟
To interpose:
插入，插話：
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）：
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：
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：
The freighter puts in at noon.
貨輪中午時進入港口
put off
To delay; postpone:
耽誤；延期：
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：
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：
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，如由於不禮貌：
His indifferent attitude has put us off.
他的冷淡態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：
put on a coat; put socks on.
穿上外衣；穿上襪子
To apply; activate:
運用；使活動：
put on the brakes.
剎閘
To assume affectedly:
假裝：
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：
You"re putting me on!
你在開我的玩笑
To add:
增加：
put on weight.
增加體重
To produce; perform:
產生；履行：
put on a variety show.
舉行一次雜耍演出
put out
To extinguish:
熄滅：
put out a fire.
撲滅一場大火
Nautical To leave, as a port or harbor; depart.
【航海】 出航：離開，如口岸或港口；出發
To expel:
逐出：
put out a drunk.
趕走醉漢
To publish:
出版：
put out a weekly newsletter.
發行時事週刊
To inconvenience:
不方便：
Did our early arrival put you out?
我們提早到達是不是使您很不方便?
To offend or irritate:
觸犯或激怒：
I was put out by his attention to the television set.
我被他對電視節目的關注激怒了
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，尤其用於婦女
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：
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：
put the project through on time; put through a number of new laws.
按時完成了專案；透過許多新法律
To cause to undergo:
使…從事、遭遇：
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：
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 【航海】
To head for shore.
駛向岸邊
put together
To construct; create:
建造；創造：
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:
儲存；把…裝罐：
put up six jars of jam.
做六罐果醬
To nominate:
提名：
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）：
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：
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：
put up grouse.
趕出松雞
To offer for sale:
拿去賣：
put up his antiques.
拍賣他的古董
To make a display or the appearance of:
炫耀或顯示…：
put up a bluff.
故弄玄虛
To engage in; carry on:
進行：使從事於；繼續進行：
put up a good fight.
展開一場激烈的爭鬥
put upon
To impose on; overburden:
強加於；使…負擔過重：
He was always being put upon by his friends.
他總是受朋友的欺負
put down roots
To establish a permanent residence in a locale.
紮根於：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、直率的態度向（另外的人）擺出形勢的實際情況
put (one) in mind
To remind:
想起：
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：
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.
採取堅定的立場
put (one"s) foot in (one"s) mouth
To make a tactless remark.
put paid to【多用於英國】
To finish off; put to rest:
結束；使…休息：
“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；卡夫晚餐和凍乾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…表現能力或技術；考驗：
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:
作惡作劇：使（某人）做出滑稽的、惡作劇的或惡毒的行為：
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：
The witness put the finger on the killer.
目擊者告發了謀殺者
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：以一種極端的態度對別人施加壓力
put the skids on【俚語】
To bring to a halt:
停止：
“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.錫託莫)
put to bed【非正式用語】
To make final preparations for the printing of (a newspaper, for example).
印刷前最後準備：為（例如報紙）的印刷而做最後的準備
To make final preparations for completing (a project).
最後準備：為完成（一個專案）而做最後的準備
put to it
To cause extreme difficulty for:
造成極大的困難：
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：從現存的證據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）或採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：
We had to put up with the inconvenience.
我們不得不忍受不便之處