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put

P0677600 (po͝ot)v. put, put·ting, puts v.tr.1. To place in a specified location; set: She put the books on the table.2. To cause to be in a specified condition: His gracious manners put me at ease.3. To cause (one) to undergo something; subject: The interrogators put the prisoner to torture.4. To assign; attribute: They put a false interpretation on events.5. To estimate: We put the time at five o'clock.6. To impose or levy: The governor has put a tax on cigarettes.7. Games To wager (a stake); bet: put $50 on a horse.8. Sports To hurl with an overhand pushing motion: put the shot.9. To bring up for consideration or judgment: put a question to the judge.10. To express; state: I put my objections bluntly.11. To render in a specified language or literary form: put prose into verse.12. To adapt: The lyrics had been put to music.13. To urge or force to an action: a mob that put the thief to flight.14. To apply: We must put our minds to it.15. To force the purchase of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a put option.v.intr. Nautical To proceed: The ship put into the harbor.n.1. Sports An act of putting the shot.2. An option to sell a stipulated amount of stock or securities within a specified time and at a fixed price.adj. Fixed; stationary: stay put.Phrasal Verbs: put about Nautical To change or cause to change direction; go or cause to go from one tack to another. put across1. To state so as to be understood clearly or accepted readily: put her views across during the hearing.2. To attain or carry through by deceit or trickery. put aside1. To stop using, working on, or considering until later: We put aside the idea until the next meeting.2. To disregard; forget about: Why not put aside your grudge? put away1. To renounce; discard: put all negative thoughts away.2. Informal To consume (food or drink) readily and quickly: put away the dinner in just a few minutes.3. Informal To confine to a prison or mental health facility.4. a. Informal To kill: The injured cat was put away.b. To bury. put by To save for later use: "Some crops were so abundant they could even be put by" (Carole Lalli). put down1. a. To write down.b. To enter in a list.2. a. To bring to an end; repress: put down a rebellion.b. To render ineffective: put down rumors.3. To subject (an animal) to euthanasia.4. Informal a. To criticize: put me down for failing the course.b. To belittle; disparage: put down their knowledge of literature.c. To humiliate: "Many status games seem designed to put down others" (Alvin F. Poussaint).5. a. To assign to a category: Just put him down as a sneak.b. To attribute: Let's put this disaster down to inexperience.6. To consume (food or drink) readily; put away: puts down three big meals a day. put forth1. To grow: Plants put forth new growth in the spring.2. To bring to bear; exert: At least put forth a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor.3. To offer for consideration: put forth an idea. put forward To propose for consideration: put forward a new plan. put in1. To make a formal offer of: put in a plea of guilty.2. To introduce, as in conversation; interpose: He put in a good word for me.3. To spend (time) at a location or job: I put in eight hours at the office.4. To plant: We put in 20 rows of pine trees.5. To make (a telephone call): I put in a call to the school principal.6. To apply: put in for early retirement.7. Nautical a. To enter a port or harbor: The freighter puts in at noon.b. To launch a small boat: The kayakers put in below the dam. put off1. a. To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.b. To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.2. To take off; discard: put off a sweater.3. To repel or repulse, as from bad manners: His indifferent attitude has put us off.4. To pass (money) or sell (merchandise) fraudulently. put on1. To clothe oneself with; don: put on a coat; put socks on.2. To apply; activate: put on the brakes.3. To assume affectedly: put on an English accent.4. Slang To tease or mislead (another): You're putting me on!5. To add: put on weight.6. To produce; perform: put on a variety show. put out1. To extinguish: put out a fire.2. Nautical To leave, as a port or harbor; depart.3. To expel: put out a drunk from the bar.4. To publish: put out a weekly newsletter.5. a. To inconvenience: Did our early arrival put you out?b. To offend or irritate: I was put out by his attention to the television set.6. To make an effort: We've really had to put out to get this project finished.7. Baseball To cause (a batter or base runner) to be ruled out.8. Vulgar Slang To be willing to engage in casual sexual activity; be sexually available. put over1. To postpone; delay.2. To put across, especially to deceive: tried to put a lie over, but to no avail. put through1. To bring to a successful end: put the project through on time; put through a number of new laws.2. To cause to undergo: He put me through a lot of trouble.3. a. To make a telephone connection for: The operator put me through on the office line.b. To obtain a connection for (a telephone call). put to Nautical To head for shore. put together To construct; create: put together a new bookcase; put together a tax package. put up1. To erect; build.2. To preserve; can: put up six jars of jam.3. To nominate: put up a candidate at a convention.4. To provide (funds) in advance: put up money for the new musical.5. To provide lodgings for: put a friend up for the night.6. Sports To startle (game animals) from cover: put up grouse.7. To offer for sale: put up his antiques.8. a. To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff.b. To engage in; carry on: put up a good fight. put upon To impose on; overburden: He was always being put upon by his friends.Idioms: put an end/a halt/a stop to To bring to an end; terminate. put down roots To establish a permanent residence in a locale. put in an appearance To attend a social engagement, especially for a short time. put it to (someone) Slang 1. To overburden with tasks or work.2. To put blame on.3. To take unfair advantage of.4. To lay out the facts of a situation to (another) in a forceful candid manner.5. To defeat soundly; trounce. put (one) in mind To remind: You put me in mind of your grandmother. put (oneself) out To make a considerable effort; go to trouble or expense. put (one's) finger on To identify: I can't put my finger on the person in that photograph. put (one's) foot down To take a firm stand. put (one's) foot in (one's) mouth To make a tactless remark. put paid to Chiefly British To finish off; put to rest: "We've given up saying we only kill to eat; Kraft dinner and freeze-dried food have put paid to that one" (Margaret Atwood). put (someone) in (someone's) place To lower the dignity of (someone); humble. put (someone) through (someone's) paces To cause to demonstrate ability or skill; test: The drama coach put her students through their paces before the first performance. put (someone) up to To cause to commit a funny, mischievous, or malicious act: My older brother put me up to making a prank telephone call. put something over on To deceive, cheat, or trick.put the arm/bite/squeeze on Slang To ask another for money. put the finger on Slang To inform on: The witness put the finger on the killer. put the lie to To show to be false or inaccurate. put the make/moves on Slang To make sexual advances to.put the screws to/on Slang To pressure (another) in an extreme manner. put the skids on Slang To bring to a halt: "Sacrificing free speech to put the skids on prurient printed matter is not the correct path, the courts said" (Curtis J. Sitomer). put to bed Informal 1. To make final preparations for the printing of (a newspaper, for example).2. To make final preparations for completing (a project). put to it To cause extreme difficulty for: We were put to it to finish the book on time. put to sleep1. To make weary; bore.2. To subject to euthanasia.3. To subject to general anesthesia. put two and two together To draw the proper conclusions from existing evidence or indications. put up or shut up Slang To have to endure an unpleasant situation or take action to remedy it. put up with To endure without complaint: We had to put up with the inconvenience.

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[Middle English putten, back-formation from Old English *pūtte, past tense of pȳtan, to put out.]

put out

vb (tr, adverb) 1. (often passive) a. to annoy; angerb. to confound or disturb; confuse2. to extinguish or douse (a fire, light, etc): he put out the fire. 3. to poke forward: to put out one's tongue. 4. to be or present a source of inconvenience or annoyance to (a person): I hope I'm not putting you out. 5. (Journalism & Publishing) to issue or publish; broadcast: the authorities put out a leaflet. 6. (Broadcasting) to issue or publish; broadcast: the authorities put out a leaflet. 7. (Pathology) to render unconscious8. (Pathology) to dislocate: he put out his shoulder in the accident. 9. to show or exert: the workers put out all their energy in the campaign. 10. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to pass, give out (work to be done) at different premises11. (Banking & Finance) to lend (money) at interest12. (Cricket) cricket to dismiss (a player or team)13. (Baseball) baseball to cause (a batter or runner) to be out by a fielding play n (Baseball) baseball a play in which the batter or runner is put out

Thesaurus

Verb

1.put out - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, trouble, botheraffect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"distress, straiten - bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

2.put out - put out considerable effort; "He put out the same for seven managers"produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

3.put out - deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"smotherextinguish, snuff out - put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"

4.put out - thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"exsert, hold out, stretch forth, stretch out, extendhyperextend - extend a joint beyond its normal range; "Don't hyperextend your elbow"gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"

5.put out - put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"douseblow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out - put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"

6.put out - be sexually active; "She is supposed to put out"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

7.put out - cause to be out on a fielding playretirebaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"diddle, toy, fiddle, play - manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"

8.put out - retire; "he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field"baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"

9.put out - prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"issue, publish, bring out, releasepublicize, bare, publicise, air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"edit - supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"

10.put out - administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth"anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put underetherise, etherize - anesthetize with ethercocainise, cocainize - anesthetize with cocainechloroform - anesthetize with chloroform; "Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them"freeze - anesthetize by colddrug, dose - administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"block - interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle"

put

verb1. To deposit in a specified place:lay, place, set, stick.2. To calculate approximately:approximate, estimate, place, reckon, set.3. To establish and apply as compulsory:assess, exact, impose, levy.4. To put up as a stake in a game or speculation:bet, gamble, lay (down), post, risk, stake, venture, wager.Informal: go.5. To seek an answer to (a question):ask, pose, raise.6. To utter publicly:air, express, state, vent, ventilate.Idiom: come out with.7. To express in another language, while systematically retaining the original sense:construe, render, translate.8. To convey in language or words of a particular form:couch, express, formulate, phrase, word.phrasal verb
put away1. Informal. To eat completely or entirely:consume, devour, dispatch, eat up.Informal: polish off.2. Informal. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:destroy, finish (off), kill, liquidate, murder, slay.Slang: bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap.phrasal verb
put byTo reserve for the future:keep, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, salt away, save (up), set by.phrasal verb
put downTo bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight:choke off, crush, extinguish, quash, quell, quench, squash, squelch, suppress.Idiom: put the lid on.phrasal verb
put forthTo put forward (a topic) for discussion:bring up, broach, introduce, moot, raise.phrasal verb
put forwardTo state, as an idea, for consideration:advance, offer, pose, propose, propound, set forth, submit, suggest.phrasal verb
put in1. To ask for employment, acceptance, or admission:apply, petition.2. To spend or complete (time), as a prison term:serve.Informal: do.3. To use time in a particular way:pass, spend.4. Nautical. To come or go into (a place):come in, enter, go in, penetrate.Idioms: gain entrance, set foot in.phrasal verb
put offTo offer or put into circulation (an inferior or spurious item):fob off, foist, palm off, pass off.phrasal verb
put on1. To put (an article of clothing) on one's person:assume, don, get on, pull on, slip into, slip on.2. To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of:act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, play-act, pose, pretend, sham, simulate.3. To take on or give a false appearance of:affect, assume, counterfeit, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate.Idiom: make believe.4. To produce on the stage:act (out), do, dramatize, enact, give, perform, present, stage.phrasal verb
put out1. To cause to stop burning or giving light:douse, extinguish, quench, snuff out.2. To bring to bear steadily or forcefully:exercise, exert, ply, throw, wield.3. To present for circulation, exhibit, or sale:bring out, issue, publish.4. To cause inconvenience for:discomfort, discommode, incommode, inconvenience, trouble.5. To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, get, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, rile, ruffle, vex.Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin.phrasal verb
put throughTo bring about and carry to a successful conclusion:bring off, carry out, carry through, effect, effectuate, execute.Informal: swing.phrasal verb
put togetherTo create by forming, combining, or altering materials:assemble, build, construct, fabricate, fashion, forge, frame, make, manufacture, mold, produce, shape.phrasal verb
put up1. To raise upright:erect, pitch, raise, rear, set up, upraise, uprear.2. To make or form (a structure):build, construct, erect, raise, rear.3. To prepare (food) for storage and future use:can, conserve, preserve.4. To provide with often temporary lodging:accommodate, bed (down), berth, bestow, billet, board, bunk, domicile, harbor, house, lodge, quarter, room.

Translations

伸出使烦恼使生气发放扑灭

put

(put) – present participle ˈputting: past tense, past participle put – verb1. to place in a certain position or situation. He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French? 放，擺 放，摆 2. to submit or present (a proposal, question etc). I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee. 提出 提出3. to express in words. He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things! 表達 表达4. to write down. I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put. 下筆寫(文章等)，陳述 下笔写（文章等），陈述 5. to sail in a particular direction. We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs. 航行 航行ˈput-on adjective pretended; not genuine. a put-on foreign accent; Her accent sounded put-on. 假裝的 假装的a put-up job something done to give a false appearance, in order to cheat or trick someone. 預先佈置好的勾當，騙局 预先布置好的勾当，骗局 put about to spread (news etc). 散佈，宣傳 散布，宣传 put across/over to convey or communicate (ideas etc) to others. He's very good at putting his ideas across. 傳達，使被接受 传达，使被接受 put aside1. to abandon (work etc) temporarily. She put aside her needlework. 把...擱在一邊 把...搁在一边2. to save or preserve for the future. He tries to put aside a little money each month. 儲存...備用 储存...备用put away to return to its proper place, especially out of sight. She put her clothes away in the drawer. 收起來放回原處 把...收起来，放好 put back to return to its proper place. Did you put my keys back? 把...放回原處 把...放回原处put by to save or preserve for the future. I have put by some money for emergencies. 儲存...備用 储存...备用put down1. to lower. The teacher asked the pupil to put his hand down. 放下 放下2. to place on the floor or other surface, out of one's hands. Put that knife down immediately! 放下(表示放在地上或它物上) 放下（表示放在地上或它物上） 3. to subdue (a rebellion etc). 平定，鎮壓 平定，镇压 4. to kill (an animal) painlessly when it is old or very ill. 屠宰 屠宰put down for to write the name of (someone) on a list etc for a particular purpose. You have been put down for the one hundred metres' race. 記下...的姓名 记下...的姓名put one's feet up to take a rest. 歇腳，休息 歇脚，休息 put forth (of plants etc) to produce (leaves, shoots etc). 長出 长出put in1. to insert or install. We're having a new shower put in. 插入，安裝 插入，安装 2. to do (a certain amount of work etc). He put in an hour's training today. 從事(一段時間的工作) 干（一段时间的工作） put in for to apply for, or claim. Are you putting in for that job? 申請 申请put off1. to switch off (a light etc). Please put the light off! 關掉 关掉2. to delay; to postpone. He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday. 推遲 推迟3. to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person). I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu. 取消(約會) 取消（约会） 4. to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for). The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner. 使厭惡 使厌恶put on1. to switch on (a light etc). Put the light on! 開(燈) 开（灯） 2. to dress oneself in. Which shoes are you going to put on? 穿，戴 穿，戴 3. to add or increase. The car put on speed; I've put on weight. 增加 增加4. to present or produce (a play etc). They're putting on `Hamlet' next week. 上演(戲劇等) 上演（戏剧等） 5. to provide (eg transport). They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m. 添加 添加6. to make a false show of; to pretend. She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on. 假裝，偽稱有 假装，伪称有 7. to bet (money) on. I've put a pound on that horse to win. 打賭 打赌put out1. to extend (a hand etc). He put out his hand to steady her. 伸出 伸出2. (of plants etc) to produce (shoots, leaves etc). 長出，生產 长出，生产 3. to extinguish (a fire, light etc). The fire brigade soon put out the fire. 撲滅，熄滅 扑灭，熄灭 4. to issue, give out. They put out a distress call. 發放 发放5. to cause bother or trouble to. Don't put yourself out for my sake! 打擾 打扰6. to annoy. I was put out by his decision. 使煩惱，使生氣 使烦恼，使生气 put through1. to arrange (a deal, agreement etc). 安排 安排2. to connect by telephone. I'm trying to put you through (to London). (由電話)接通 （由电话）接通 put together to construct. The vase broke, but I managed to put it together again. 使...成為整體，裝配 使...成为整体，装配 put up1. to raise (a hand etc). 舉起 举起2. to build; to erect. They're putting up some new houses. 建造，搭起 建造，搭起 3. to fix on a wall etc. He put the poster up. 張貼 张贴4. to increase (a price etc). They're putting up the fees again. 擡高(價格等) 抬高（价格等） 5. to offer or show (resistance etc). He's putting up a brave fight. 表示要，施以 表示要，施以 6. to provide (money) for a purpose. He promised to put up the money for the scheme. 提供(資金等) 提供（资金等） 7. to provide a bed etc for (a person) in one's home. Can you put us up next Thursday night? 提供食宿 提供食宿put up to to persuade (a person) to do something. Who put you up to writing that letter? 說服...做某事，唆使...做某事 说服...做某事，唆使...做某事 put up with to bear patiently. I cannot put up with all this noise. 忍受 忍受

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The job of the fire brigade is to put out (not put off) fires.