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单词 put out
释义 put out
verb
Etymology: Middle English putten out, from putten to put + out
transitive verb
1. : exert, use
 < put out all his strength to move the piano >
2. : extinguish
 < put out the light >
 < put the fire out >
3.
 a. : publish, issue
  < puts out the only newspaper in town >
  < puts a new catalog out every year >
 b. : produce, provide
  < puts out an excellent line of inexpensive coats >
  < putting out a table d'hôte tourist menu that will run cheaper than à la carte dinners — Henry Giniger >
4. : invest
 < couldn't put it out at profit, now — Joseph Hergesheimer >
5.
 a. : to upset the composure of : disconcert, embarrass
  < is never put out by unexpected problems >
  < such is outback hospitality that they were not in the least put out by our arrival — George Farwell >
 b. : to put into a bad temper : annoy, irritate
  < nothing puts him out so much as a chattering bridge partner >
 c. : to create difficulties for : inconvenience
  < don't put yourself out for us >
  < will it put you out to take me to the station? >
6. : to cause to be out (as in baseball or cricket) : retire
intransitive verb
1. : to set out from shore
 < a boat puts out with fishermen every morning >
2. slang : to exert onself : make an effort
 < the only GI who deserves criticizing is the one who isn't putting outInfantry Journal >
3. slang, of a female : to indulge in promiscuous sexual intercourse
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