sth, especially for sale XjX; M jg: The
factory puts out 500 new cars a week. 500
— related noun output
5 to publish or broadcast sth tbUS; r M; fcfp: Police have put
out a description of the man they wish to question. If X A17 / #, j|] *J. H
if I ”] l$3P£ E«
6 to give a job or task to a worker
who is not your employee
or to a company that is not part of your own group or organization jfi ( Jiff ) fZ: A lot of the work
is put out to freelancers. if ;£Xff inti} g ^IRik#7o 7 to make
a figure, result, etc. wrong £b It ia : The rise in interest rates
put our estimates out by several thousands. f]$XX{!£f£ClfMA
^ H 7 £F Jl X * 8 to push a bone out
of its normal
position EH3 dislocate: She fell off her horse
and put her shoulder out. jMTXjX,
9 (also formal ,put sth«->'forth) to develop or produce
new leaves, shoots, etc. -£i±j (
Bf, .put
'out (to .../from ...) (of a boat or its
sailors l&J&AX) to leave a port f£j|&; ABM: to put out to sea
0
We put out from
PUT
IN (AT ...)
,put yourself/sth over (to sb) = put
yourself/sth ACROSS (TO SB)
.put sth-*'through to continue with and
complete a plan, programme, etc. tc JA ; J& ; JA :
We
managed to put the deal through. % j|] i& A1$ iK 7 j§;0
.put sb 'through sth 1 to make sb experience
sth very difficult or unpleasant liiif )
; iff
M: You have put your family through a
lot recently, ft Xlf lfJitA;§:;g:7o
2 to arrange or pay for sb to attend a school, college, etc. AIKAX ( % ) ; ^^A ± ( X ) : He put all his children through
college. ftfefE ,put sb/sth
'through (to sb/ ... ) to connect sb by telephone M-W-jg ( ) ; fE ■ • • jg fij:
Could you put me through to the manager, please? if
'put sb to sth to cause sb trouble,
difficulty, etc.
I
hope we’re not putting you
to too much trouble. # illX
If f/A ^ fJ M M0 'put sth to sb 1 to
offer a suggestion to sb so that they can accept or reject it • • • jg Hi ( It IX ) : Your proposal will be
put to the board of directors,
$13c
if ♦ A 0 2 to ask sb a question $t|nj
: The audience is now invited to put questions to the speaker.
,put sth<-*to'gether to make or prepare sth
by fitting or collecting parts together MM; MM ; 7ft: to put
together a model plane/an essay/a meal MM X;
0
I think we can put together a very strong
case for the defence. $1 H $ f J f b ^ If A SI
fl th 7 ftM A (fti&Jio o note at build put sth towards sth to give money to pay
part of the cost of sth ^ • <H fit: Here’s $100 to put
towards your ski trip, fcji 100 X, IhBtHftAMfflo .put up sth 1 to
show a particular level of skill, determination, etc. in a fight or contest ( jaHrA )
S.X, : They surrendered
without putting up much
of a fight. AX#l$[©I77o 0 The team put up
a great performance (= played very
well). ;&77A^fJfl£F ft7o 2 to suggest an idea,
etc. for other people to discuss H ttj ( M JE ) : to put up an argument/a
case/a proposal MtBi&fil/#iIE/$ii$' .put sb~up
1
to let sb stay at your
home S^AX/El^f1: We can put you up for the night. X ffc 111 nf gt 'g #
& ^ 0
2
to suggest or present sb
as a candidate for a job or position it#; #e £: The Green Party hopes
to put up more candidates in the next election.
,put stlv-'up 1 to
raise sth or put it in a higher position ^ f\; f<£ f\ jSj: to put up a flag 0 She’s put her
hair up. „
2
to build sth or place sth somewhere ft it;
j§3|;
XL: to put up a building/fence/memorial/tent /%;
o note at build 3 to fix sth in a place where it
will be seen £ • • • X Bfj S ^ fe Hn display: to put up a notice 4 to raise or
increase sth #1 jii; iff hP:
They’ve put up the rent by £20 a month. Ml W ffi 7 20 5 to
provide or lend money StX, ft £b ( ^#: ) : A
local businessman has put up the £500 000 needed to save the
Club. 50 7?%
£t0
.put 'up (at ...) (especially Br£) to stay somewhere for the night S ft; (£•••)
M fk: We put up at a
motel. UcfiMlBlft# — iput 'up for sth |
.put yourself up for sth to offer yourself as a candidate for a
job or position |fjfSj$sA;
She is putting up for election to the committee. MX it# ,put sb 'up to sth (informal) to encourage or persuade
sb to do sth wrong or stupid B; iff®; P£f|£: Some of the older boys must
have put him up to it. ,put
up with sb/sth to accept sb/sth that
is annoying, unpleasant, etc. without complaining tolerate : I don’t know how she puts up with him.
X
$ ^ \ Tftko 0 I’m not
going to put up with
their smoking any longer.
pu ta tive /'pjurtativ/ adj. [only before noun] (formal or law W)
believed to be the person or thing mentioned (Hi; iA ^ ; £ iA H771 presumed : the putative
father of this child
'put-down noun (informal) a
remark or criticism that is intended to make sb look or feel stupid
ofAimf
'put-in noun (in
into SCRUM
'put-on noun [usually sing.] (NAmE) something
that is done to trick or cheat people jg^;
putonghua /pui'turjhwa:/
noun [U] the standard spoken form of modern
Chinese, based on the form spoken in
M;
(rw) mt
pu-trefy /‘pjuitrifai/
verb (pu tre-fies, pu-trefy-ing, putrefied,
pu-tre-fied) [V]
{formal) to decay and smell very badjgM; Mit
KEJrot
pu trid /'pjuitrid/ adj. 1 (of dead animals or
plants £E|$ decaying and therefore
smelling very bad W; BQCJ foul :
the putrid smell of rotten meat
2 (informal) very unpleasant 4* AIAIK (
7' ) (&7 a
putrid pink colour putsch /putX/ noun (from German) a
sudden attempt to remove a government by force ; X iEfcjX putt /pAt/ verb [V, VN] (in golf A^) to hit the ball gently when it
is on the short grass near the hole, so that it rolls across the ground a short
distance into or towards the hole jtJ^AiTs] ► putt noun putt-er /'pAta(r)/ verb, noun
1
verb [V] 1 [Brtj
(of a boat or vehicle to make a
repeated low sound as it moves
slowly ( g£p£Rf| ) jfe P|p]: the
puttering of the engine as it reduced speed ft
p| P 2 (NAmlE) = potter v. : I spent the
morning puttering around the house. f£ W. 0 Ks 7
—* AXo
2
noun (in the game of golf [ft X A & is tib) the
type of club that is used for
putting (= hitting the ball short distances)
'putting green noun a small golf
course on an area of smooth short grass where people can practise PUTTING
( i^XASAW ) &XIX; ( P33gift# ) /mn
putty /‘pAti/
noun [u] a soft sticky
substance that becomes hard when it is dry and that is used for fixing glass
into window frames ( f | .)
A ITTfTTi (like) putty In sb’s 'hands easily controlled or
influenced by another person ( ft ) ® A A A W ffi ® ;
If S A S fp ; ^ ^ A ^
B|pI : She’ll
persuade him. He’s like
putty in her hands.
,put-up 'job noun [usually sing.] (BrE, informal) a plan or an event that has been arranged
secretly in order to trick or cheat sb 36^; W- BB A 'put-upon adj. treated in an unfair
way by sb because they take advantage of your kindness or willingness to