"put"短语及其他一些小资料

e文发表于 2006-3-19 19:41:00

和“get”一样，“put”在英语惯用语中的生命力很强，值得“学而时习之”的短语不少。 1 put in an appearance：露脸 　 “As is often the case, the director will put in an appearance in every office and then leave.” 2 put... in the picture：把近况告诉…… 　 “What new machines have been acquired? The manager wants the purchasing officer to put him in the picture.” 3 put... in the shade：使……逊色 　 “The three winning essays have put all the others in the shade.” 4 put... on the map：让……出名 　 “Some popular new products put the manufacturers on the map.” 5 put... off the scent：误导…… 　 “The suspect managed to put the police off the scent by directing them to a wrong place.” 6 put on airs：摆架子 　 “I avoid talking to those who are arrogant and putting on airs too much.” 7 put... on his guard：劝……当心 　 “Rumours that the company will lay off staff put some on the guard.” 8 put... on a pedestal：把……当偶像崇拜 　 “Many students put their knowledgeable teachers on a pedestal by accepting their ideas without question.” 9 put out feelers：放出触角 　 “The two political parties seem to be interested in a compromise, so they have started putting out feelers.” 10 put a spoke in someones wheel：妨碍某人的计划 　 “The research grant has been approved and should come to us soon unless someone puts a spoke in our wheel.” 11 put ones money on...：对……有把握 　 “The ruling party will win the general election again. I can put my money on it.” 12 put "paid" to...：结束……；毁掉 　 “A sudden serious illness put paid to Michaels chances of taking part in the long-distance race.” 13 put the lid on...：禁止…… 　 “There have been reports about information insecurity. The police are determined to do something to put the lid on any further leakage of confidential news.” 14 put ones thinking cap on...：动脑筋想 　 “This is a thorny issue, which requires your putting your thinking cap on.” 15 put one through ones paces：考验某人的本领 　 “The purpose of having a series of seminars is to put the participants through their paces.” 16 put... through the mill：使……经历磨练 　 “At the interview, the interviewers asked difficult questions with a view to putting every interviewee through the mill.” 17 put someones name forward：正式提某人的名 　 “Many members put Joes name forward to serve on the Town Council.” 18 put it down to experience：从经验中学习 　 “Everyone has a bitter taste of failure; never mind! Put it down to experiene.” 19 put... behind...：尝试把……忘掉 　 “Our national team should put last nights defeat behind it and concentrate on the coming match.” 20 to put it bluntly：不客气地说 　 “To put it bluntly, the man you recommended is just not good enough for

e文发表于 2006-3-19 19:41:00

常见AND连接的短语``` 在英语中，有许多介词或时间/地点副词由"and"连接而形成英语习语，你知道它们的意思吗?下面作简要介绍：　 1. by and large：大体上，总的看来 例：I cannot totally take your point，but by and large I think yours is reasonable. 2. down and out：穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 例：People should lend him a helpful hand；hes really down and out. 3. far and away：毋庸置疑 Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 4. high and dry：被抛弃的，处于痛苦之中的。 George took all the money away and left his companions high and dry，with nothing to buy the tickets. 5. high and low：到处 I looked high and low for my pen，but I couldnt find it anywhere. 6. ins and outs：错综复杂事物的因果 After careful investigation, he got to know the ins and outs of the accident. 7. on and off：间断地 It rained on and off all day long. 8. on the up and up：坦率，诚实 How can we know whether a person is on the up and up by his appearance! 9. out and about：户外活动 Mr Smith recovers quickly，and hell be out and about very soon. 10. out and out：完全地，彻底地 What I said is an out and out truth. 11. over and over：多次地，重复地 　 The foreigner repeated what he said over and over，but I still couldnt understand him. 12. through and through：完全地，充分地 You can trust him，for hes honest through and through. 13. up and about：病愈 Im much better now，Ive been up and about for almost a week. 14. ups and downs：盛衰，浮沉 　　Life is hard. There are a lot of ups and downs in ones life.

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"put"短语 及其他一些小资料

"put"短语及其他一些小资料