( replace ) 放回 fànghuí ⇒ I put the book back on the shelf. → 我把书放回书架。 Wǒ bǎ shū fànghuí shūjià.
put away
( store, unpack ) 把 ... 收起 bǎ ... shōuqǐ ⇒ I put away the shopping. → 我把买的东西收起来了。 Wǒ bǎ mǎi de dōngxi shōu qǐlái le.
put aside
( work, object ) 放在一边(邊) fàng zài yībiān ⇒ My aunt put aside her sewing and picked up her book. → 我舅妈把针线活放在一边开始看书。 Wǒ jiùmā bǎ zhēnxianhuó fàng zài yībiān kāishǐ kàn shū.
put across
( ideas, argument ) 讲(講)清 jiǎngqīng
put about
( Brit : rumour ) 散布(佈) sànbù
to put in a tender (for)
参(參)加(某项(項))投标(標) cānjiā (mǒu xiàng) tóubiāo
All related terms of 'put in'
put in for
to request or apply for
put in mind
to remind
put a crimp in
to interfere with; hinder
put in mothballs
to postpone work on (a project , activity , etc)
put in the shade
to appear better than (another); surpass
put one's oar in
to interfere or interrupt
put the boot in
If someone puts the boot in , they attack another person by saying something cruel , often when the person is already feeling weak or upset .
put the nips in
to exert pressure on someone, esp in order to extort money
put your oar in
to give your opinion , even if other people have not asked you for it
put a sock in it
used to tell someone, in a rude way, to stop talking
put in an appearance
If you put in an appearance at an event, you go to it for a short time although you may not really want to, but do not stay .
put in a word for
to make favourable mention of (someone); recommend
put one in mind of
to remind (one) of
put your foot in it
If someone puts their foot in it or puts their foot in their mouth , they accidentally do or say something which embarrasses or offends people.
put in a false position
to cause misunderstanding of the intentions , opinions , etc. of
put in the hard yards
to make a great effort to achieve an end
put one's foot in it
to blunder
put sb in their place
If you put someone in their place , you show them that they are less important or clever than they think they are.
put sb in the picture
If you put someone in the picture , you tell them about a situation which they need to know about.
put your house in order
to make sure that all your affairs are arranged properly and there is nothing wrong with them
to put you in mind of
If something puts you in mind of something else, it reminds you of it because it is similar to it or is associated with it.
take stock in
to attach importance to
put one's head in a noose
to bring about one's own downfall
put one's house in order
to settle or organize one's affairs
put someone in the shade
to be so impressive that you make another person or thing seem unimportant by comparison
put your head in a noose
to deliberately do something which will put you in danger or in a difficult situation
put a spoke in someone's wheel
to deliberately make it difficult for someone to do what they are planning to do
put yourself in someone's shoes
to make an effort to imagine how you would feel or act if you were in the same situation as a particular person
put all one's eggs in one basket
to stake everything on a single venture
put all your eggs in one basket
to put all your efforts or resources into one course of action with the result that you will have no alternatives left if this fails
put someone in his or her place
to humble someone who is arrogant , conceited , forward, etc
put someone/something in the shade
To put someone or something in the shade means to be so impressive that the person or thing seems unimportant by comparison .
put your life in someone's hands
to put yourself in a situation where someone has complete control over what happens to you
put that in your pipe and smoke it
said to tell someone that although they may dislike or disagree with something you have just said, they must accept that it is a fact or true
to put all your eggs in one basket
If someone puts all their eggs in one basket , they put all their effort or resources into doing one thing so that, if it fails , they have no alternatives left.
to put words into someone's mouth put words in sb's mouth
If you say that someone is putting words into your mouth or is putting words in your mouth , you mean that they are suggesting that you mean one thing when you really mean something different .
get/set one's house in order to put your house in order
If someone gets their house in order , puts their house in order , or sets their house in order , they arrange their affairs and solve their problems .
to have your two penn'orth
during a discussion about something, if you have your two penn'orth or put in your two penn'orth, you add your own opinion
to get your house in order to put your house in order to set your house in order
If someone gets their house in order , puts their house in order , or sets their house in order , they arrange their affairs and solve their problems .
put in
1. phrasal verb
If you put in an amount of time or effort doing something, you spend that time or effort doing it.
Wade was going to be paid a salary, whether he put in forty hours or not. [VERBPARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
They've put in time and effort to keep the strike going. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
If we don't put money in we will lose our investment. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If you put in a request or put in for something, you formally request or apply for that thing.
The ministry ordered 113 of these and later put in a request for 21 more. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
I decided to put in for a job as deputy secretary. [VERBPARTICLE + for]
3. phrasal verb
If you put in a remark, you interrupt someone or add to what they have said with the remark.
'He was a lawyer before that,' Mary Ann put in. [VERBPARTICLE with quote]
'Helen had something to eat before she left,' put in Cecil anxiously. [VERBPARTICLE with quote]
4. phrasal verb
When a ship puts in or puts into a port, it goes into the port for a short stop.
It's due to put in at Aden and some other ports before arriving in Basra. [VERBPARTICLE adverb/preposition]
They had asked Hong Kong for permission to put into port there. [VERBPARTICLE adverb/preposition]
See full dictionary entry for put
put in in British English
verb(adverb)
1. (intransitive) nautical
to bring a vessel into port, esp for a brief stay
we put in for fresh provisions
2. (often foll by for)
to apply or cause to apply (for a job, in a competition, etc)
3. (transitive)
to submit
she put in a claims form
4.
to intervene with (a remark) during a conversation
5. (transitive)
to devote (time, effort, etc) to a task
I put in three hours overtime last night
6. (transitive)
to establish or appoint
to put in a manager
7. (transitive) cricket
to cause (a team, esp the opposing one) to bat
England won the toss and put the visitors in to bat
nounput-in
8. rugby
the act of throwing the ball into a scrum
put in in American English
1.
to enter a port or harbor
2.
to enter (a claim, request, etc.)
3.
to interpose; insert
4. Informal
to spend (time) in a specified manner
See full dictionary entry for put
Examples of 'put in' in a sentence
put in
And if they weren't already in place, extra security programs would be put in the computer.
Anita Anderson SOMEBODY (2002)
That's the real test of a theory, son, how much of it you're willing to put in writing.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
After a while I even managed to put in a few words myself, and got drawn into a couple of conversations.
Kate Cann READY? (2001)
He was fifty-eight years old and had already put in enough time to retire with a nice pension.
Karin Slaughter KISSCUT (2002)
In other languages
put in
British English: put in /pʊt ɪn/ VERB
If you put in an amount of time or effort doing something, you spend that time or effort doing it.