VERBAL PHRASES OF “PUT”

Put Away To set aside; to return something to its proper place To put away指把用過的東西收起來, 放回原處或把東西收藏起來 Ex. Put away the book you just read. (把你剛看過的書放回原位.) A. To put away 和 to put aside 意思略有不同. To put away 是把東西收起來, 放回原位. 但to put aside指的是把東西收在一邊, 未必是放回原處 B. To put aside 和 to put away亦均可表“儲存”.“存錢”.

Put Down To suppress To put down 作“鎮壓”解,通常後面接riot(暴動), rebellion(叛亂)之類的名詞作受詞. Ex. It took two hundred policemen to put down the riot. (這個暴動動用了兩百名員警才鎮壓下來.)

Put Off To postpone; to delay; to hold off To put off其後常接until或till所引導的時間副詞片語. Off亦為介副詞,故若以代名詞作受詞時,應置於put與off之間. Ex. The meeting was put off until next week. (會議延期到下星期.)

Put On To place (some clothes, shoes, a hat,…)on oneself. To put on 指的是“穿.戴”的動作. Ex. Why is John putting on his hat and coat? (約翰為什麼穿衣戴帽呢?) 如果表示已經穿著的狀態(已經穿著了),則用動詞wear 或dress. Ex. John is wearing a yellow suit. John is dressed in a yellow suit.

Put Out To extinguish To put out 專指熄滅燈火或火災而言. 其中put為及物動詞,out為介副詞,若以一般名詞作受詞,置於out前後皆可,但受詞若為代名詞,則應置於out之前. Ex. You can put out your cigarette here. (你可以在這將香煙弄熄.)

Put Up To construct; to erect To put up通常指建造房子而言,是固定的片語動詞, 其中up為介副詞,所以碰到代名詞當受詞時,要置於up之前. 受詞為一般名詞時,則多置於up之後. Ex. We put up our tent near the stream. (我們在溪邊搭帳棚.)

Put An End To Something To cause something to end; to terminate something in a definite manner To put an end to something指中止某一件事情,也就等於to bring something to an end. Ex. You should help put an end to the quarrel. =You should help bring the quarrel to an end. (你應該幫忙停止那個爭吵.)

Put One’s Foot Into It To make a foolish remark; to commit a social blunder To put one’s foot into it指在公共場合講話或舉止失當而處於窘境而言. Ex. Tom put his foot into it when he criticized the teacher standing behind him. (當湯姆批評站他身後的老師時,他真的說錯話了.)

牛刀小試 1. You certainly___________ when you told him that you did not like poetry. 2. It is up to the police to ________ these robberies. 3. They are tearing down that old building in order to _______ a new one. put your foot into it put an end to put up

牛刀小試 4. The firemen worked hard but were not able to _______the fire. 5. It’s cold outside, don’t forget to_______your coat before going to school. 6. There is an old saying in English which goes, “Never _______until tomorrow what you can do today.” put out put on put off

牛刀小試 7. The troop easily _______ the rebellion. 8. He has decided to _______ NT﹩20,000 a month to buy a new house. 9. ____ that comic book ____ and do your homework. 10. They had to call the police in order to _______ the riot. 11. Ken called to _______ his dental appointment until tomorrow. put down put away aside Put put down put off

牛刀小試 12. They are _________ several new buildings in that block. 13. You must__________ that kind of gossip. putting up put an end to