để, đặt, bỏ, đút, cho vào (ở đâu, vào cái gì...)

to put a thing in its right place

để vật gì vào đúng chỗ của nó

to put sugar in tea

cho đường vào nước trà

to put somebody in prison

bỏ ai vào tù

to put a child to bed

đặt em bé vào giường, cho em bé đi ngủ

để, đặt vào, sắp đặt, sắp xếp (trong một tình trạng nào); làm cho, bắt phải

to put the clock fast

để đồng hồ nhanh

to put a child to school

cho em nhỏ đi học

to put a horse at (to) the fence

cho ngựa vượt rào

to put the matter right

sắp đặt vấn đề ổn thoả, sắp đặt công việc thoả đáng

to put out of joint

làm cho long ra, làm ro (máy...)

to put somebody in fear of...

làm cho ai sợ...

to put somebody in his guard

làm cho ai phải cảnh giác đề phòng

to put somebody off his guard

làm cho ai mất cảnh giác không đề phòng

to put somebody at his ease

làm cho ai thoải mái

to put to shame

làm xấu hổ

to put to the blush

làm thẹn đỏ mặt

to put out of countenance

làm cho bối rối, làm luống cuống, làm lúng túng

to put a stop to

làm ngừng lại, ngừng, ngừng lại; chấm dứt

to put words to music

đặt lời vào nhạc

to put a question

đặt một câu hỏi

đặt một câu hỏi

• to put somebody across the river

đưa ai qua sông

to put to sale

đem bán

to put to test

đem thử thách

to put to trial

đưa ra xét xử

to put to the torture

đưa ra tra tấn

to put to death

đem giết

to put to vote

đưa ra biểu quyết

to put to express

đem tiêu

dùng, sử dụng

• to put one's money into good use

dùng tiền vào những việc lợi ích

he is put to mind the furnace

anh ta được sử dụng vào việc trông nom lò cao

the land was put into (under) potatoes

đất đai được dùng vào việc trồng khoai, đất được trồng khoai

diễn đạt, diễn tả, nói, dịch ra

to put it in black and white

diễn đạt điều đó bằng giấy trắng mực đen

I don't know how to put it

tôi không biết diễn tả (nói) điều đó thế nào

put it into English

anh hây dịch đoạn đó ra tiếng Anh

I put it to you that...

tôi xin nói với anh rằng...

to put something into words

nói điều gì ra lời, diễn tả điều gì bằng lời

đánh giá, ước lượng, cho là

to put much value on

đánh giá cao (cái gì)

I put the population of the town at 70,000

tôi ước lượng số dân thành phố là 70 000

gửi (tiền...), đầu tư (vốn...), đặt (cược...)

to put money on a horse

đặt cược (đánh cá) vào một con ngựa đua

to put one's money into land

đầu tư vốn vào đất đai

to put all one's fortune into bank

gửi hết tiền của vào nhà ngân hàng

cắm vào, đâm vào, bắn

to put a knife into

cắm con dao vào, đâm con dao vào

to put a bullet through somebody

bắn một viên đạn vào ai

lắp vào, chắp vào, tra vào, buộc vào

to put a horse to the cart

buộc ngựa vào xe

to put a new handle to a knife

tra cán mới vào con dao

(thể dục,thể thao) ném, đẩy (tạ)

cho nhảy, cho phủ, cho đi tơ (để lấy giống)

to put bull to cow; to put cow to bull

cho bò đực nhảy bò cái

(hàng hải) đi, đi về phía=

to put into harbour

đi vào bến cảng

to put to sea

ra khơi

(thể dục,thể thao) sự ném, sự đẩy (tạ...)

(từ cổ,nghĩa cổ), (từ lóng) người gàn dở, người quê kệch

đặt (móng)

để

lát

sắp đặt

sắp xếp

bán cổ phiếu

cấp

đánh giá

đặt, để

đầu tư

giao

quyền chọn bán

sắp xếp

thuyết minh

trình bày

ước lượng

Place, position, situate, set, lay, station, stand,deposit, rest, settle; locate: Please put all books where theybelong.

Assign, commit, cause, set, consign, subject: Ijoined the army to fight for my country, and they put me to workpeeling potatoes. 3 subject, cause to experience or undergo orsuffer, consign, send: He was put to death for his beliefs, nothis actions.

Express, word, phrase; say, utter, write: Howdid they put it? - 'We hold these truths to be self-evident,that all men are created equal...' To put it to you straight,shape up or ship out! Can you put that into French? 5 offer,advance, bring forward, present, propose, submit, tender, setbefore: I put it to you that you have been lying to the courtand that you did leave your house that night. 6 bet, gamble,wager, stake, play, chance, risk, hazard: I put two pounds onthe horse to win.

Throw, heave, toss, fling, cast, pitch,bowl, lob, send, shy, shoot, snap, catapult: How far did yousay you can put a 10-pound shot?

Place, assign, attribute,lay, pin, attach, fix: They try to put the blame on me foreverything that goes wrong around here. 9 put about. broadcast,publish, make known, publicize, announce, spread about oraround: They have been putting about some story linking the twoof us romantically. 10 put across or over. make clear, getacross, make (something or oneself) understood orunderstandable, explain, spell out, convey, communicate: She isquite adept at putting across her ideas.

Put aside. set orlay aside, ignore, disregard, pay no heed to, push aside, shrugoff: They put aside their differences and discovered they hadmuch in common. Isn't it time you put aside childish things? 12put aside or by or away. lay aside or by, set aside; save,store, stow or store or salt or squirrel away, lay away, cache,bank: You ought to put a little money aside for a rainy day.13 put away. a See 12, above. b jail or Brit also gaol,imprison, incarcerate, Colloq send, jug, confine, commit,institutionalize, remand, Brit send down, US send up: She wantsrapists and child molesters put away for a long, long time. cSee 16 (d), below. d consume, gorge, gormandize or US alsogourmandize: It is unbelievable how much that man can put awayat one sitting.

Put back. return, replace, restore: Heinsists that he put back all the money he took. Put the picturesback where they belong. 15 put by. See 12, above.

Put down.a record, register, write down, set down, enter, list; log, note(down), jot down, make a note or notation of: You may put medown for a contribution of œ5. Please put down your name andaddress in the box provided. b depose, put an end to, topple,crush, overthrow, subdue, suppress, check, quash, quell: Theloyalists put down the rebellion in short order. c ascribe,assign, attribute: The doctor put my feelings of fatigue andlistlessness down to anaemia. d kill, exterminate, destroy, putto death, put to sleep, put away, do away with: We had to haveour cat put down, which was very upsetting for us all. e abash,humiliate, crush, silence, mortify, lower, take down (a peg or anotch), shame, snub, deflate, slight, reject, dismiss: Waitershave a way of putting people down if they behave presumptuously.f take for, reckon, account, count, categorize, regard: Don'tput Martin down as a dunce just because he acts the fool now andthen. g belittle, diminish, disparage, deprecate, depreciate,criticize, disdain, look down on, despise, contemn: They denybeing prejudiced, but they put down everyone who isn't exactlylike them. 17 put forth. a propose, offer, set forth, advance:Several theories have been put forth on the function ofmitochondrial DNA. b grow, produce, send out or forth, bud,flower: When the plant puts forth suckers, they must be pinchedback. c begin, set out, set forth, start: We put forth on ourvoyage with great enthusiasm. d promulgate, issue, publish,make known, make public: The committee have not put forth anysuggestions for improving traffic flow. 18 put forward. apropose, present, tender, nominate, name; recommend: Your namehas been put forward as chair for next year's committee. bsuggest, offer, propose, set forth, put forth, present, submit,tender, proffer, introduce, advance, propound, air, make known,announce: No new solutions to the problem were put forward.

Put in. a insert, introduce: Why did you put in a reference toyour mother? b spend, devote: During the holiday season I planto put in a lot of time to reading. c make: So, you finallydecided to put in an appearance.

Put in for. a apply for,request, ask for, petition for: He has put in for a transfertwice and has been refused both times. b seek, apply for,pursue, file: Do you really think that Jamieson will put in forre-election?

Put off. a postpone, delay, defer, put back,stay, hold off, shelve, put or set aside, Chiefly US put over,table: Consideration of your request has been put off tilltomorrow. b dismiss, get rid of, send away, turn away;discourage, Colloq give (someone) the brush-off, US brush off:The manager put me off when I went in to ask about a salaryincrease. c dismay, disconcert, upset, confuse, disturb,perturb, abash, distress, Colloq throw, rattle: Curiously,Michael didn't seem a bit put off to learn about the murder. drepel, disgust, sicken, revolt, nauseate: That televisionprogramme on open-heart surgery really put me off. e leave,depart, go (off), set off: We put off tomorrow morning forRockall.

Put on. a don, clothe or attire or dress (oneself)in, get dressed in, change or slip into: We put on our bestclothes to come to your party. b assume, take on, pretend,affect, feign, bluff, make a show of: She puts on an air ofindifference, but she really does care. c add, gain: Bill puton quite a bit of weight when he stopped smoking. d stage,mount, produce, present, perform: Our local repertory group isputting on Hedda Gabler this weekend. e tease, mock, Colloqkid, pull (someone's) leg, rib, rag, Brit have on: When he toldyou that all holidays had been cancelled he was only putting youon. 23 put out. a inconvenience, discommode, disturb,embarrass, trouble, bother, impose upon or on, Colloq put on thespot: Her arriving an hour early didn't put me out one bit. bannoy, vex, irritate, anger, exasperate, irk, perturb, provoke,Slang bug: Donald was very much put out to discover that theappointment had gone to someone else. c snuff out, extinguish,blow out, douse, quench, smother: We put out the fire on thestove before it could spread. d exert, put forth, expend, use,exercise: We put out considerable effort moving the furniturebefore she decided she liked it the way it had been. e publish,issue, broadcast, make public, circulate, spread, make known,release: The information office put out the news that thesummit meeting had been a great success. 24 put out of (one's)misery. release, relieve, free, deliver, rescue, save, spare:Just tell him what they said and put him out of his misery.

Put over. a put or get across, convey, communicate, set or putforth, relate: I am trying to put the point over to you that Icannot leave now. b See 21 (a), above.

Put (one orsomething) over on (someone). fool (someone), pull (someone's)leg, deceive (someone), mislead (someone), pull the wool over(someone's) eyes, trick (someone), hoodwink (someone): Shereally put one over on me when she said she loved me. I thinkthat Manfred is trying to put something over on you. 27 putthrough. a carry out or through, execute, (put into) effect,bring off, accomplish, complete, finish, conclude, Colloq pulloff: If they succeed in putting through their plan, the companywill be bankrupt. b process, handle, organize, see to, follow upon: I will personally see that your application is put throughthe proper channels. c connect, hook up: I asked the operatorto put me through to the chairman himself.

Put up. a erect,build, construct, raise, set up, put together, fabricate: Theydemolished a row of Georgian houses and put up some ugly Countyoffices in their place. b accommodate, lodge, board, house, takein, quarter, Chiefly military billet: As our house is small, wewere able to put up only three people. c preserve, can; cure,pickle: There are many foods that can be put up for laterconsumption. d contribute, pledge, offer (as collateral),stake, mortgage, post: We put up the house as security for theloan. e contribute, give, supply, donate, ante (up), advance,pay, invest: We put up all our savings to secure our retirementpension. f increase, raise, boost, elevate: As soon as thereis a hint of an oil shortage, they put up the price of petrol. gSee 18 (a), above. h offer, tender, put or place on the market:They put their house up for sale and are planning to move to theRiviera. 29 put up to. incite, urge, goad, spur, egg on,encourage, prompt, instigate: Was it you who put Reggie up toplaying that prank on the teacher?

Put up with. tolerate,abide, take, brook, stand (for), stomach, accept, resign oneselfto, bear, endure, swallow: Why do you put up with hisoutrageous behaviour?