put in . cause to be in；add使加入；使进入

You find the tea too strong? Just put in more water．你觉得这茶太浓吗? 水进去就是了。

He put his head in at the window．他把头伸进窗口。

It is a pity that he forgot to put in some of the important details in his report．很可惜，他忘了把一些重要细节写进报告里。

put in . spend time doing something 花费（时间）；度过（时间）

Altogether，he has put in about four years'work on his thesis．他总共用了四年时间研究他的课题。

There's still a quarter of an hour to put in before the class begins．还要过一刻钟才上课。

put in . make a request or application提出申请或要求

If any of the goods arrive in a damaged condition，you must put in a claim within three days．如果到的任何货物有受损情况，你必须在三天内提出赔偿要求。

You won't get the money if you don't put in for it ．你如果不提出要求，这笔钱你就得不到。

put in . recommend somebody for something 推荐

His commanding officer is putting him in for the Victoria Cross．他的司令官推荐授予他维多利亚十字勋章。

We are thinking of putting John in for the one- hundred- metre race．我们考虑提名约翰参加百米赛跑。

put in . do；perform干；做

She always puts in an hour's piano practice after supper．她每天晚饭后练一小时的钢琴。

put in . install；fix or supply something 安装

We put central heating in when we moved into our new house．我们搬新家时安装了中央供暖装置。

put in . elect使人当选；选举

Voters put a Conservative government in at the last election．上次选举中，保守党入选了。

put in . appoint任命；委派

A security man was put in to check on doors and windows．委派了一个安全人员检查门窗。

put in . enter somebody or something in a competition参加比赛

She put herself in for the marathon．她报名参加马拉松比赛。

put in . enter a port进港

The vessel put in at Xiamen during the storm．船进厦门港躲避暴雨。

put in . cut in插话

“Don't forget us，”she put in．“别忘了我们。”她插话说。

put in a word for . say something in favor of somebody or something 为某人或某事说话

If you have a chance to put in a word for me when you speak to the boss，I'll appreciate it ．你和老板交谈时，如果能为我美言几句，我会非常感激。

His uncle put in a good word for him and he got the job．他叔叔为他说情，他才得到这份工作。

She was so unpopular that on one could be found to put in a word for her．她太不得人心了，替她说情的人一个也找不到。

 put in mind of . remind somebody of使…想起

She puts me in mind of my sister．她使我想起了我的姐姐。

The way he behaves when he is angry puts me in mind of his father．他发脾气时的那付样子使我想起他的父亲。

put into practice . perform；fulfil实施

We have made our plans；now we must put them into practice．我们已经制定计划，现在该付诸实施了。

put it on . pretend假装

He says he's unwell，but I think he is putting it on．他说他有病，可我认为他是在装病。

He is a pretty good dancer，but he was putting it on to impress his girlfriend．他跳舞跳得相当不错，但为了给女朋友留下深刻印象，他故意卖弄了一番。

put it on . boast吹牛；夸张

That's rather putting it on．那是夸大其词。

It wasn't as hard as you claimed；you were putting it on．这并不象你说的那么难，你在夸大其词。

put off . take off脱去

As it got warmer，I put off my overcoat．天气暖和了些，我脱去了大衣。

put off . postpone推迟

Never put off till tomorrow what may he done today．今天可以干的事绝不要拖到明天。

The concert had to be put off because the main singer was ill．由于主要歌唱演员病了，音乐会不得为延期。

He had to put off his trip to Japan for two weeks．他只好把去日本的行期推迟两周。

put off . distract使分散

The slightest noise puts me off when I am concentrating．当我精神高度集中的时候，很轻的声音都会使我注意力分散。

I don't like people talking when I'm writing a letter；it puts me off．我写信时不喜欢别人谈话，那会使我分心。

put off . embarrass；displease使为难

Don't be put off by his appearance；he's nice when you get to know him．不要对他的外表反感，当你与他熟悉后，你会觉得他为人很好。

Don't let his rough manners put you off．不要对他的粗鲁态度不高兴。

I was very hungry but the smell of rotten eggs put me off．我非常饿，但臭鸡蛋味使我倒胃口。

I was rather put off by the shamelessness of his proposal．我对他的无耻建议深感不安。

put off . move out to sea出海航行

They put off in small boats to meet the coming ship．他们分乘小船出海去迎接那只大船。

put off . avoid推脱；回避

He put her off with the excuse that he had too much work to do．他以有很多工作要做为借口来搪塞她。

They refused to have their demands put off．他们不许人家对他们的要求加以搪塞。

put off . discourage somebody or cause somebody to lose interest in something 使泄气；阻止；劝阻

I wanted to say something，but her face quite put me off．我本来要说几句，但看到她的神情，又没有勇气开口了。

put off . let or make somebody get out of a vehicle让人下车

Ask the conductor to put you off at the next stop．告诉售票员在下一站让你下车。

put off . get rid of丢弃；抛掉

He decided to put off all personal considerations and accept the task assigned to him．他决定抛弃一切个人打算，接受交给他的任务。

He had put off all personal cares．他已摆脱了一切个人的烦恼。

put off . send to sleep；anaesthetize使入睡；使麻醉

This medicine will soon put you off．这种药会使你迅速入睡。