1-put in投入（精力、时间等）；投资（put money into sth）
She has put in a lot of effort in this job.她为这份工作付出了很多努力。
Why did you put so much of your money into such a risky venture?你为什么给这个风险重重的项目投了这么多钱？
2-put out熄灭，拧灭
Put that out.No smoking here.把烟弄灭，这里禁止吸烟。
3-put on穿上，戴上
Oh, come on！Put your pants on.拜托！把你的裤子穿上。
4-put off 推迟，延期
The meeting has been put off.会议已经延期了。
5-put on makeup化妆
I gotta put on makeup before I leave.出发前我得化个妆。
6-put up with忍受，容忍
I can't put up with the noise anymore.我再也受不了这个噪音了。
7-put down放下；
put someone down哄……睡觉（=put someone to sleep）
Put your gun down！把枪放下！
It's time to put the baby down.是该哄孩子睡觉了。（=It's time to put the baby to sleep.）
put an animal to sleep给宠物或动物实施安乐死
They decided to put the poor dog down.他们决定给这可怜的狗狗执行安乐死。
8-put through转接电话
I'll put you through in a minute.我马上为您转接。
9-put on weight发福，变胖
I've put on some weight lately.我最近发胖了。
10-put years on显老，使某人看起来比实际年龄大
His wife's death put years on him.他妻子的去世让他老了很多。
11-put in a good word（for someone）（为某人）说好话
If you see her, please put in a good word for me.如果你看到她了，帮我说几句好话。
12-put it this way这么跟你说吧；
put it another way换个说法吧
All right, let me put it this way.好吧，这么跟你说吧。
All right, let me put it another way.好吧，我换个说法跟你说吧。
13-put something behind someone忘记或忽略不愉快的事情
Let's put this behind us, okay?我们把这事忘了吧，好吗？
14-put one's mind to集中精力在，全身心投入在
I've put my mind on finding a job I really like.我在集中精力寻找自己真心喜欢的工作。
15-put a smile on someone's face取悦某人，哄某人开心
We are going to give Tom a pretty good raise, and I know that'll put a smile on his face.我们准备给汤姆一次不错的涨薪，我知道这会让他很开心的。
16-put somebody through hell让某人承受折磨，让某人痛不欲生
Our teacher put us through hell by giving us a lot of homework.我们老师布置了一堆的作业，简直让人不想活了！
17-put/lay cards on the table有话直说，摊牌，打开天窗说亮话
He put/laid his cards on the table and told her how much he could afford.他坦白地告诉她他能付得起什么价格。
18-put a face to the name知道某人长什么样了
It's nice to finally put a face to the name.很高兴见到你本人了/终于知道你长什么样了。
19-put（oneself）in（someone else's）place/shoes站在某人的角度看待问题，设身处地地为他人着想，换位思考
Put yourself in his shoes, and see how it feels.把你自己放在他的位置上看看感觉如何。
20-put up or shut up要么行动，要么就闭嘴
You keep saying you're going to ask her out.Well, put up or shut up.你一直说要约她出去，那么，要么行动起来，要么就闭嘴。
21-put one's foot in one's mouth/put one's foot in it说错话，说了一些愚蠢、伤人、侮辱人的话，发表了些让你自己后悔的言论
I just wanna tell Wendy she's beautiful, but I really put my foot in my mouth.我只是想告诉温蒂她很漂亮，但是我真的说了一些蠢话。
