● put in an appearance：露脸
“As is often the case, the director will put in an appearance in every office and then leave.”
● put... in the picture：把近况告诉……
“What new machines have been acquired? The manager wants the purchasing officer to put him in the picture.”
● put... in the shade：使……逊色
“The three winning essays have put all the others in the shade.”
● put... on the map：让……出名
“Some popular new products put the manufacturers on the map.”
● put... off the scent：误导……
“The suspect managed to put the police off the scent by directing them to a wrong place.”
● put on airs：摆架子
“I avoid talking to those who are arrogant and putting on airs too much.”
● put... on his guard：劝……当心
“Rumours that the company will lay off staff put some on the guard.”
● put... on a pedestal：把……当偶像崇拜
“Many students put their knowledgeable teachers on a pedestal by accepting their ideas without question.”
● put out feelers：放出触角
“The two political parties seem to be interested in a compromise, so they have started putting out feelers.”
● put a spoke in someone's wheel：妨碍某人的计划
“The research grant has been approved and should come to us soon unless someone puts a spoke in our wheel.”
● put one's money on...：对……有把握
“The ruling party will win the general election again. I can put my money on it.”
● put "paid" to...：结束……；毁掉
“A sudden serious illness put 'paid' to Michael's chances of taking part in the long-distance race.”
● put the lid on...：禁止……
“There have been reports about information insecurity. The police are determined to do something to put the lid on any further leakage of confidential news.”
● put one's thinking cap on...：动脑筋想
“This is a thorny issue, which requires your putting your thinking cap on.”
● put one through one's paces：考验某人的本领
“The purpose of having a series of seminars is to put the participants through their paces.”
● put... through the mill：使……经历磨练
“At the interview, the interviewers asked difficult questions with a view to putting every interviewee through the mill.”
● put someone's name forward：正式提某人的名
“Many members put Joe's name forward to serve on the Town Council.”
● put it down to experience：从经验中学习
“Everyone has a bitter taste of failure; never mind! Put it down to experiene.”
● put... behind...：尝试把……忘掉
“Our national team should put last night's defeat behind it and concentrate on the coming match.”
● to put it bluntly：不客气地说
“To put it bluntly, the man you recommended is just not good enough for the job.”
以下是有关“get"的一些习惯短语：
1.Get you the ball
Get somebody something 是口语中出现频率很高的词组，在很多生活场景中可以灵活使用，例如，I've got you a ticket.(我帮你买了张票。)get 的基本意思是“接到，得到。”当你获得了一些本不是你的东西的时候就可以用get,但是完全没有必要在这里机械加上help somebody to do something 的结构，因为get 已经表达这一层意思了。还记得有一次我和几个朋友在一起打球，不小心球出界，我便对在一旁观战的朋友说：“Would you please get me the ball? Thank you !"在这样的环境中，get the ball 可以表示“捡球”，而不用非常复杂的说：“go and pick up the ball."
2.Get back to you later
在日常生活中，我们常常会听到别人说：“如果我有新的消息，我就会回来找你的。”从字面上看，一些中国学生会说“I will come back to find you if I have something new."应该说这样的表达没有什么语法上的严重错误，只是用一个get 就可以把“回来”和“找”这两个动作同时表达出来，比较好的表达可以是：I will get back to you when I have something new.
而这个表达结构，在你回答不出别人问题的时候，常常可以用作“救命稻草”，因为你可以很简单的说：I will get back to you later.(我晚些时候再告诉你。)在电话英语中还可以表达，“我晚些时候再给你回电话”的意思。
3.It is getting hotter.
Get 除了有“获得”的意思以外，还可以表示“从A变到B”的过程。一提到“变”，很多学生首先反映出来的是“become”或者“change ”之类的单词，却忽略了get 在口语中的使用远远超过了前者。如果你想说，最近天气越来越热了，用get 是最能够表现出变热的这个过程的，It's getting hotter.在家里，妈妈常常会对子女说“趁热把汤喝了”很多学生会把这句翻译成，Drink the soup when it's hot.但是，You'd better eat the soup before it gets cold.听上去会舒服很多。
4.Can I get you alone?
在办公室里工作的人，可能会有这样的经验：人在嘈杂的办公室里，你想和上司或者某同事，单独交流一些重要的事，这时你会说：“我能和你私下谈谈吗？”翻译成英文：Can I get you alone?而不用很麻烦的说：Can I have a private moment with you?或者Can I talk to you in private.虽然，这两种表达方式在语法上都是正确的，却没有get 这个句子来得简洁。同样的结构还可以套用在“我能不能占用你一点时间”上，Can I get you a second?
Join 就是“参加”的意思，参加某一个团队或者参加某一个活动。而get involved 则更有“参与”的含义，在词的感情色彩上更加积极。如果在一些集体的聚会上，身为主持人的你希望所有的与会人员能够积极的配合你组织的活动，你可以说“Everybody, please get involved."
6.Get together
乍看这个词组，你一定会觉得这个结构很简单，就是“聚在一起”的意思。虽然get together 的意思很简单，但整个词组的使用却非常灵活。例如，周末你想和好朋友聚一聚的时候，你可以说：“I hope we can get together this Sunday.”。在公司，一个团队一起做项目时，常需要召开项目会议讨论各自的进展情况和遇到的问题，在这种情况下，你可以说“Let's have a meeting this afternoon.”但是，我们通常是这样表达：Let's get together to discuss this project.
Get together 还可以变形成get something together,通常表示收集资料的意思，但是当你结束了一天的紧张会议，准备回办公室收拾东西回家的时候，你也可以对你的同事说：I'll go to my office and get my stuff together.
7.Get rid of
Get rid of 指的是除去令人很讨厌的东西，是一个带有强烈感情色彩的词组。例如，你觉得某人很讨厌，想摆脱他，你可以说：“I want to get rid of him.”
发表于 2006-2-25 10:02
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