put about

英 [pʊt əˈbaʊt]

美 [pʊt əˈbaʊt]

传播; 散布

柯林斯词典

The forms put around and put round are also used in British English. put around 和 put round亦用于英国英语中。


• PHRASAL VERB 传播；散布
  If youputsomethingabout, you tell it to people that you meet and cause it to become well-known.
  1. Moderates are putting it about that people shouldn't take the things said at the Republican Convention too seriously...
     温和派散布说人们不应该把共和党大会上说的话太当真。
  2. The King had been putting about lurid rumours for months.
     国王连续数月都在散布骇人听闻的谣言。

双语例句

• The skipper put us about to avoid submarines that had been reported in that area.
  据报道，该区常有潜艇出没，为避免与潜艇相遇，船长让我们改变航向。
• He is much put about by their recent behaviour.
  他们近来的行为使他十分焦虑。
• She was much put about when she realized that she had given the parcel to the wrong person.
  当她意识到已把包裹给错了人时十分烦恼。
• Don't put yourself about because of this trifling matter.
  别为了这件小事操心。
• I find it hard to respect people who put it about.
  我发现要尊敬生活放荡的人是很难的。
• Our mast broke, so we had to put about, and return to port.
  我们的桅杆断了，所以只得掉转船头，驶回港口。
• The ship put about to pick up the girl who had fallen overboard.
  船掉转方向以便把落水的女孩救起来。
• First, I will put about a tablespoon of water in the soda can, and a little cold water in the saucepan.
  我先在易拉罐里加入约一汤匙的水，在平底锅里加少许冷水。
• Global auto makers on average put about 8% to 9% of their sales toward capital expenditure and research and development.
  全球汽车厂商平均将8%-9%的销售额投入到资本开支和研发。
• The steps were put forward about how to correct the parametrical errors of the sensors with parameter drifts.
  对于出现了参数漂移的传感器，指明了克服参数漂移的修正措施。