"put to"是一个动词短语框架,本身不具备完整含义,需与后续的名词/名词短语搭配,形成具体的语义,核心逻辑是“将[宾语]置于某种状态、用途或行动中”。以下是其常见搭配及用法,按语义分类说明:
"put to"的结构通常为:put + 宾语 + to + 名词("to"是介词,后接名词/动名词),具体含义由后面的名词决定。
Put your foreign language skills to use in this international project.(把你的外语技能用在这个国际项目上。)
Don’t let that old laptop go to waste—put it to use as a media server.(别浪费那台旧 laptop,把它用作媒体服务器。)
The sudden crisis put their teamwork to the test.(突发危机考验了他们的团队合作。)
This extreme weather will put the new building’s insulation to the test.(这种极端天气会测试新建筑的隔热性能。)
The convicted murderer was put to death by lethal injection.(被判有罪的杀人犯被注射死刑。)
In some countries, treason is still punishable by being put to death.(在一些国家,叛国罪仍可判死刑。)
The committee will put the new policy to a vote next week.(委员会下周将对新政策进行表决。)
Let’s not argue—put the issue to a vote and see what the majority thinks.(别争论了,把问题付诸表决,看多数人的意见。)
Her dedication to charity puts all of us to shame.(她对慈善的投入让我们所有人相形见绌。)
The student’s perfect score put the rest of the class to shame.(那个学生的满分让全班其他同学都很惭愧。)
The company released an official statement to put the rumors to rest.(公司发布官方声明平息谣言。)
We need to put this long-standing dispute to rest once and for all.(我们需要彻底结束这场长期争议。)
字面:让某人入睡(如哄孩子、用药物);
委婉:对动物实施安乐死( euthanize 的委婉表达)。
用法:需结合上下文判断语义 例句:The mother sang a lullaby to put her baby to sleep.(妈妈唱摇篮曲哄宝宝入睡。)
The vet had to put the terminally ill cat to sleep to end its suffering.(兽医不得不给重病的猫安乐死,以结束它的痛苦。)
Let’s put the budget discussion to one side and focus on the timeline first.(我们先把预算讨论放在一边,先关注时间线。)
She put her career to one side to take care of her sick mother.(她暂时搁置事业,照顾生病的母亲。)
1、 搭配固定性:"put to"的语义高度依赖后续名词,需记忆常见搭配(如上述8种),不可随意替换。
2、 被动形式:常见被动结构(be put to...),如:
This old factory is being put to new use as a creative hub.(这家旧工厂正被用作创意中心。)
The new drug will be put to the test in clinical trials next year.(这种新药明年将在临床试验中接受测试。)
3、 委婉用法:如"put to sleep"用于动物时是安乐死的委婉表达,需避免用于人类(人类通常用"euthanize"或"mercy killing")。
"put to"的本质是“将宾语导向某种目的/状态”,具体含义由后续名词决定。掌握常见搭配(如use/test/death/vote等)是理解和使用的关键。