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词汇 put together
释义
Phr V
put together
puts, putting, put
put together sth or put sth together
to put the parts of something in the correct place and join them to each other
Sally helped me put my futon together.I've knitted the entire sweater - I've just got to put the thing together now.
to prepare a piece of work by collecting several ideas and suggestions and organizing them
We've put together a proposal which we want to put before the committee.
to make a group or team by choosing several people
A team is being put together to carry out investigatory work.
phraseput together1. put together sthput sth together to produce something by getting or collecting a group of things and organizing them: The Rolling Stones have recently put together an album of their greatest hits. Bryson put together a collection of newspaper articles, under the title 'Notes from a Big Country'. With a little effort, you can put together a meal that's light, refreshing, and also very good for you.2. put together sthput sth together to produce something such as a plan or an agreement by collecting ideas, information, or suggestions: A group of local people put together a rescue plan to try to save the theatre. Federal authorities are trying to put together a criminal case against Zimmermann.3. put together sthput sth together to make something by joining all the pieces together: There should be some instructions which show you how to put it all together. The cupboard hadn't been put together very well, and nothing was straight. SIMILAR TO: assemble formal OPPOSITE: take apart4. put together sthput sth together to form a group or team by choosing several people and getting them to work or play with each other: He put his first band together while he was still at college. The Chamber of Commerce is putting together a committee to study the possible impact of the airport on the environment.5. put sth together to think about several pieces of information or ideas together, for example so that you can understand a situation, or decide what you should do: When you put it all together, it sounds like he must be guilty. Paul needed to be somewhere quiet, somewhere where he could put his thoughts together.6. than the rest put together/than the others put together used to emphasize that something or someone is much better, cleverer, bigger etc than the others in a group, or others of a similar type: The Newton Boys were the most successful bank robbers in US history. They stole more money than the rest put together. Emma's sure to do well. She's smarter than all the others put together.

put together

1. verb To build or assemble something; to create something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "put" and "together." I thought it would take me less than an hour, but I've been putting this table together all evening! I just need to put an outfit together for my interview tomorrow. Please put together an outline of your plan and have it on my desk by Friday.
2. verb To combine two or more people or things into a pair, group, mixture, etc. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "put" and "together." Just make sure you don't put those three together—they always cause trouble when they're in a group. When you put these two chemicals together, you get an explosive reaction.
3. verb To consider or contemplate multiple things in order to arrive at some conclusion or deduction. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "put" and "together." There were so many elements to the case that I just couldn't put them all together. When I put all the evidence together, it seemed pretty clear that the firm was lying to me.
4. verb To imagine that two people would make a suitable romantic couple. Usually used in negative, past-tense constructions. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "put" and "together." Dan and Billy are going out? Huh, I never would have put those two together.
5. adjective In a stable and successful condition. I can't believe she's had such a terrible addiction problem for so long—she always seemed so put together to me. I always felt inadequate next to my brother, who has always been exceptionally put together in his career and his home life.
6. adjective Very physically attractive, as in one's physique or one's fashion (or both). Wow, you look so well put together in that new suit! I've been really paying attention to my diet, as well as getting enough sleep and exercise, and I feel a lot more put together recently as a result.

put people or things together

to join or combine people or things. We will put Sam and Trudy together at the dinner table. Let's put all the crystal goblets together.

put something together

 
1. Lit. to assemble something. How long will it take to put dinner together? This model was put together incorrectly.
2. Fig. to consider some facts and arrive at a conclusion. I couldn't put everything together to figure out the answer in time. When I put together all the facts, I found the answer.

put together

1. Build, assemble, create, as in We put together the new bookcase, or This writer can't put together a coherent sentence. [First half of 1500s]
2. Combine mentally, as in Once she put this and that together she knew exactly what had happened. [First half of 1600s] Also see put our heads together; put two and two together.

put toˈgether

used when comparing or contrasting somebody/something with a group of other people or things to mean ‘combined’ or ‘in total’: Your department spent more last year than all the others put together.

put together

v.
1. To construct or create something out of pieces or parts: The carpenter put together a new bookcase. The broker put a revised insurance package together.
2. To group together some set of people or things: Let's put the children together in the guest room.
3. To understand something by considering many pieces of information or ideas: The police reviewed the clues presented by the evidence, but couldn't put them together. The jury tried to put together all of the facts.
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