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

• "We put about a$ 1bn of new money a month into hedge funds around the world-into our own hedge funds and into some of the best money managers," says Ms Erdoes.
  爱多士称：我们每月将大约10亿美元的新资金投入世界各地的对冲基金&包括我们自己的对冲基金和一些最为优秀的资金管理者。
• When we saw the storm clouds gathering we put about and sailed back to our port.
  我们看到阴云密布，便改变方向，驶回港口。
• He put it about that he would do no such thing.
  他放风说，他不愿做这样的事。
• Do not believe all these stories that are being put about.
  不要相信所有这些谣传。
• 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。
• Don't put yourself about because of this trifling matter.
  别为了这件小事操心。
• How plausible are the numerous "rags-to-riches" stories put about by the tycoons and their fawning publicists?
  富豪和奉承他们的宣传家散布的无数“白手起家”的故事有多大的可信度？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。