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The fire had been ______ before the fire-fighters arrived．

A. put out

B. put up with

C. put off

知识点解析

今天小编准备给大侠们分享4个带put的高频词组，它们可是选择题中的常客哟。

•put up with 表示“容忍，忍受”。比如，

I cannot put up with all this noise.

我无法忍受这些噪音。

•put out 可表示“扑灭，熄灭”。比如，

The fire brigade soon put out the fire.

消防队很快就把火扑灭了。

考考大家(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧，谚语“远水救不了近火”可以怎么翻译呢？

答案：Far water does not put out near fire.

•put off 可表示“推迟”。比如，

The concert had to be put off because the main singer was ill.

由于主唱病了，音乐会不得不延期。

现在一些追求职业发展的人会选择put off being in a relationship。他们觉得谈恋爱多麻烦啊！哈哈哈！

此外，选择晚育的人也越来越多呢，很多女性不会在结婚后立马生孩子，她们会选择put off having a baby。

•put down 其中一个常见的意思是“记录，写下”。比如，

Make sure that you put down every word she says.

务必记下她所说的每一个字。

好啦，今天的内容结束了。

小编不求大侠们put down every word I said，只求大侠们不要put off答题环节哦，快去吧～

小练习

Please ______(写下) your name and address here.

A. put off

B. put up with

C. put down

If you think you are sick you should not _____ going to the doctor.

A. put off

B. put up with

C. put out

I can't _______ this awful machine any longer

A. put off

B. put down

C. put up with

考试真题

在近几年全国和各地中高考、CET4、CET6试卷中，

今天小编讲的几个带有put的词组经常出现，比如：

I can't put up with his temper any longer.

Students who put off their work until the last moment often find the exams more difficult than they actually are.（CET-4 2017年12月）