put in 設置,騰出時間,交錢,正式邀請
put sth in 表示“將……放入……”。在這里主要用到的 put in+時間表示“傾注努力和精力”。另外, put in a request ( order ) 表示“邀請(命令)”, put one's faith in 表示“相信某人”。
例句:
You've got to put in some time.
你得花點時間了。
I can't just walk away! I've put in four hours!
我不能放棄!我已經(jīng)花費了4個小時!
I had put in a request to have all my mail forwarded.
我正式申請將我的所有郵件都發(fā)出去。
When you put your faith in people, they reward you.
如果你相信別人,你肯定會得到回報。
對話:
A: Beth is never around anymore.
貝斯再也不會出現(xiàn)在這附近了。
B: She puts in a lot of hours at her new job.
她為了新工作花費了不少精力。