put in ( putting, puts )

• 1. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you put in an amount of time or effort doing something, you spend that time or effort doing it. 投入 (时间、精力)

  例：

  Wade was going to be paid a salary, instead of by the hour, whether he put in forty hours or not.

  韦德将领月薪，而不是小时工资，无论他是否干够40个小时。

  例：

  They've put in time and effort to keep the strike going.

  他们已投入了时间和精力使这次罢工继续进行。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you put in a request or put in for something, you formally request or apply for that thing. 提出 (请求)

  例：

  I also put in a request for some overtime.

  我也提出了支付加班费的请求。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you put in a remark, you interrupt someone or add to what they have said with the remark. 插嘴; 补充

  例：

  "He was a lawyer before that," Mary Ann put in.

  “在那之前他是个律师，”玛丽·安补充道。