| 词组 | put through |
| 释义 | put through 1. put sb through to connect someone to the person they want to speak to, on the telephone: ▪ One moment, caller, I'm just putting you through. + to ▪ When Lesley asked to speak to the manager, she was put through to the manager's personal assistant instead. 2. put through a call/put a call through to make a telephone call to someone: ▪ Apparently someone had a put a call through to the French embassy, warning them about the attack. 3. put sb through sth to make someone do something difficult or experience something unpleasant: ▪ When sales staff are recruited, they are put through a rigorous training program. ▪ I must have put my mother through hell when I was a teenager. put sb through it/put sb through hell ▪ He says his last wife really put him through it, and he doesn't want to get married again. 4. put through sth • put sth through • put sth through sth to formally agree to a new law or plan, usually after officially discussing it and voting on it: ▪ The UN Security Council put through a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. ▪ Legislation is to be put through parliament aimed at abolishing the House of Lords. 5. put sb through school/college/university to pay for someone to study at a college or university: ▪ Mick had a huge car loan and three kids to put through college. ▪ She moved to Boston, where she worked as a waitress and put herself through school. 6. put sth through sth to make something go through a process or system, in order to change it or test it: ▪ Every car is put through a series of safety checks before it leaves the factory. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑subject to |
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