英语词组put paid to something是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

put paid to somethingput paid to (something)

British & Australian to suddenly stop someone from being able to do what they want or hope to do.

A serious back injury put paid to her tennis career.

put paid to (something)

To consider something finished or ended; to put something to rest or no longer give it any attention. After a lengthy debate, we finally put paid to the decision about who would take over the estate. Email has almost completely put paid to the act of sending handwritten letters anymore.

put paid to something

mainly BRITISH

COMMON If an event puts paid to someone's hopes, chances, or plans, it completely ends or destroys them. Great Britain's poor performance here last night has put paid to their chances of reaching the Olympic finals. The past week has probably put paid to hopes that share prices in New York and London would rise strongly for the rest of the year.

put ˈpaid to something

(informal) make it impossible for something to happen or continue: Her poor exam results have put paid to any chance she had of getting into medical school.

词组	put paid to something
释义	Idiom put paid to somethingput paid to (something) British & Australian to suddenly stop someone from being able to do what they want or hope to do. A serious back injury put paid to her tennis career. put paid to (something) To consider something finished or ended; to put something to rest or no longer give it any attention. After a lengthy debate, we finally put paid to the decision about who would take over the estate. Email has almost completely put paid to the act of sending handwritten letters anymore. put paid to something mainly BRITISH COMMON If an event puts paid to someone's hopes, chances, or plans, it completely ends or destroys them. Great Britain's poor performance here last night has put paid to their chances of reaching the Olympic finals. The past week has probably put paid to hopes that share prices in New York and London would rise strongly for the rest of the year. put ˈpaid to something (informal) make it impossible for something to happen or continue: Her poor exam results have put paid to any chance she had of getting into medical school.
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