"ruse, deception," 1937, from earlier adjectival meaning "assumed, feigned" (1620s), a figurative extension of the notion of putting on costumes or disguises; from put (v.) + on (adv.). The expression put (someone) on "play a trick on" seems to be a back-formation from the noun.
双语例句
1. Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication.
露西的冷淡与世故使得巴里十分不快。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Her bed was crisply made, her clothes put away.
她的床收拾得很整洁，衣服也收起来了。
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3. The teacher training college put up a plaque to the college's founder.
那所教师培训学院为该学院的创立者立了一块纪念牌匾。
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4. Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.
