1、put up
建造;搭建;设置
Protesters have been putting up barricades across a number of major intersections.
抗议者们在许多主要的十字路口设置了路障。
He was putting up a new fence at his home.
他正在为自己家搭建新的篱笆墙。
张贴;公布
They're putting new street signs up.
他们正在悬挂新的路标。
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。
进行(抵抗)
In the end the Kurds surrendered without putting up any resistance.
最后库尔德人没有作任何抵抗就投降了。
He'd put up a real fight to keep you there.
他曾努力争取让你留在那儿。
2、improvise
临时做;临时凑成
You need a wok with a steaming rack for this; if you don't have one, improvise.
要做这个,你需要一口带蒸笼篦子的锅,如果没有,就用别的临时凑合一下。
The vet had improvised a harness.
兽医临时凑成了一副马具。
即兴表演;即兴演奏;即兴创作
I asked her what the piece was and she said, 'Oh, I'm just improvising'.
我问她那一段是什么音乐,她说:“噢,我只是即兴弹的。”
Uncle Richard intoned a chapter from the Bible and improvised a prayer.
理查德叔叔吟诵了《圣经》中的一章,又即兴作了一段祈祷文。