put on

phrasal verb

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put somebody on

to give somebody the phone so that they can talk to the person at the other end让某人听电话
- Hi, Dad—can you put Nicky on?你好，爸爸。你让尼基接电话好吗？
(usually used in the progressive tenses通常用于进行时) (North American English, informal) to try to make somebody believe something that is not true, usually as a joke哄骗，欺骗（通常作为玩笑） synonym have somebody on
- Oh, come on, you know I was only putting you on.哦，得了吧，你知道我只是在骗你。

put something on

to dress yourself in something穿上；戴上
- Hurry up! Put your coat on!快点！把外衣穿上！
opposite take something offTopics Clothes and Fashiona2
to apply something to your skin, face, etc.抹；搽；擦；涂
- She's just putting on her make-up.她正在化妆呢。
to switch on a piece of equipment开动；发动；使运行
- I'll put the kettle on for tea.我来烧壶水好沏茶。
- She put on the brakes suddenly.她突然踩了刹车。
to start to play recorded music or a video播放（磁带、CD、DVD 等）
- Do you mind if I put some music on?我放点音乐你不介意吧？
- The DJ put on a techno dance number.DJ放了一个电子舞曲。
to start cooking food, especially on top of a cooker专门提供
- I just need to put the potatoes on.我只需要把土豆放上去。
to become heavier, especially by the amount mentioned增加（若干）体重；发胖 synonym gain
- She looks like she's put on weight.她似乎发胖了。
- He must have put on several kilos.他体重一定增加了好几公斤。
(British English) to provide something specially专门提供
- The city is putting on extra buses during the summer.今年夏天，这城市将额外增开公共汽车。
to produce or present a play, a show, etc.举办；上演；展出
- The local drama club is putting on ‘Macbeth’.当地的剧社正在演出《麦克白》。
Topics Film and theatrec1
to pretend to have a particular feeling, quality, way of speaking, etc.装作；假装
- He put on an American accent.他假操着一口美国腔。
- I don't think she was hurt. She was just putting it on.我想她没有受伤。她只是在装样子。

put something on something

to add an amount of money or a tax to the cost of something在（价格等）上加某金额（或税额）
- The government has put ten pence on the price of twenty cigarettes.政府在每二十支香烟的价格上加征了十便士的税款。
to bet money on something把钱押在；下赌注
- I've never put money on a horse.我从未赌过马。
- I put £5 on him to win.我在他身上押 5 英镑赌他赢。

put-on

noun

/ˈpʊt ɒn/

/ˈpʊt ɑːn/

[usually singular] (North American English)

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something that is done to trick or cheat people假象；骗局

put on phrasal verb
⇨ gain 2 (put on weight) ⇨ play 3 (put on a play) ⇨ pretend (put on an American accent/a look of concern) ⇨ turn sth on (put the kettle on) ⇨ wear (put your coat on)