put forward

put forwardput forward1.■向前移Why don't you put your chair forward to get a better view?你为什么不把椅子往前挪一点, 以便看得更清楚些?2.■将…提前We shall have to put the meeting forward.我们得把会议提前。The attack had been put forward an hour.进攻提前了一小时。3.■将钟拨快Put your watch forward; it's five minutes slow.将你的手表拨快些, 它慢了五分钟。4.■提出He put forward a plan for the committee to consider.他提出一项计划交由全体委员审议。A suitable answer has already been put forward by the chairman.一个合适的解决办法已由主席提出。

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put forward1.■把…拿出来给人看：The woman put forward a red silk as well as a blue one for our inspection.这个妇女拿出一条红丝绸和一条蓝丝绸给我们检查。2.■提出(要求、事实、计划、建议、意见、办法等)：The Trade Union Congress put forward a plan for national recovery.工会大会提出一项振兴国家的计划。3.■推举(候选人等)，推荐(某人)作候选人；突出(某人)：I've put you forward as the best man for the job.我已经提名你为这项工作的最佳人选。4.■使加快，促进：The hi-tech has put forward our production this year.高科技促进了我们今年生产的发展。5.■把(钟或表的针)向前拨，拨快：My watch was slow, so I put it forward three minutes.我的手表慢了，所以我把它向前拨了三分钟。6.■把…提前，使提前：We've put forward the date of our wedding by one month.我们将婚礼的日子提前了一个月。7.■往前放(或移)：When he was putting the chair forward,it broke down.他把椅子向前移动时，椅子坏了。8.■给人看，出示：When he got to the entrance,he put the pass forward to the guard.他走到入口处时，向门卫出示了通行证。

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