看绝望的主妇学高频短语：Put together

Put together：这个短语在日常生活、工作交流及各类电影美剧中使用频率非常高，它主要由以下三层意思构成。第一种是将有形的物体拼装、装配到一块；第二种是将二个以上的人或事件组合在一起，通常需要先进行分类；第三种是将各种事情、线索拼凑汇总在一起，以更厘清思路进行推理或得出某种结论。

1、To combine two or more people or things into a pair, group, mixture, etc. （将…放在一起）

E.G.1：Just make sure you don’t put those three together–they always cause trouble when they’re in a group.
E.G.2：I thought it would take me less than an hour, but I’ve been putting this table together all evening!

2、To build or assemble something; or to figure out an idea, plan, etc. （设想出、拼凑出）

E.G.1：Please put together an outline of your plan and have it on my desk by Friday.

E.G.2：I’m putting together an engagement party tomorrow afternoon for Karl’s birthday.

3、To consider, contemplate or sort out multiple things in order to arrive at some conclusion or deduction.（合计、盘算…）

E.G.1：There were so many elements to the case that I just couldn’t put them all together.

E.G.2：When I put all the evidence together, it seemed pretty clear that the firm was lying to me.