Put sb up to sth用法详解 ——读原著解词法 之三
One day, I came home from the pharmacy with Baba’s morphine pills. Just as I shut the door, I caught a glimpse of Soraya quickly sliding something under Baba’s blanket. “Hey, I saw that! What were you two doing?” I said.
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Baba dragged his head off the pillow. “I put her up to it. I hope you don’t mind.”
爸爸吃力地从从枕头上抬起头:"是我让她拿的,希望你别介意"--<<The Kite Runner>>
Put sb up to sth:
鼓励或怂恿某人做某事;通常为错误行为,但程度较轻.
英语解释为:to encourage someone to do something, usually something wrong.
或:To cause to commit a funny, mischievous, or malicious act.
My older brother put me up to making a prank telephone call.
那个恶作剧电话是我哥让我打的
I think he was put up to it by his friends.
我想这事是他的那些朋友怂恿他干的.
同样,此种表达还可以用一下形式:
Put th up to sb:
Eg:
"I bet I can get him to help," said the old sheep. "I'll appeal to his baser instincts, if which he has plenty. Here he comes now. Everybody keep quiet while I put the matter up to him!"--<<Charlotte's.Web >>
“我打赌我能让它帮忙”老羊说,“我会引诱它卑劣的本能,这种卑劣的本能,它多的是。瞧它来了。大家别作声,我来让它就范。 ”
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