他提出一項五百美元賠償的要求。

困難很可能被克服，或被置于適當的位置和比重。

他那一天工作了很長時間。

他打開工具箱把錘子放里。

他儲存了足量的煤以便過冬。

put in interrupt another speaker in order to say sth; interject 插話; 插嘴 `But what about us?' he put in. ｀可是我們怎麼辦呢?＇他插嘴問道. put sb in (a) give duties to sb (eg in an office building) 指派某人擔任職務（如在辦公樓內） put in a caretaker, a security man, etc 指派管理員、 保安員等. (b) elect (a political party) to govern a country 選舉（某政黨）執掌政權 The electorate put the Tories in with an increased majority in 1983. 1983年選民選舉保守黨執政, 其票數超過了上屆的多數票. (c) (of the team that wins the toss in cricket) ask (the opposing team) to bat first （指板球戲於擲錢幣中獲勝的隊）請（對方）首先擊球 Australia won the toss and put England in (to bat). 澳大利亞隊於擲幣中獲勝, 要求英格蘭隊首先擊球. put sth in (a) install or fit sth 安裝或設置某物 We put new central heating in when we moved here. 我們搬到這兒的時候安裝了集中供暖設備. We're having a new shower put in. 我們正在安裝新的淋浴器. (b) include or insert sth in a story, narrative, etc （在故事、 敘述等中）包括或插入某事物 If you're writing to your mother, don't forget to put in something about her coming to stay. 你要是正在給你母親寫信, 可別忘了加上幾句請她來住上幾天. (c) present sth formally; submit sth 正式提出某事物; 呈交某事物 put in a claim for damages, higher wages 提出賠償損失、 提高工資的要求. (d) manage to strike (a blow) or say sth 給予（打擊）; 說某話 Tyson put in some telling blows to Tucker's chin. 泰森重擊了塔克的下顎幾拳. Could I put in a word (ie say sth) at this point? 我現在說幾句行嗎? (e) spend (a period of time) working at sth 花費（一段時間）做某事物 She often puts in twelve hours' work a day. 她常常一天工作十二小時. I must put in an hour's gardening this evening. 今晚我得用一個小時干些園藝活兒. put sth in; put sth into sth/doing sth devote (time, effort, etc) to sth 用（時間、 精力等）做某事 Thank you for all the hard work you've put in. 謝謝你的這一切努力. We've put a great deal of time and effort into this project. 我們為這一項目付出了大量的時間和精力. She's putting a lot of work into improving her French. 她正在下功夫進修法語. put in (at...)/putinto... (of a ship, its crew, etc) enter (a port or harbour)（指船、 全體船員等）進入（港口） The boat put in at Lagos/put into Lagos for repairs. 那船進了拉各斯港進行檢修. put in for sth apply formally for sth 申請某事物 Are you going to put in for that job? 你打算申請那份工作嗎? put oneself/sb/sth in for sth enter oneself/sb/sth for (a competition) 使自己[某人/某物]參加（競賽） She's put herself in for the 100 metres and the long jump. 她參加了百米賽跑和跳遠. put sb in for sth recommend sb for (a job, an award, etc) 推薦某人獲（職位、 獎勵等） The commanding officer put Sergeant Williams in for a medal for bravery. 指揮官推薦威廉斯中士獲勇敢勛章.