to put by

The bank is poised to put the cat among the pigeons this morning by slashing the cost of borrowing.

今天早上银行准备大幅下调贷款利率，这将引起轩然大波。

It is unrealistic to put undue pressure on ourselves by saying we are the best.

说我们是最好的是给自己施加过多的压力，这种做法不切实际。

Wade was going to be paid a salary, instead of by the hour, whether he put in forty hours or not

会按月给韦德开工资，而不是按小时，无论他是否工作了40个小时。

Well we need to put by £200 for the pump valves to be renewed.

我们需要存下200英镑以备更换水泵阀。

It is unwise to put too much store by these statistics.

过分重视这些统计数字是不明智的。

Well we need to put by £ 200 for the pump valves to be renewed.

我们需要存下200英镑以备更换水泵阀。

(figurative)By then the situation was beyond retrieval (= impossible to put right) .

到那时，局势已无法挽回。