1. put up 提供;建造;舉起;推舉
eg. Protesters have been putting up barricades across a number of major intersections.
抗議者們已在許多主要十字路口搭建了路障 。
eg. The state agreed to put up $69,000 to start his company.
國家同意出資$69000創辦他的公司 。
2. force down 迫使下降,壓下
eg. When foreigners actively buy dollar assets they force down the value of their currency against the dollar.
當外國人拼命購買美元資產時,他們迫使本國幣值相對美元下降 。
eg. As more money piles into the business, groups could lose their focus, and competition could push up the prices for deals and force down future returns.
隨著行業里堆積的資金越來越多,各組織也可能因此失去重心,并且競爭也會推高交易價格,從而導致未來收益下降 。
3. in an effort to 企圖(努力想);試圖要
eg. This was done in an effort to eliminate the effect of network load as a performance factor.
這樣做是為了努力減少網絡負荷作為性能因素所帶來的影響 。
eg. Even his name is a pseudonym, all in an effort to protect his family, friends and contacts, he said.
甚至他的名字也是假的,他說這一切都是為了保護他的家人、朋友和聯絡人 。