1. put up 提供;建造;举起;推举
eg. Protesters have been putting up barricades across a number of major intersections.
抗议者们已在许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.
国家同意出资$69000创办他的公司 。
2. force down 迫使下降,压下
eg. When foreigners actively buy dollar assets they force down the value of their currency against the dollar.
当外国人拼命购买美元资产时,他们迫使本国币值相对美元下降 。
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.
随着行业里堆积的资金越来越多,各组织也可能因此失去重心,并且竞争也会推高交易价格,从而导致未来收益下降 。
3. in an effort to 企图(努力想);试图要
eg. This was done in an effort to eliminate the effect of network load as a performance factor.
这样做是为了努力减少网络负荷作为性能因素所带来的影响 。
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,他说这一切都是为了保护他的家人、朋友和联络人 。