to raise something, or to fix something in a raised position

Why don't you put up your hood/umbrella? 你怎么不戴起风帽／撑起伞？

I put my hand up to ask the teacher a question. 我举起手问了老师一个问题。

I put my hair up (= fastened it into a position on the top of my head) for the wedding. 我盘起头发参加婚礼。

to build something

They're planning to put a hotel up where the museum used to be. 他们打算在原来的博物馆那里建一个宾馆。

We're going to put up a new fence around our garden. 我们打算在我们的花园周围建一圈新篱笆。

to fix an object to a vertical surface

We've put up some new curtains in the living room. 我们在起居室里挂上了新窗帘。

Posters advertising the concert have been put up all over the town. 全城都贴满了宣传这场音乐会的海报。

to increase the price or value of something

I see they've put up the price of fuel again. 我知道他们又提高了燃料价格。

to provide or lend an amount of money for a particular purpose

The money for the new hospital was put up by an anonymous donor. 建造新医院的资金是一位匿名捐赠者提供的。

His brother has agreed to put up bail for him. 他哥哥答应给他交保释金。

to show or express a particular type of opposition to something

The villagers were unable to put up any resistance to the invading troops. 村民没有能力对侵略军进行任何抵抗。

We're not going to let them build a road here without putting up a fight. 他们要在这里修公路，我们不会轻易让他们得逞。

to suggest an idea, or to make a person available, to be considered

It was Bob who originally put up the idea of the exhibition. 展览会的想法最初是鲍勃提出来的。

Each party is allowed to put up one candidate. 每个政党允许推举一名候选人。

William has been put up as a candidate for the committee. 威廉被推举为该委员会的候选人。

Is Chris willing to be put up for election? 克里斯愿意接受提名参加选举吗？

to provide someone with a place to stay temporarily

Sally is putting me up for the weekend. 萨莉这个周末留我过夜。

to stay somewhere for the night

We put up at a small hotel for the night. 我们在一家小旅馆里过的夜。