put a lid on

Put a lid on to prevent heat escaping.

盖上盖子，以免热气跑了。

Low effort: Put a lid on a pot of water set to boil.

低的努力：对一水烧开一锅设置为一个盖子。

Their finance ministry is still trying to put a lid on the long-simmering securities scandal.

他们的财政部仍在试图遮掩一触即发的证券丑闻。

It isn't a lack of funds that has put a lid on spending so much as uncertainty over sales prospects.

企业舍不得支出，更多地不是因为差钱，而是因为销售收入前景难料。

Energy can flow across the glass but I put a lid on top, and so the water can't get out.

能量可以穿过杯壁流动，但是我在顶上加了盖子，所以水不能跑出来。

So why don't you just put a lid on it?

那你为什么不给它盖上盖子呢？

He put a lid on the pot.

他在水壶上盖盖子。

In Japan there is a proverb,'If it stinks, put a lid on it.

日本有句谚语：“要是闻着发臭，那就盖上盖子。”（眼不见为净。）

That effectively has put a lid on inflation, which has been near or below the 2% level the Federal Reserve considers healthy for the economy.

通胀水平一直接近或低于美联储（Federal Reserve）认为对经济健康的2%。

The new law will put a lid on government spend.

新法律将限制政府开支。

Prices were unofficially frozen last November, but Beijing has struggled since then to put a lid on inflation, which has been running at a three-year high.

去年11月，有关部门非正式要求食用油限价，但此后北京方面在遏制通胀方面成效不大，目前中国通胀率处在三年来高点。

Such social media surveillance could help put a lid on food-borne disease outbreaks.

而这种社会媒体监督有助于抑制食物引发疾病的大规模爆发。

Put a lid on a pan when boiling water. 6.

烧水时把壶盖盖好。

Can it help businesses put a lid on ever-growing employee health care bills?

它能帮助企业遏制员工医疗保健费用节节攀升的势头吗？

They're gonna put a lid on it and blow it all up.

他们就是要把这全炸上天。

Put a lid on a pan when boiling water.

烧水时在锅上盖好盖子。