put off

英[pʊtɒf] 美[pʊtɔːf]
  • vt. 不安;延期;摆脱;欺诈
Verb:
  1. hold back to a later time;

    "let's postpone the exam"

  2. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

  3. take away the enthusiasm of

  4. cause to feel embarrassment;

    "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

  5. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);

    "He dodged the issue"
    "she skirted the problem"
    "They tend to evade their responsibilities"
    "he evaded the questions skillfully"

1. We've had to put off our wedding until September.
我们只得把婚期推迟到九月。

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2. Mr. Bint has a propensity to put off decisions to the last minute.
宾特先生有一种将决定拖到最后一分钟的倾向。

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3. Some believe this level of compensation is essentially a poison pill to put off any rival bidders.
一些人相信这种程度的补偿本质上是一个毒丸策略,旨在阻止一切竞标对手。

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4. I put off the notebook pages.
我把笔记本一页一页的撕掉。

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5. We've put off our sports meet because of rain.
由于下雨我们我们不得不推迟运动会。

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6. Word came that the sports meet had been put off.
消息传来了,运动会推迟了。

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7. We will put off the picnic in the park until next week, when the weather may be better.
我们会把公园野餐推迟到下周,那时天气可能会好一些。

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8. However, when he found the ticket, he put off the flight and went back to the entrance.
然而,当他找到机票后,他推迟了航班,回到了入口处。

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9. They eat just one more doughnut and put off exercising until tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.
他们只多吃一个甜甜圈,却把锻炼推到明天后天大后天。

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10. This year, 25,310 students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year.
今年,有25310名接受高等教育院校录取的学生推迟至明年入学。

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11. It cannot translate everything you say, as it only stores 300 common expressions, like "The train has been put off" or "Watch your step".
它不能翻译你说的每句话,因为它只存储了300个常用表达,比如“火车被推迟了”或“注意你的脚下”。

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12. A Pakistani lawyer said the resumption of the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of preaching Christianity in Afghanistan has been put off until Sunday.
一位巴基斯坦律师表示,对八名被指控在阿富汗传播基督教的国外援助工人审判的重新开庭已经被推迟到周日。

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13. The introduction of new screen formats was put off for a quarter century, and color, though utilized over the next two decades for special productions, also did not become a norm until the 1950s.
新屏幕格式的引入被推迟了四分之一个世纪,而颜色尽管在接下来的二十年里被用于特制产品,它也是直到二十世纪五十年代才成为一种常态。

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14. He was put off science by bad teaching.
教学不好使他失去了对理科的兴趣。

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15. Once, she had been put off by his hauteur.
她以前对他的傲慢很反感。

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16. Don't be put off by how it looks—it tastes delicious.
别看外表就讨厌它—这东西味道可美哩。

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17. Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers.
晚育的妇女常常会成为最佳母亲。

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18. He tried to change the subject, but she wasn't to be put off.
他试图转变话题,但她不愿被打断。

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19. If you've shied away from making pancakes in the past, don't be put off – there's really nothing to it!
如果你过去没有信心做烙饼的话,就别再被它吓着–真没什么难的。

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20. Whenever the Mole mentioned his wish to the Water Rat he always found himself put off.
每当鼹鼠莫尔向水鼠兰特提起他的愿望时,他总是发现水鼠兰特在拖延他。

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21. According to recent studies, there are three main reasons that students put off doing things.
根据最近的研究,学生做事拖延主要有三个原因。

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22. A hero is never put off by difficulties.
困难难不倒英雄汉。

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23. Why should it be put off till next month?
为什么非要挨到下个月不可?

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24. Second litters can be put off in autumn as porkers.
第二窝小猪到了秋天就可以当肥小猪卖掉。

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25. Just because of the rain, the sports meet was put off.
都是下雨,运动会才延期的。

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26. But I put off the visit to Hanna.
但我推迟了去探访汉娜的时间。

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27. Don't put off your dreams.
千万别把梦想往后拖延。

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28. I say put off getting married.
我认为应该把结婚先放在一边。

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29. Don't put off your happiness.
不要让幸福和快乐延期。

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30. Don't be put off by the name.
不要被名字吓到了。

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    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
      今日事今日毕。
    2. Many people are put off by his surly behavior.
      他举止粗暴使许多人感到气愤。
    3. The game was put off because of rain.
      比赛因雨延期。
    4. Don't put off till tomorrow what can be done today.
      今天可做的事不要拖到明天再做。
    5. She was put off maths by a bullying and incompetent teacher.
      她对数学失去了兴趣,因为老师仗势欺人又没教学能力。
    6. Please put off all smoking material.
      请熄掉所有冒烟的东西。
    7. He put off his departure till Saturday.
      她推迟到星期六启程。
delay,postpone,defer,suspend,prolong,put off
  • 这些动词或短语均有“推延,延期”之意。
  • delay普通用词,多指因外界原因推迟或耽误,也可指有意推迟。
  • postpone正式用词,语气较强,多指有安排的延期,常指明延期到一定的时间。
  • defer正式用词,语气强于postpone,多指故意拖延。
  • suspend指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。
  • prolong指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。
  • put off口语用词,与postpone同义,但较通俗。