put off 详细解释

put off

vt.不安, 延期, 摆脱, 欺诈

推迟; 拖延

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。

词义辨析

同义参见:

defer  wait  table  postpone  delay  

英英释义

名词 put off:

a pretext for delay or inaction

同义词：putoff

动词 put off:

hold back to a later time

同义词：postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit

cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

同义词：turn off

take away the enthusiasm of

同义词：dishearten

cause to feel embarrassment

同义词：confuse, flurry, disconcert

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

同义词：hedge, fudge, evade, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep

补充

put offput off1.延期They decided to put the meeting off until after Christmas.他们决定把会议推迟到圣诞节以后。Owing to the state of the ground, the match has been put off.由于场地状况不佳, 比赛推迟了。The appointment was put off because of his illness.由于他生病而推迟了约会。If you think you are sick you should not put off going to the doctor.如果你觉得有病就不应该拖, 要快去看医生。2.阻碍做某事I wanted to say something, but her face quite put me off.我本来要说几句, 但看到她的脸色, 又没有勇气开口了。We are going there tomorrow — not even bad weather could put us off.我们明天要去那儿, 即使天气不好也要去。They had intended going into the country for the day, but were put off by reports of traffic jams.他们本来打算那天到乡下去, 但听说交通拥挤就作罢了。3.(停车)让某人下Ask the conductor to put you off at the Odeon.告诉售票员在奥汀提醒你下车。Where do you want to be put off?你在哪儿下车?4.使分心I don't like music playing when I'm working. It puts me off.我不喜欢工作时放音乐, 那会使我分心。If I am once put off I find it very difficult to recapture the same train of thought.我一旦受到打扰, 发觉自己很难回到原来的思路上来。5.关掉Please put off all the lights as you leave the building.离开这所房子时, 请你把所有的灯都关上。Under the official regulations the central heating was put off on March 15th each year.据正式规定, 每年3月15日停止供应暖气。6.敷衍, 推诿When he asked her to name a day for their wedding, she put him off.当他要她订个结婚的日子时, 她却支支吾吾不说。I'm not going to be put off with that excuse.我不会被那个借口敷衍过去的。I won't be put off with such vague promises.这种含糊的诺言是敷衍不了我的。7.脱去(衣、帽等)Please put off your shoes before entering this holy building.在进入这所神圣的殿堂之前, 请把鞋脱掉。8.丢弃, 摆脱You must put off your doubts.你必须消除你的疑虑。He had put off all personal cares.他已摆脱了一切个人的牵累。

例句

1. Did you put the light off?你关灯了吗？ 2. They've put the wedding off till July.他们把婚礼推迟到了7月。 3. women who put off having a baby晚育的妇女 4. They wanted to come this evening but I put them off until tomorrow.他们今晚想来, 但我把见面时间推到了明天。 5. We tried to visit the Abbey but were put off by the queues.我们原本想看看威斯敏斯特教堂, 但教堂门前排起的长队让我们打消了念头。 6. His personal habits put her off.他的个人习惯让她很反感。 7. He's not easily put off.他可不容易气馁。 8. That documentary has put me off buying cheap clothes.那部纪录片弄得我不想买便宜的衣服了。 9. Stop putting me off!别打扰我了！ 10. It put her off revising for her exams.这干扰她复习迎考了。 11. We put off in the lifeboat towards the ship.我们乘一艘救生艇下水朝那艘船驶去。 12. We've invited friends to supper and it's too late to put them off now.我已邀请朋友来吃晚饭，现在取消已来不及了。 13. Why don't you put off your coat?你为何不脱掉外衣? 14. I put him off with a promise to pay him next week.我搪塞他说下星期给他付钱。 15. Don't put me off when I'm trying to concentrate.我正在集中注意力，别打扰我。 16. Did you put off the light when you left home?离家时你关灯了吗? 17. He was trying to make a serious point,but people kept putting him off by shouting.他想提出一个严肃的论点，但听众一再大声叫嚷，使他讲不下去。 18. He's a good salesman,but his offhand manner tends to put people off.他是个很好的推销员，可他那随便的举止容易使人反感。 19. He was several times caught trying to put off a counterfeit ten-dollar bill.他几次被人发现企图混用掉一张10元的伪钞。 20. The ship put off at last.船终于启航了。 21. I asked the bus driver to put me off near the hotel.我请公共汽车司机在宾馆附近让我下车。 22. A cup of hot milk will put you off to sleep better.喝一杯热牛奶你会睡得更踏实。 23. The meeting has been put off until next week. = We put off (holding) the meeting until next week.会议推迟到下个星期。 24. "I've been meaning to call him, but I keep putting it off."我一直想给他打电话，可是迟迟没有行动。 25. I've been putting off calling him.我一直拖着，没有给他打电话。 26. I need to come up with an excuse to put off the bill collector.我得找个理由把收账的人打发走。 27. She finally called him after putting him off all week.拖了一个星期之后，她终于给他打了电话。 28. Don't let the restaurant's dingy appearance put you off—their food is great.不要因为那家饭店肮脏的外表就对它产生反感——那儿的食物很不错。 29. I was put off by his rudeness.我讨厌他的粗鲁。 30. (chiefly Brit) His rudeness put me off him [=made me dislike him] at once.他的粗鲁令我对他顿生厌恶。 31. "Could you put [=let] me off (the bus) at the next stop, please?"能不能让我在下一站下车？

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