1 PHRASAL VERB 推迟;拖延 If you put something off, you delay doing it. 推迟;拖延
SYN postpone, delay, defer, adjourn
2 PHRASAL VERB 敷衍;搪塞 If you put someone off, you make them wait for something that they want. 敷衍;搪塞
3 PHRASAL VERB 使反感;使对…失去兴趣 If something puts you off something, it makes you dislike it, or decide not to do or have it. 使反感;使对…失去兴趣
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The high divorce figures don't seem to be putting people off marriage. [V n P n/v-ing]
离婚的人很多,但这好像并没有打消人们对结婚的热情。
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His personal habits put them off. [VERB noun PREP.]
他们很讨厌他的一些个人习惯。
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The country's worsening reputation does not seem to be putting off the tourists. [VERB PREP. noun]
该国越来越糟的名声好像并没有减弱游客们去那儿游览的兴趣。
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We tried to visit the Abbey but were put off by the queues. [be VERB-ed PREP.]
我们曾想参观威斯敏斯特教堂,但排起的长队使我们打消了这个念头。
SYN discourage, intimidate, deter, daunt
4 PHRASAL VERB 使分心;搅扰 If someone or something puts you off, they take your attention from what you are trying to do and make it more difficult for you to do it. 使分心;搅扰 [Also VERB PREPOSITION n (not pron)]
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