| 单词 | put somebody/something off |
| 释义 | put somebody/something offput somebody/something off phrasal verbphr v a) POSTPONE/DO LATER put something ↔ off to delay doing something or to arrange to do something at a later time or date, especially because there is a problem or you do not want to do it now 推迟某事，使某事延期 SYN delay, procrastinate The match has been put off until tomorrow because of bad weather. 由于天气不好，比赛推迟到明天。 put off doing something I put off going to the doctor but I wish I hadn’t. 我推迟了去看医生的时间，真希望自己没有这样做。 b) DISAPPOINTED put somebody ↔ off British EnglishBrE to make you dislike something or not want to do something 使某人不喜欢某事，使某人不想做某事 Don’t let the restaurant’s decor put you off – the food is really good. 别让餐馆的装修风格破坏了你的兴致——这里的饭菜真的很可口。 put somebody off (doing) something Don’t let your failures put you off trying harder. 别因为失败就不再加倍努力了。 c) DELAY put somebody off to make someone wait because you do not want to meet them, pay them etc until later 〔由于不想见或不想付款等原因而〕让某人等 SYN stall When he calls, put him off as long as you can. 要是他打电话来，能拖他多久就拖多久。 d) DISTURB put somebody off (something) British EnglishBrE to make it difficult for someone to pay attention to what they are doing by talking, making a noise, moving etc 影响某人做（某事），使某人分心 It puts me off when you watch me all the time. 你一直看着我，我都分心了。 e) TT put somebody off (something) British EnglishBrE to let someone leave a vehicle at a particular place 让某人下车 I’ll put you off at the supermarket. 我在超市让你下车。 Examples from the Corpus put off doing something• Commissioners decided to put off voting on the proposal until next month.• A woman is more likely to be put off by a polished performer, if that is all he has to offer.• But don't be put off.• Don't be put off by Garbage Beach, by the way - it's a surfers' paradise.• His trusted advisers are at loggerheads, and he can not put off a decision much longer.• M., putting off the ceremonial visit to the following morning.• Very urgent business which he'd been putting off. put somebody off (doing) something• At first, she put it off.• I want to know if that's going to inhibit you, put you off.• It was no use putting it off and she was sure that Ana should know at the same time.• It also intends to issue a convertible bond to raise more cash to put towards paying off debts of around euro60 billion.• No matter how much he tried to put it off, he already knew that it was going to happen this week.• Even the cloud of smoke slowly filling the kitchen couldn't put me off my soup.• Yet most countries now have rules against insider dealing, not least because it can put outside investors off securities markets.• He had already decided what must be done; the longer he put it off, the more difficult it might be. put somebody off• Seles couldn't concentrate on the game - the photographers were putting her off.• Stop staring at me, it's putting me off.• That weekend put me off camping for the rest of my life!• All the noise from the crowd put Alison off her game.• When she told me she worked in an abattoir it rather put me off her.• When you know an artist used to abuse his wife and children it does tend to put you off his work.• Don't let her put you off, it's a really good movie. → put somebody/something off at put(PHRASAL VERB) |
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