put off

英 [pʊt ɒf] 美 [pʊt ɔːf]

• vt. 不安；延期；摆脱；欺诈

英英释义

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"
   

例句

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。

词汇搭配

• put someone off his stroke 干扰某人,打乱某人的...
• put off the mask 摘下假面具,露出真面...
• put someone off his guard 使某人失去警惕...
• put someone off his stride 干扰某人,打乱某人的...
• put off one's mask 摘下假面具,露出真面...
• put someone off his mettle 使某人泄气
• put off 不安

词义辨析

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。

近反义词

【近义词】

• defer 推迟
• postpone 延期
• table 桌子
• delay 耽搁
• wait 等
• evade 逃避
• circumvent 绕行
• flurry 一阵疾风
• confuse 使困惑
• disconcert 使困惑
• parry 挡开武器或打击...
• fudge 软糖
• prorogue 休会
• skirt 裙子
• set back 推迟
• dishearten 使沮丧
• remit 汇出
• dodge 避开
• duck 鸭肉
• hold over 延期
• turn off 关掉
• hedge 树篱
• sidestep 向旁侧避让
• shelve 放在架子上
• put over 驶过
• elude 逃避
• prolong 延长
• suspend 暂停