put off

1. PHRASAL VERB 推迟；拖延
   If you put something off, you delay doing it.
   1. Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers...
      晚育的女性经常会成为最优秀的母亲。
   2. The Association has put the event off until October.
      协会已把这次活动推迟至10月。
2. PHRASAL VERB 敷衍；搪塞
   If you put someone off, you make them wait for something that they want.
   1. The old priest tried to put them off, saying that the hour was late.
      老牧师搪塞他们说时间太晚了。
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.
   1. The high divorce figures don't seem to be putting people off marriage...
      离婚的人很多，但这好像并没有打消人们对结婚的热情。
   2. His personal habits put them off...
      他们很讨厌他的一些个人习惯。
   3. The country's worsening reputation does not seem to be putting off the tourists...
      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。
   4. We tried to visit the Abbey but were put off by the queues.
      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。
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.
   1. She asked me to be serious — said it put her off if I laughed...
      她要求我严肃一点——说如果我笑的话会使她分心。
   2. It put her off revising for her exams.
      这影响了她复习备考。

1. Once, she had been put off by his hauteur.
   她曾经对他的傲慢很反感。
2. It is highly probable that many of the Service's personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric.
   很可能该部门的许多工作人员都对这种华而不实的虚夸言辞感到反感。
3. If you've shied away from making pancakes in the past, don't be put off — there's really nothing in it!
   如果你过去不敢做烤薄饼的话，现在别迟疑了，真是一点儿都不费事！
4. Some believe this level of compensation is essentially a poison pill to put off any rival bidders.
   有些人认为这种程度的补偿实质上是阻止任何投标对手的“毒丸”防御。
5. Mr Bint has a propensity to put off decisions to the last minute
   宾特先生习惯拖到最后时刻才作决定。
6. Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers
   晚育的女性经常会成为最优秀的母亲。
7. The Association has put the event off until October.
   协会已把这次活动推迟至10月。
8. The old priest tried to put them off, saying that the hour was late.
   老牧师搪塞他们说时间太晚了。
9. The high divorce figures don't seem to be putting people off marriage
   离婚的人很多，但这好像并没有打消人们对结婚的热情。
10. His personal habits put them off
    他们很讨厌他的一些个人习惯。
11. The country's worsening reputation does not seem to be putting off the tourists
    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。
12. We tried to visit the Abbey but were put off by the queues.
    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。
13. She asked me to be serious — said it put her off if I laughed
    她要求我严肃一点——说如果我笑的话会使她分心。
14. It put her off revising for her exams.
    这影响了她复习备考。
15. He tried to change the subject, but she wasn't to be put off.
    他努力想换个话题，但她却兴趣正浓。
16. 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。
17. Don't put off today's work for [ till] tomorrow.; Today's work must be done today.
    当天事当天毕。
18. Don't put off today's work till tomorrow.
    今天能做的不要拖到明天。
19. Why should it be put off till next month?
    为什么非要挨到下个月不可？
20. Let's put off our wedding till the Spring Festival.
    咱俩的婚事赶年下再办吧。
21. Just because of the rain, the sports meet was put off.
    都是下雨，运动会才延期的。
22. A hero is never put off by difficulties.
    困难难不倒英雄汉。
23. Don't put off the party on my account.
    别因为我把聚会的时间推迟了。
24. They objected to put off the meeting.
    他们不赞成把会议推迟。
25. If it rains hard we have to put off the match.
    如果下大雨，比赛只有延期。
26. This matter can be put off till some time later.
    这件事可以从缓。
27. He had put off all personal cares.
    他已摆脱了一切个人的牵累。
28. I think that the meeting may be put off till tomorrow.
    愚见此会可延至明日举行。
29. We will put off the meeting till next week, when we will be all here.
    会议将推迟到下周，那时我们都在这儿。
30. Never put off or give up on a goal thats important to you.
    永远不要推迟和放弃对你来说很重要的目标。

  defer adjourn delay postpone put off【导航词义：推迟】

  defer v. 推迟，延期

〔辨析〕较正式用词，多指故意拖延。

  adjourn v. 休（会），休（庭），延期

〔辨析〕指会议休会、法庭休庭或审判延期。

  delay v. （使）推迟，耽搁

〔辨析〕多指由于外在原因而推迟或耽误，有时也指有意推迟。

  postpone v. 延迟，延缓

〔辨析〕多指有计划地延期，通常会明确延期到何时。

  put off phr.v. 推迟，延期

〔辨析〕尤指因出现问题或不想现在做某事而推迟，作此义解时常可与 delay 换用。

verb

1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   1. He dodged the issue
   2. she skirted the problem
   3. They tend to evade their responsibilities
   4. he evaded the questions skillfully

   Synonym:    hedgefudgeevadecircumventparryeludeskirtdodgeducksidestep

2. cause to feel embarrassment
   1. The constant attention of the young man confused her

   Synonym:    confuseflurrydisconcert

3. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

   Synonym:    turn off

4. take away the enthusiasm of

   Synonym:    dishearten

5. hold back to a later time
   1. let's postpone the exam

   Synonym:    postponeproroguehold overput overtableshelveset backdeferremit