| 单词 | put off |
| 释义 | put off 1. phrasal verb B1+ If you put something off, you delay doing it. Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers. [V P v-ing/n] The Association has put the event off until October. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb B2 If you put someone off, you make them wait for something that they want. The old priest tried to put them off, saying that the hour was late. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb B2 If something puts you off something, it makes you dislike it, or decide not to do or have it. The thought of caring for young plants can put people off growing their own veg. [V n P n/v-ing] His personal habits put them off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The country's worsening reputation does not seem to be putting off the tourists. [VERB PARTICLE noun] We tried to visit the Abbey but were put off by the queues. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] 4. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for put 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. She asked me to be serious–said it put her off if I laughed. [VERB noun PARTICLE] It put her off revising for her exams. [V n P n/v-ing] Translations: Chinese: 推迟 Japanese: 延期する |
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