transitive. To dismiss or get rid of (an awkward or unwanted person or thing), esp. by evasion; to baulk, thwart, or forestall (a person) in the…
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun > evade (responsibility or obligation) > a person or demand with an excuse (4) to put off1569 transitive. To dismiss or get rid of (an awkward or unwanted person or thing), esp. by evasion; to baulk, thwart, or forestall (a person) in the… fub1600 transitive. To cheat, impose upon, put off deceitfully; = fob, v.1 In quot. 1625: (perhaps) to reject with scorn. daffa1616 To put off (with an excuse, etc.). Obsolete. to put by1618 transitive. To evade (a question, demand, etc.); to avoid or deflect the questioning, demands, etc., of (a person). Cf. to put off 7a at phrasal… |
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