| 单词 | long-put-off |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslong-put-off That has been put off; postponed; intended to put someone off. Also with prefixed adverb, expressing frequency of postponement, as long-put-off, much-put-off, etc.In quot. a1637: †rejected, abject. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective] > delayed, deferred, or postponed remiss?1518 adjourned1538 delayed1548 long-delayed1548 lag1552 prorogued1552 dilated1556 lagging1597 retardate1598 fristeda1600 lagged1602 retarded1636 deferred1651 prorogatory1672 lated1676 postponed1819 protracted1838 suspended1848 put-off1871 hung up1878 held1906 a1637 B. Jonson Timber 989 in Wks. (1640) III I am a wretch, and put of man, if I doe not reverence, and honour him. 1856 Household Words 2 Feb. 72/1 On the eve before my long put-off departure we were..roaming. 1871 Mrs. H. Wood Dene Hollow xxxix A put-off wedding sometimes brings ill-luck. 1972 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 18 Apr. 3/1 A long-put-off visit to the dentist. 1989 G. Early Tuxedo Junction ii. iv. 71 It was a sort of put-off answer to a question that one does not take seriously. 2005 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News (Nexis) 6 Jan. z4/1 Now, it's time to tackle one of those much-putoff winter projects. < as lemmas |
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