| 释义 |
Noun: putoff- A pretext for delay or inaction
Verb: put off pût óf- Hold back to a later time
- postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table [N. Amer], shelve, set back, defer, remit - Cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
- turn off - Take away the enthusiasm of
- dishearten - Cause to feel embarrassment
- confuse, flurry, disconcert - Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- hedge, fudge, evade, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep, finesse
Derived forms: putting off, puts off, putoffs, put off See also: put Type of: abash, avoid, delay, discourage, embarrass, pretext, repel, repulse, stalking-horse |