put off
vt.不安, 延期, 摆脱, 欺诈
例句与用法:
He's a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off.
他是个很好的推销员,可是他那随便的态度容易使人产生反感。
She keeps putting off going to the dentist.
她老是拖延著不去看牙病。
Don't put me off when I'm trying to concentrate.
我正要集中注意力呢,别打搅我。
推迟; 拖延
Don't put off till tomorrow what can be done today.
今天可做的事不要拖到明天再做。
put off
词义辨析:
同义参见:
defer1
wait
table
postpone
delay
put off1.■推迟(约会、旅行、访问等);推迟(和某人的)约会;拖延;延期:We've invited friends to supper and it's too late to put them off now.我已邀请朋友来吃晚饭,现在取消已来不及了。2.■抛弃;摆脱;脱去;脱掉(衣、帽等);除去:Why don't you put off your coat?你为何不脱掉外衣?3.■暂时把(某人)打发掉;把(某人、要求等)搪塞过去;支吾;推托;规避:I put him off with a promise to pay him next week.我搪塞他说下星期给他付钱。4.■打扰;使苦恼;使心烦:Don't put me off when I'm trying to concentrate.我正在集中注意力,别打扰我。5.■关掉,关上(灯、收音机等):Did you put off the light when you left home?离家时你关灯了吗?6.■阻止;劝阻;使没有勇气(做某事);使对…失去兴趣:He was trying to make a serious point,but people kept putting him off by shouting.他想提出一个严肃的论点,但听众一再大声叫嚷,使他讲不下去。7.■使反感;使倒胃口;使生气;使不高兴:He's a good salesman,but his offhand manner tends to put people off.他是个很好的推销员,可他那随便的举止容易使人反感。8.■骗售;骗人接受;用欺骗手段卖掉;混用(伪钞等):He was several times caught trying to put off a counterfeit ten-dollar bill.他几次被人发现企图混用掉一张10元的伪钞。9.■把(船)从岸上或另一船上放下;使(船或船员等)离岸;出航:The ship put off at last.船终于启航了。10.■让…下车(或飞机等),让…上岸:I asked the bus driver to put me off near the hotel.我请公共汽车司机在宾馆附近让我下车。11.■使入睡;使麻醉;使昏迷:A cup of hot milk will put you off to sleep better.喝一杯热牛奶你会睡得更踏实。12.■虚度,空费13.■[口语]使分心
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名词 put off:
a pretext for delay or inaction
同义词:putoff
动词 put off:
hold back to a later time
同义词:postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit
cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
同义词:turn off
take away the enthusiasm of
同义词:dishearten
cause to feel embarrassment
同义词:confuse, flurry, disconcert
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
同义词:hedge, fudge, evade, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
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