put off

不安；延期；摆脱；欺诈

verb

1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

e.g. He dodged the issue
she skirted the problem
They tend to evade their responsibilities
he evaded the questions skillfully

Synonym: hedgefudgeevadecircumventparryeludeskirtdodgeducksidestep

2. cause to feel embarrassment

e.g. The constant attention of the young man confused her

Synonym: confuseflurrydisconcert

3. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

Synonym: turn off

4. take away the enthusiasm of

Synonym: dishearten

5. hold back to a later time

e.g. let's postpone the exam

Synonym: postponeproroguehold overput overtableshelveset backdeferremit

1. 推迟；拖延
If you put something off, you delay doing it.

e.g. Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers...
晚育的女性经常会成为最优秀的母亲。
e.g. The Association has put the event off until October.
协会已把这次活动推迟至10月。

2. 敷衍；搪塞
If you put someone off, you make them wait for something that they want.

put off

e.g. The old priest tried to put them off, saying that the hour was late.
老牧师搪塞他们说时间太晚了。

3. 使反感；使对…失去兴趣
If something puts you off something, it makes you dislike it, or decide not to do or have it.

e.g. The high divorce figures don't seem to be putting people off marriage...
离婚的人很多，但这好像并没有打消人们对结婚的热情。
e.g. His personal habits put them off...
他们很讨厌他的一些个人习惯。

4. 使分心；搅扰
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.

e.g. She asked me to be serious — said it put her off if I laughed...
她要求我严肃一点——说如果我笑的话会使她分心。
e.g. It put her off revising for her exams.
这影响了她复习备考。

This year, 25,310 students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year.(今年，有25310名接受高等教育院校录取的学生推迟至明年入学。)

He tried to change the subject, but she wasn't to be put off.(他试图转变话题，但她不愿被打断。)

Don't put off your happiness.(不要让幸福和快乐延期。)

Don't be put off by how it looks—it tastes delicious.(别看外表就讨厌它—这东西味道可美哩。)

We will put off the picnic in the park until next week, when the weather may be better.(我们会把公园野餐推迟到下周，那时天气可能会好一些。)

We've put off our sports meet because of rain.(由于下雨我们我们不得不推迟运动会。)

A hero is never put off by difficulties.(困难难不倒英雄汉。)

According to recent studies, there are three main reasons that students put off doing things.(根据最近的研究，学生做事拖延主要有三个原因。)

Whenever the Mole mentioned his wish to the Water Rat he always found himself put off.(每当鼹鼠莫尔向水鼠兰特提起他的愿望时，他总是发现水鼠兰特在拖延他。)

Word came that the sports meet had been put off.(消息传来了，运动会推迟了。)