put off的意思是什么

1. hold back to a later time;

   "let's postpone the exam"
   

2. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
3. take away the enthusiasm of
4. cause to feel embarrassment;

   "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
   

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

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

1.推迟；拖延
If youput somethingoff, you delay doing it.

e.g. Women whoputoff 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 hasput the eventoff until October.
协会已把这次活动推迟至10月。

2.敷衍；搪塞
If youput someoneoff, you make them wait for something that they want.

put off

e.g. The old priest tried toput themoff, 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 somethingputs youoff 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 peopleoff 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 habitsput themoff...
他们很讨厌他的一些个人习惯。

4.使分心；搅扰
If someone or somethingputs youoff, 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 itput heroff 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. Itput heroff revising for her exams.
这影响了她复习备考。

• put someone off his stroke干扰某人,打乱某人的...
• put off the mask摘下假面具,露出真面...
• put someone off his guard使某人失去警惕...
• put someone off his stride干扰某人,打乱某人的...
• put off one's mask摘下假面具,露出真面...
• put someone off his mettle使某人泄气
• put off不安

delay，postpone，defer，suspend，prolong，put off

这些动词或短语均有“推延，延期”之意。

delay普通用词，多指因外界原因推迟或耽误，也可指有意推迟。

postpone正式用词，语气较强，多指有安排的延期，常指明延期到一定的时间。

defer正式用词，语气强于postpone，多指故意拖延。

suspend指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。

prolong指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。

put off口语用词，与postpone同义，但较通俗。