Put off

我说不准那个约会是否延期了。

他通知我们招待会推迟了。

他们接受了他所提出的启程宜延期的意见。

今日可做的事不要拖到明天。

在你出去前别忘了关灯。

put off (of a boat, its crew, etc) move away from a pier, jetty, etc （指船、 全体船员等）驶离码头等 We put off from the quay. 我们驶离了码头. put sb off (a) (of a vehicle, boat, etc) stop in order to allow sb to get off （指车船等）停住让某人下去 I asked the bus driver to put me off near the town centre. 我请公共汽车司机在快到市中心时让我下车. (b) postpone or cancel a meeting or an engagement with sb 推迟或取消会议或与某人的约会 We've invited friends to supper and it's too late to put them off now, ie to tell them not to come. 我们已邀请朋友来吃晚饭, 现在取消已来不及了. She put him off with the excuse that (ie said that she could not see him because) she had too much work to do. 她以工作太忙为藉口取消了跟他的约会. (c) make sb feel dislike; displease, repel or disgust sb 使某人不高兴; 惹某人不悦、 厌恶或反感 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. Don't beput off by his gruff exterior; he's really very kind underneath.别介意他表现粗野, 其实他心地很善良. put sb off (sth) disturb sb who is doing sth; distract sb 打搅某人; 使某人注意力不集中 Don't put me off when I'm trying to concentrate. 我正要集中注意力呢, 别打搅我. The sudden noise put her off her game. 突如其来的嘈杂声分散了她比赛时的注意力. put sb off sth/doing sth cause sb to lose his interest in or liking or appetite for sth 使某人对某事物失去兴趣、 不再喜欢或倒了胃口 The accident put her off driving for life. 这次事故使她一辈子不愿意再开车了. She was put off maths by a bullying and incompetent teacher. 她对数学失去了兴趣, 因为老师仗势欺人又没教学能力. put sth off switch sth off 关掉某物 Could you put the lights off before you leave? 你走的时候把灯关掉好吗? put sth off; put off doing sth postpone, delay or defer sth 推迟、 延缓或拖延某事物 We've had to put our wedding off until September. 我们得把婚礼延期到九月举行. This afternoon's meeting will have to be put off. 今天下午的会议得延期. She keeps putting off going to the dentist. 她老是拖延著不去看牙病.