• 延期,推迟

Verb:

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。

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1. 延迟：勒维纳斯就曾透过海德格(Heidegger)来呈现这种思索自身的矛盾,他认为海德格借着一种对于此在(Dasein)的发问虽然提问了光之于解放(freedom)对于人所作的占有(possessed),但却未将光自身加以问题化,反倒是借着某种延迟(putoff)的中性语汇而再次将

2. put off

2. 推迟,推延：put in驶进 |putoff推迟,推延 |put on穿上,戴上;上演;增加(体重)

3. 推迟,拖延;阻碍：put in 花费;正式提出 . |putoff 推迟,拖延;阻碍 . |put on 穿上;上演;教唆 .

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

今日事今日毕。

Many people are put off by his surly behavior.

他举止粗暴使许多人感到气愤。

The game was put off because of rain.

比赛因雨延期。

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。

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。

Please put off all smoking material.

请熄掉所有冒烟的东西。

He put off his departure till Saturday.

她推迟到星期六启程。

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。

The Association has put the event off until October.

协会已把这次活动推迟至10月。

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。

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。

His personal habits put them off...

他们很讨厌他的一些个人习惯。

She asked me to be serious 'u2014 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。

It put her off revising for her exams.

这影响了她复习备考。

Don't put off today's work for [ till ] tomorrow.

当天事当天毕.

This book gives a comprehensive explanation to financial security issue in economic development.

这是一篇对经济发展中的金融安全问题作出解释的论文.

If you think you are sick you should not put off going to the doctor.

如果你觉得有病就不应该拖,要快去看医生.

Don't put off today's work till tomorrow.

今天能做的不要拖到明天.

Why should it be put off till next month?

为什么非要挨到下个月不可?

I'm not going to be put off with that excuse.

我不会被那个借口敷衍过去的.

Owing to the state of the ground, the match has been put off.

由于场地状况不佳, 比赛推迟了.

Don't be put off him by his appearance; he's actually quite a charming person.

不要因为他的外表而起反感, 实际上他是个非常可爱的人.

Don't put off the party on my account.

别因为我把聚会的时间推迟了.

He had put off all personal cares.

他已摆脱了一切个人的牵累.

Please put off your shoes before entering this holy building.

在进入这所神圣的殿堂之前,请把鞋脱掉.

Let's put off our wedding till the Spring Festival.

咱俩的婚事赶年下再办吧.

The appointment was put off because of his illness.

由于他生病而推迟了约会.

Just because of the rain, the sports meet was put off.

都是下雨, 运动会才延期的.

You must put off your doubts.

你必须消除你的疑虑.

They had intended going into the country for the day, but were put off by reports of traffic jams.

他们本来打算那天到乡下去, 但听说交通拥挤就作罢了.

People are put off by her strident voice.

人们对她刺耳的嗓音感到十分厌恶.

Second litters can be put off in autumn as porkers.

第二窝小猪到了秋天就可以当肥小猪卖掉.

A hero is never put off by difficulties.

困难难不倒英雄汉.

Where do you want to be put off?

你在哪儿下车?

If I am once put off I find it very difficult to recapture the same train of thought.

我一旦受到打扰,发觉自己很难回到原来的思路上来.

Under the official regulations the central heating was put off on March 15 th each year.

据正式规定,每年3月15日停止供应暖气.

The meeting will be put off in case it ( should ) rain.

若遇下雨,会议延期举行.

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。