Put off 表示把某件事延到以后,也可以表示使某人对某件事失去兴趣。第一个意思常用于会议、旅行和不想开始的任务。第二个意思描述对不愉快事物的反应,例如气味、价格或无礼的语气。
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put off + noun/-ing; put something off until + time; put someone off + noun/-ing
- I kept putting off my dentist appointment until the pain got too bad.
- The concert was put off until June because the singer lost her voice.
- The long queue at the entrance put me off visiting the museum.
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修改前We put off to book the tickets until the last minute.
修改后We put off booking the tickets until the last minute.
Put off 后接动作时,动词使用 -ing 形式,而不是 to + 动词:put off booking,不是 put off to book。这里只修改了动词形式,句子其余部分不变。
在第二个意思中,原因放在 put off 前,人放在后面。The smell put me off my dinner 表示气味让你失去食欲。The price put me off buying the course 表示价格让你打消购买课程的念头。如果句子提到新的日期或时限,通常是在说第一个意思,即推迟。
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We ___ the team meeting until Monday because half of us were at a conference.
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put off — Until Monday 给出了新的日期:会议仍会举行,只是时间往后了,因此用 put off。Called off 表示取消,不是把同一场会议直接延到星期一。
写一件你一直拖着不做的事。说明是什么任务,以及已经把它推迟到什么时候。
I've put off cleaning the balcony until the weekend because it's been raining all week.
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