"put off" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 推遲
• 拖延

Definition

延遲做某事，尤其因為你現在不想做。有時也指讓某人對某事產生反感。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見的非正式片語動詞。主要用法為 'put off' 加名詞或動名詞（如 put off shopping）。不是永久取消。也可用於讓某人反感或失去興趣的語境。

Examples

I always put off my homework until late.

我總是把作業**推遲**到很晚。

Don’t put off going to the doctor.

不要**拖延**去看醫生。

Can we put off the meeting until tomorrow?

我們能把會議**推遲**到明天嗎？

The bad weather put off a lot of tourists.

惡劣的天氣讓很多遊客**打消了念頭**。

She’s easily put off by rude people.

她很容易被無禮的人**嚇退**。

I meant to call, but I kept putting it off until it was too late.

我本來想打電話，但一直**拖到**太晚纔打。