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单词 put something off
释义

put something off

Postpone something: they can’t put off a decision much longer...
  • Decisions about replacing cages will be put off until 2009.
  • The proposal, with five others, was considered by Southend's cabinet yesterday but a decision was put off because of an undisclosed technical matter.
  • But a decision was put off for a further four weeks while design issues are resolved.

Synonyms

postpone, defer, delay, put back, adjourn, hold over, reschedule, shelve, table;
North American put over, lay on the table, take a rain check on
informal put on ice, put on the back burner
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