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单词 put sth off
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put sth off

phrasal verb with put uk/pʊt/us/pʊt/verb present participle putting, past tense and past participle put

B1 to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date:

The meeting has been put off for a week.
[ + -ing verb ] I can't put off going to the dentist any longer.

More examples

  • I've put off talking to him about this for far too long.
  • They decided to put the wedding off until his brother had returned from Brazil.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Delaying and wasting time

  • ado
  • be on ice idiom
  • bugger
  • bugger about
  • bugger sb about
  • carry
  • hold
  • hold sb over
  • hold sb/sth back
  • hold sb/sth up
  • hold up
  • ice
  • kick
  • push
  • retardation
  • set sth/sb back
  • shelve
  • sit
  • sit on sth
  • spin your wheels idiom

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put sth off

phrasal verb with put uk/pʊt/usverb putting, put, put

to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date:

The meeting has been put off for a week.
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