Meaning
英語の表現「Put off」は、何かの予定や行動を「延期する」または「後回しにする」という意味があります。このフレーズは、特に何かを先延ばしにする状況でよく使われます。例えば、仕事や宿題、会議などを予定した日付や時間から後に変更する場合に使用されます。
「Put off」は、名詞や動名詞と一緒に使われることが一般的です。例えば、「I decided to put off the meeting until next week.」（私は会議を来週まで延期することにしました。）というように使います。
この表現は、日常生活やビジネスシーンで頻繁に使われるため、使い方を覚えておくと便利です。また、友人や同僚との会話で、何かを後回しにすることを伝えたいときに役立ちます。
Today's Sentences
01
You’ve been putting it off for weeks!
Situation
So, are you finally coming to the gym with me?
では、いよいよ私と一緒にジムに行くのですか？
Maybe tomorrow.
多分明日です。
You’ve been putting it off for weeks!
ずっと先延ばしにしていましたね！
Hey, the thought of sore muscles is overwhelming.
こんにちは、筋肉痛を考えるだけでも圧倒されますね。
02
The service really put me off.
Situation
How was the new restaurant downtown?
ダウンタウンの新しいレストランはどうでしたか？
Honestly, the service really put me off.
正直に言うと、そのサービスには本当にがっかりしました。
That bad?
それは悪いのですか？
Yeah the food was fine, but the rude waiter totally put me off going back.
食事は良かったけれど、無礼なウェイターのせいでまた行きたいとは思えませんでした。
Writer's Note
"Put off" is a transitive, inseparable, and separable phrasal verb.
「Put off」は他動詞であり、分離不可と分離可能な句動詞です。
- Transitive - A phrasal verb that needs an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + put off + object"
Example 1: The bad reviews really put off potential customers.
Example 2: The strong smell of garlic put off some guests at the party.
Example 3: His constant complaining put off the whole team. - Inseparable - When an object is not placed between the particle and the verb.
Structure: "Subject + put off + object"
Example 1: The flashing lights put off the speaker during his presentation.
Example 2: He was put off his game by the loud crowd.
Example 3: Her sudden laughter put off the actor on stage. - Separable - When an object stands between the particle put and the verb off.
Structure: "Subject + put + object + off"
Example 1: The noise put me off my work.
Example 2: Her constant questions put the teacher off the lesson.
Example 3: The smell of the medicine put her off taking it.
他動詞 - 意味を完成するために目的語を必要とする句動詞です。
構造: "主語 + put off + 目的語"
例 1: The bad reviews really put off potential customers.
例 2: The strong smell of garlic put off some guests at the party.
例 3: His constant complaining put off the whole team.
構造: "主語 + put off + 目的語"
例 1: The bad reviews really put off potential customers.
例 2: The strong smell of garlic put off some guests at the party.
例 3: His constant complaining put off the whole team.
分離不可 - 目的語が助詞と動詞の間に置かれない場合。
構造: "Subject + put off + object"
例1: The flashing lights put off the speaker during his presentation.
例2: He was put off his game by the loud crowd.
例3: Her sudden laughter put off the actor on stage.
構造: "Subject + put off + object"
例1: The flashing lights put off the speaker during his presentation.
例2: He was put off his game by the loud crowd.
例3: Her sudden laughter put off the actor on stage.
区別可能 - 目的語が「put」と「off」の間に置かれる場合。
構造: "Subject + put + object + off"
例 1: The noise put me off my work.
例 2: Her constant questions put the teacher off the lesson.
例 3: The smell of the medicine put her off taking it.
構造: "Subject + put + object + off"
例 1: The noise put me off my work.
例 2: Her constant questions put the teacher off the lesson.
例 3: The smell of the medicine put her off taking it.
Related words: Deter, discourage, dissuade, distract, delay, defer, disturb, hinder, postpone, procrastinate, repel
関連する言葉: Deter, discourage, dissuade, distract, delay, defer, disturb, hinder, postpone, procrastinate, repel
