Meaning
- To postpone or delay something to happen later than planned.
- To discourage someone into not wanting to do something.
- To make someone lose focus or concentration.
Today's Sentences
01
You’ve been putting it off for weeks!
Situation
So, are you finally coming to the gym with me?
那麼，你終於要跟我一起去健身房了嗎？
Maybe tomorrow.
也許明天。
You’ve been putting it off for weeks!
您已經拖延好幾週了！
Hey, the thought of sore muscles is overwhelming.
嘿，想到肌肉酸痛就讓人覺得不堪負荷。
02
The service really put me off.
Situation
How was the new restaurant downtown?
市中心的新餐廳怎麼樣？
Honestly, the service really put me off.
老實說，這項服務真的讓我感到反感。
That bad?
那麼糟糕嗎？
Yeah the food was fine, but the rude waiter totally put me off going back.
是的，食物還不錯，但那位粗魯的服務生讓我完全不想再去。
Writer's Note
"Put off" is a transitive, inseparable, and separable phrasal verb.
「Put off」是一個及物、不可分和可分的片語動詞。
- 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.
及物 - 需要一個受詞來完成其意義的片語動詞。
結構: 「Subject + put off + object」
範例 1: 負面的評論確實讓潛在顧客反感。
範例 2: 大蒜的強烈氣味讓派對上一些客人感到不適。
範例 3: 他的不斷抱怨讓整個團隊感到厭煩。
結構: 「Subject + put off + object」
範例 1: 負面的評論確實讓潛在顧客反感。
範例 2: 大蒜的強烈氣味讓派對上一些客人感到不適。
範例 3: 他的不斷抱怨讓整個團隊感到厭煩。
Inseparable - 當物件不放在小品詞和動詞之間時。
Structure: "Subject + put off + object"
Example 1: 閃爍的燈光在他演講時讓演講者分心。
Example 2: 嘈雜的人群讓他在比賽中分心。
Example 3: 她突然的笑聲讓舞臺上的演員分心。
Structure: "Subject + put off + object"
Example 1: 閃爍的燈光在他演講時讓演講者分心。
Example 2: 嘈雜的人群讓他在比賽中分心。
Example 3: 她突然的笑聲讓舞臺上的演員分心。
可分開 - 當一個賓語位於片語動詞 put 和介系詞 off 之間時。
結構: 「主詞 + put + 賓語 + off」
例子 1: The noise put me off my work.
例子 2: Her constant questions put the teacher off the lesson.
例子 3: The smell of the medicine put her off taking it.
結構: 「主詞 + put + 賓語 + off」
例子 1: The noise put me off my work.
例子 2: Her constant questions put the teacher off the lesson.
例子 3: The smell of the medicine put her off taking it.
Related words: Deter, discourage, dissuade, distract, delay, defer, disturb, hinder, postpone, procrastinate, repel
相關詞語：Deter、discourage、dissuade、distract、delay、defer、disturb、hinder、postpone、procrastinate、repel
