Meaning
“Put off”是一个常用的英语短语动词，意为“推迟”或“延后”某件事情。它可以用来描述将计划中的活动、任务或责任推迟到以后进行的行为。
例如：
- “I need to put off the meeting until next week.”（我需要将会议推迟到下周。）
在生活和工作中，“put off”常用于表达由于时间不够或者其他原因而需要推迟某个计划的情况。它也可以用于日常对话中，表示对某件事缺乏兴趣或意愿。
例如：- “Don’t put off your homework until the last minute.”（不要把作业拖到最后一分钟再做。）
- “She always puts off going to the doctor.”（她总是拖延去看医生。）
Today's Sentences
01
You’ve been putting it off for weeks!
Situation
So, are you finally coming to the gym with me?
那么，你终于决定和我一起去健身房了吗？
Maybe tomorrow.
也许明天。
You’ve been putting it off for weeks!
您已经拖延了好几个星期了！
Hey, the thought of sore muscles is overwhelming.
嘿，想到肌肉酸痛就让人觉得很难受。
02
The service really put me off.
Situation
How was the new restaurant downtown?
市中心的新餐厅怎么样？
Honestly, the service really put me off.
Honestly, the service really put me off.
That bad?
那么糟糕吗？
Yeah the food was fine, but the rude waiter totally put me off going back.
是的，食物还不错，但那个粗鲁的服务员让我完全不想再去了。
Writer's Note
"Put off" is a transitive, inseparable, and separable phrasal verb.
“Put off” 是一个及物的、不可分的和可分的短语动词。
- 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.
及物动词 - 需要宾语来完成意义的短语动词。
结构: "Subject + put off + object"
例子 1: The bad reviews really put off potential customers.
例子 2: The strong smell of garlic put off some guests at the party.
例子 3: His constant complaining put off the whole team.
结构: "Subject + put off + object"
例子 1: The bad reviews really put off potential customers.
例子 2: The strong smell of garlic put off some guests at the party.
例子 3: His constant complaining put off the whole team.
不可分离 - 当物体不放在小品词和动词之间时。
结构: “主语 + put off + 宾语”
例子 1: 闪烁的灯光在他的演讲中让演讲者分心。
例子 2: 嘈杂的人群让他分心，影响了他的比赛表现。
例子 3: 她突然的大笑让舞台上的演员分心。
结构: “主语 + put off + 宾语”
例子 1: 闪烁的灯光在他的演讲中让演讲者分心。
例子 2: 嘈杂的人群让他分心，影响了他的比赛表现。
例子 3: 她突然的大笑让舞台上的演员分心。
可分离 - 当一个宾语位于短语动词"put"和"off"之间时。
结构：“主语 + put + 宾语 + 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.
结构：“主语 + put + 宾语 + 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
相关词汇：Deter, discourage, dissuade, distract, delay, defer, disturb, hinder, postpone, procrastinate, repel
