putsthoff
—phrasal verbwithputverbuk/pʊt/us/pʊt/present participleputting|past tense and past participleput
B1
todecideorarrangetodelayaneventoractivityuntil alatertimeordate
推迟,拖延
Themeetinghas been put offforaweek.会议被推迟了1周。
[+ -ing verb]I can't put off goingto thedentistanylonger.我不能再拖着不去看牙医了。
- I've put offtalkingto him about this forfartoolong.
- Theydecidedto put theweddingoff until hisbrotherhadreturnedfromBrazil.