(TTS發音) 1. take off脫去
As it got warmer，I put off my overcoat. 天氣暖和了些，我脫去了大衣。
2. postpone推遲
Never put off till tomorrow what may he done today. 今天可以幹的事絕不要拖到明天。
The concert had to be put off because the main singer was ill. 由于主要歌唱演員病了，音樂會不得為延期。
He had to put off his trip to Japan for two weeks. 他只好把去日本的行期推遲兩週。
3. distract使分散
The slightest noise puts me off when I am concentrating. 當我精神高度集中的時候，很輕的聲音都會使我注意力分散。
I don't like people talking when I'm writing a letter；it puts me off. 我寫信時不喜歡別人談話，那會使我分心。
4. embarrass；displease使為難
Don't be put off by his appearance；he's nice when you get to know him. 不要對他的外表反感，當你與他熟悉後，你會覺得他為人很好。
Don't let his rough manners put you off. 不要對他的粗魯態度不高興。
I was very hungry but the smell of rotten eggs put me off. 我非常餓，但臭雞蛋味使我倒胃口。
I was rather put off by the shamelessness of his proposal. 我對他的無恥建議深感不安。
5. move out to sea出海航行
They put off in small boats to meet the coming ship. 他們分乘小船出海去迎接那只大船。
6. avoid推脫；回避
He put her off with the excuse that he had too much work to do. 他以有很多工作要做為借口來搪塞她。
They refused to have their demands put off. 他們不許人家對他們的要求加以搪塞。
7. discourage sb. or cause sb. to lose interest in sth. 使洩氣；阻止；勸阻
I wanted to say something，but her face quite put me off. 我本來要說幾句，但看到她的神情，又沒有勇氣開口了。
8. let or make sb. get out of a vehicle讓人下車
Ask the conductor to put you off at the next stop. 告訴售票員在下一站讓你下車。
9. get rid of丟棄；拋掉
He decided to put off all personal considerations and accept the task assigned to him. 他決定拋棄一切個人打算，接受交給他的任務。
He had put off all personal cares. 他已擺脫了一切個人的煩惱。
10. send to sleep；anaesthetize使入睡；使麻醉
This medicine will soon put you off. 這種藥會使你迅速入睡。
