Wednesday, May 15, 2013

put off有哪些用法?

Put off有十幾種意思,現僅選其中常用的3種簡述:

(a)即postpone,或delay something to a later time,指「押後」,例如:

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

今日可做之事,不要拖至明日。
(b)即discourage或displease,指「使泄氣」或「使不高興」,例如:

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,你熟悉他後,會覺得他為人很好。

(c)即make somebody lose interest in something or somebody ,指「令某人對某人或事失去興趣」,例如:

The accident put her off driving for life.
那次意外使她對駕駛再提不起興趣了。

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