题目

delay与put off的区别
不要直接把词典上的东西弄下来,喵.

提问时间：2020-12-31

答案

delay: [ di'lei ]
n. 耽搁,迟滞
v. 耽搁,延迟
词形变化:
名词:delayer 动词过去式:delayed 过去分词:delayed 现在分词:delaying 第三人称单数:delays

例句与用法:
1. After much delay, he finished his paper at last.
拖了那么久,他终于完成了论文.
2. We decided to delay our wedding until next year.
我们决定把婚礼推迟到明年.
3. Our plane was delayed by fog.
我们的飞机因大雾而误点了.
英英解释:
名词delay:
1. time during which some action is awaited
同义词：hold, time lag, postponement, wait
2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
同义词：holdup
动词delay:
1. cause to be slowed down or delayed
同义词：detain, hold up
2. act later than planned, scheduled, or required
3. stop or halt
同义词：stay, detain
4. slow the growth or development of
同义词：check, retard
put off:
推迟,拖延
v. 延期
例句与用法:
1. Don't put me off when I'm trying to concentrate.
我正要集中注意力呢,别打搅我.
2. He's a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off.
他是个很好的推销员,可是他那随便的态度容易使人产生反感.
3. She keeps putting off going to the dentist.
她老是拖延著不去看牙病.
英英解释:
名词put off:
1. a pretext for delay or inaction
同义词：putoff
动词put off:
1. hold back to a later time
同义词：postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit
2. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
同义词：turn off
3. take away the enthusiasm of
同义词：dishearten
4. cause to feel embarrassment
同义词：confuse, flurry, disconcert
5. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
同义词：hedge, fudge, evade, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep