put off

phrasal verb

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put somebody off

to cancel a meeting or an arrangement that you have made with somebody取消，撤销（与某人的会晤或安排）
- It's too late to put them off now.现在已来不及取消与他们的安排了。
- She put him off with the excuse that she had too much work to do.她以工作太忙为借口取消了跟他的约会。
to make somebody dislike somebody/something or not trust them/it使反感；使疏远；使不信任
- She's very clever but her manner does tend to put people off.她人很精明，但态度令人反感。
- Don't be put off by how it looks—it tastes delicious.别看外表就讨厌它，这东西味道可美哩。
see also off-puttingTopics Preferences and decisionsc1
(also put somebody off something)
to interrupt somebody who is trying to give all their attention to something that they are doing搅扰；使分神
- Don't put me off when I'm trying to concentrate.别在我要集中精神时打扰我。
- The sudden noise put her off her game.突然的嘈杂声干扰了她的比赛。
(British English) (of a vehicle or its driver车辆或驾驶者) to stop in order to allow somebody to leave停车卸（客）；让…下车
- I asked the bus driver to put me off at the station.我请公共汽车司机让我在火车站下车。

put somebody off something/somebody

to make somebody lose interest in or enthusiasm for something/somebody使失去兴趣（或热情）
- He was put off science by bad teaching.老师教得不好使他失去了对理科的兴趣。
- put somebody off doing something The accident put her off driving for life.那场事故让她一生都不想开车了。

put something off

to change something to a later time or date推迟；延迟 synonym postpone, delay
- We've had to put off our wedding until September.我们只得把婚期推迟到九月。
- put off doing something He keeps putting off going to the dentist.他把看牙医的事一拖再拖。