LEARNit Dictionary
put off
phrasal verb
1
to cancel a meeting or an arrangement that you have made with somebody
لغو کردن, به تعویق انداختن
2
to make somebody dislike somebody/something or not trust them/it
بی‌میل کردن, بیزار کردن, منزجر کردن
She's very clever but her manner does tend to put people off.
Don't be put off by how it looks—it tastes delicious.
see also
off-putting
3
to interrupt somebody who is trying to give all their attention to something that they are doing
مختل کردن, مزاحم شدن, حواس پرت کردن, وقفه انداختن
Don't put me off when I'm trying to concentrate.
The sudden noise put her off her game.
4
to stop in order to allow somebody to leave
اجازه ترک دادن, فرصت ترک دادن, فرصت خروج دادن, اجازه رفتن دادن
I asked the bus driver to put me off at the station.
5
to make somebody lose interest in or enthusiasm for something/somebody
بی‌علاقه کردن, منصرف کردن, از بین بردن اشتیاق, دلزده کردن
He was put off science by bad teaching.
The accident put her off driving for life.
6
to change something to a later time or date
به تأخیر انداختن, عقب انداختن, به تعویق انداختن, تعویق انداختن, موکول کردن, معوق کردن
We've had to put off our wedding until September.
He keeps putting off going to the dentist.
synonym
postpone
,
delay