put off
1．脱去
*As it got warmer，I put off my overcoat．天气暖和了些，我脱去了大衣。
2．推迟
*Never put off till
tomorrow what may he done today．今天可以干的事绝不要拖到明天。
*The concert had to be
put off because the main singer was ill．由于主要歌唱演员病了，音乐会不得为延期。
*He had to put off his
trip to Japan for two weeks．他只好把去日本的行期推迟两周。
3．使分散
*The slightest noise
puts me off when I am concentrating．当我精神高度集中的时候，很轻的声音都会使我注意力分散。
*I don't like people
talking when I'm writing a letter；it
puts me off．我写信时不喜欢别人谈话，那会使我分心。
4．使为难
*Don't be put off by his
appearance；he's nice when you get
to know him．不要对他的外表反感，当你与他熟悉后，你会觉得他为人很好。
*Don't let his rough
manners put you off．不要对他的粗鲁态度不高兴。
*I was very hungry but
the smell of rotten eggs put me off．我非常饿，但臭鸡蛋味使我倒胃口。
*I was rather put off by
the shamelessness of his proposal．我对他的无耻建议深感不安。
5．出海航行
*They put off in small
boats to meet the coming ship．他们分乘小船出海去迎接那只大船。
6．推脱；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为借口来搪塞她。
*They refused to have
their demands put off．他们不许人家对他们的要求加以搪塞。
7．使泄气；阻止；劝阻
*I wanted to say something，but her face quite put me off．我本来要说几句，但看到她的神情，又没有勇气开口了。
8．让人下车
*Ask the conductor to
put you off at the next stop．告诉售票员在下一站让你下车。
9．丢弃；抛掉
*He decided to put off
all personal considerations and accept the task assigned to him．他决定抛弃一切个人打算，接受交给他的任务。
*He had put off all
personal cares．他已摆脱了一切个人的烦恼。
10．使入睡；使麻醉
*This medicine will soon
put you off．这种药会使你迅速入睡。
take off
1． 脱下
*Help me to take this
handle off．帮我取下这个把手。
*Take your coat off and
sit down．脱掉外衣坐下吧。
2．（飞机）起飞
*The plane is taking off．飞机要起飞了。
3．模仿
*Mary can take off her
English teacher perfectly．玛丽模仿她的英文老师维妙维肖。
*He takes that comedian
off beautifully．他学那个喜剧演员学得极象。
4． 减少；减去；打折扣
*They took off 25 per
cent discount for each．他们每一个都打七五折。
*As the cover of the
book was torn，the bookseller took 50p
off．因为那本书的封皮已破，店主把书减价50便士。
5． 取消班车等服务；中止
*Some local trains have
been taken off，as there was no demand
for them．一些区间火车已被取消，因为用不着了。
*The 7 a．m．express to London will
be taken off next month．上午7点开往伦敦的快车下月将取消。
*The play was taken off
after six performances．这出戏演了6场后停演了。
6．截除
*The surgeon took off
his arm．外科医生截除了他的手臂。
7．带走
*The child was taken off
by kidnappers．那孩子被绑匪拐走了。
*The guard took him off
to prison．看守人员把他带到监狱去了。
8． 急忙离开；启程
*He took off yesterday
for Beijing．他昨天启程去北京了。
*The sharp criticism
made him take off in a fit of temper．尖锐的批评使他忿然离去。
*He grabbed his bag and
took off for the meeting．他抓起包就匆匆忙忙地去开会了。
9．减轻（体重）
*She took off three
pounds last month．她上个月体重减轻了3磅。
*To take off pounds，you don't have to cut down the amount of food you
eat，but the number of
calories．为了减轻体重，你不必减少食量，只需减少饮食中的热量就行了。
10．杀死；致死
*He was taken off by
cholera．他被霍乱送掉了性命。
*Millions were taken off
by the plague．那场瘟疫夺走了成百万人的生命。
11．有（一段时间）的休息或休假；不去上班；度假；请假
I took a week off in
March and I'm taking Easter off，too．我在3月份休息了一周，还要在复活节休假。
*I was tired out，so I took the day off．我疲劳极了，所以那天我休息了一天。
*I'd like to take next
Monday off to visit my sister in hospital．我想下星期一请假去医院看我姐姐。
12． 饮尽；吞下
*He took off a bottle of
beer at one draught．他一口气喝完了一瓶啤酒。
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