put back

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拖延; 推迟

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 拖延；推迟
  Toputsomethingbackmeans to delay it or arrange for it to happen later than you previously planned.
  1. There are always new projects which seem to put the reunion back further...
     总是有新的项目使重聚一推再推。
  2. News conferences due to be held by both men have been put back.
     原定两个人共同举行的新闻发布会被推迟。

英英释义

verb

• put something back where it belongs
  1. replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it
  2. please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them
  Synonym:replace
• cost a certain amount
  1. My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000
  Synonym:set backknock back

双语例句

• All the clocks and watches were put back an hour on Saturday night.
  星期六晚间一切钟表都倒拨一个小时。
• His case was put back because of the lack of evidence.
  他的案子由于证据不足被推迟审判了。
• I'd put back a fair amount of gin.
  我一下子喝了不少杜松子酒。
• If I put back the whole bar, I wouldn't have done anything wrong at all.
  如果我把整块巧克力放回去的话，那我就根本没干过什么错事了。
• How many times do I have to tell you? Put back the newspaper when you are done.
  到底要我告诉你多少次阿？报纸看完要放回原位。
• Put back the books you are not using on the shelves.
  把用不着的书放回书架。
• It's easy for me to put back weight in winter and lose in summer.
  我冬季体重易增加，夏天易减轻。
• At least the Italian scare has put back on the table policies that had been wrongly discarded.
  最起码，在意大利这场恐慌的刺激下，一些曾经遭到错误弃置的策略被重新摆上了台面。
• A terrible storm forced the ship to put back.
  可怕的风暴迫使这条船返航了。
• He failed his examinations and was put back a whole year.
  他考试不及格，被留了一级。