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

• I want the clock put back. I wanna put it all into a little box.
  我想让时钟倒行，把所有东西都放进小盒子。
• I'd put back a fair amount of gin.
  我一下子喝了不少杜松子酒。
• Society suddenly finds itself put back into a state of momentary barbarism;
  社会突然发现自己回到了一时的野蛮状态；
• The factory was put back on its feet through the joint efforts D management and workers.
  该厂通过管理部门和工人的共同努力，又再度振兴起来。
• We cannot put back the clock.
  我们无法让时光倒流。
• He failed his examinations and was put back a whole year.
  他考试不及格，被留了一级。
• 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。
• Too much is messy, and impossible to put back.
  太多了就乱了、也不可能装回去。
• 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。
• Ok, everything's been put back to normal.
  好了一切东西都将恢复原貌。