put back

英 [pʊt bæk]

美 [pʊt bæk]

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

• Their sabotage put back production badly.
  他们的破坏严重影响了生产。
• Please put back you bike.
  请把你的自行车收起来。
• 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。
• 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。
• He failed his examinations and was put back a whole year.
  他考试不及格，被留了一级。
• The lorry drivers 'strike has put back our deliveries by over a month.
  因卡车司机罢工，我们的交货日期延误了一个多月。
• We cannot put back the clock.
  我们无法让时光倒流。
• I'd put back a fair amount of gin.
  我一下子喝了不少杜松子酒。
• I'm ready to be put back on active duty.
  我已经准备好回去执行任务了。
• Nobody can put back the clock; you can't. Nor can I.
  谁也不能使光阴倒流，你不能，我也不能。