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

• Ok, everything's been put back to normal.
  好了一切东西都将恢复原貌。
• 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。
• A terrible storm forced the ship to put back.
  可怕的风暴迫使这条船返航了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Too much is messy, and impossible to put back.
  太多了就乱了、也不可能装回去。
• 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。
• At last the gold and silver bird was put back in its cage.
  最后这只金银打造的鸟被放回皇帝寝宫内的笼子里。
• He failed his examinations and was put back a whole year.
  他考试不及格，被留了一级。