take off :
脱掉(衣服等)。Please take off your coat , it is dirty. 请脱掉你的外套,它脏了。
起飞。 The plane will take off in ten minutes. 飞机十分钟后起飞。
put off :
推迟,延期 The meeting will be put off till next week.
take off 有两种常见含义:脱掉(衣服),(飞机)起飞
put off ,推迟
二者的意思完全不同吧。
take off:起飞
put off:推迟
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。