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

• 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。
• Now that I have it packaged as an extension, I can put back in the missing pieces.
  现在我已经将它打包为一个扩展，可以补充一些缺失的内容。
• He failed his examinations and was put back a whole year.
  他考试不及格，被留了一级。
• The meeting has been put back to next week.
  这次会议已延期到下周了。
• 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。
• A terrible storm forced the ship to put back.
  可怕的风暴迫使这条船返航了。
• 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；
• 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。
• That night the doctor quietly put back all the things he had taken from the lady's house.
  当天晚上，医生就悄悄地把他从老奶奶家拿走的东西都放了回去。
• 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。