[영어 단어] put off

 

put off

~(계획)을 연기하다, 미루다,
~을 벗다, 버리다, 기세를 꺽다

He puts off going to the dentist.
His mother sighed. "putting off bad news doesn't make it get any better. And sometimes it makes it worse. Besides, Dad and I can't help you with a problem if we don't know you have one." Also, to be honest, I'm a little lazy. I procrastinate all the time. I always put off things that I should do right away.
Don't put off going to the doctor.
If you put it off now, you will regret it later.
I'm putting off going to the dentist.
We put off buying the car because we can't afford it right now.
Gord had to put off getting a haircut until he had more money.
There are also lazy people. They slack off and put off doing what they have to do. They do everything at the last minute.
Even after graduating, I had to cram on occasion. I scrambled to study for tests I needed for my career just days in advance. Sometimes I kept putting off things on my to-do list at work, and I had to do everything in a rush just before the deadline.

 

 

 

put off retirement

정년을 연장하다