学个词Learn a Word 第1007期 To put off

今天我们要学的词是put off。 To put off, 有推迟、拖延的意思。 "City council decided¹ to put off the vote on the proposal," 市政委员会决定推迟就这项提案投票表决。 "The economic downturn forced many people to put off their retirement," 经济不景气迫使很多人推迟了自己的退休计划。 "The newly-wed couple decided to put off their honeymoon² in order to save money for a new car," 这对新婚夫妇决定推迟蜜月，存钱先买辆新车。 Millions of cancer survivors³ have put off getting medical care because they couldn't afford it," 数百万癌症康复者因为负担不起，推迟接受必要的医务护理。好的，今天我们学习的词是put off...
 

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 honeymoon   

n.蜜月（假期）；vi.度蜜月

参考例句：

• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
• The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。

3 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者