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

• 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。
• We cannot put back the clock.
  我们无法让时光倒流。
• 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。
• I'd put back a fair amount of gin.
  我一下子喝了不少杜松子酒。
• 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。
• Their sabotage put back production badly.
  他们的破坏严重影响了生产。
• The factory was put back on its feet through the joint efforts D management and workers.
  该厂通过管理部门和工人的共同努力，又再度振兴起来。
• Please put back you bike.
  请把你的自行车收起来。
• 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。
• 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。