今日短語
To put someone off doing something 就是讓某人掃興乃至退卻。往往是通過告知對方做這件事會帶來不良后果，讓他放棄或失去興趣。
例句
I don’t want to put you off but that film you are going to see tonight has got really bad reviews.
I was thinking of trying the new Italian restaurant in town but after what you said about the service there it’s put me off a bit.
請注意
短語 put something off 意思是“推遲、延期”。
例句
I was going to have a barbecue on Saturday but the forecast is for rain, so I’m going to put it off until Sunday.
I see the university has put off the announcement of the appointment of the new faculty head. I heard she didn’t actually want the job.
