The flight was put off because of ground fog. 由於地面有霧,這次班機延遲起飛。
I hope the rain will hold off for a few more hours. 我希望雨延遲幾小時后再下。
He put them off with one excuse and another. 他一再借故推脫。
But many others are put off by Google's cocksure assertion of its own holiness, as if it merited unquestioning trust. 但是也有很多公司被谷歌自己至尊的可信的宣言推脫掉了,好像他們應該得到這種毫無疑問的信任。
I'm not going to be put off with that excuse. 我不會被那個借口敷衍過去的。
On various pretexts they all moved off. 他們以各種各樣的借口紛紛離開了。