6. To impose or levy: The governor has put a tax on cigarettes. 7. Games To wager (a stake); bet: put $50 on a horse. 8. Sports To hurl with an overhand pushing motion: put the shot. 9. To bring up for consideration or judgment: put a question to the judge. 10. To express...
defer. to confuse or perturb; disconcert; repel:We were put off by the book's abusive tone. to get rid of by delay or evasion. to lay aside; take off. to start out, as on a voyage. to launch (a boat) from shore or from another vessel:They began to put off the lifeboats as ...
defer deferment deferrable deferral References in classic literature ? For the remainder of the day no one ventured to put off to the ship, deterred by the effects of the fire-arms. They resolved, as soon as it was dark, to put off quietly in the ship's boat, which they would be abl...
Could I have a transfer, please? 请问我可以要一张转乘车票吗? B: Here you are. 给您。 A: Thank you. 谢谢。 Traffic Jam-(交通堵塞) B: Oh, damn. There’s another traffic jam on the highway. 哦,真糟糕。路上又堵车了。 A:
3. Credits had dried up, forcing businesses to lay off workers and defer investment. 4. Just a few years ago expectant mothers were told to lay off the treadmill. 5. The ministry has asked local labor and social security authorities to monitor struggling enterprises'operations, and ensure that...
defer: 正式用词,语气强于postpone,多指故意拖延。 postpone: 正式用词,语气较强,多指有安排的延期,常指明延期到一定的时间。 prolong: 指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。 delay: 普通用词,多指因外界原因推迟或耽误,也可指有意推迟。 put off: 口语用词,与postpone同义,但较通俗。
This discrepancy may simply reflect “catch-up” spending under way at the target's competitors, or it may suggest a more troubling development in which the target is deferring necessary plant and equipment spending. To determine which is true, it is necessary to calculate common-size financial...
The next day, the GM called Wilson’s agent and made the proposal that he needed to defer the injury guarantee for one year or the team would make him inactive the rest of the year. Does that sound like good timing, or something that would be a good thing for...
Then when I tried to schedule a team meeting about the kids, she would defer with this type of statement. “When can I expect the money?” And she would refuse to give me the time of day unless I could answer that question. The problem was, I couldn’t answer. So rather than lie...
“he just tells little stories, but you get the point.” One of the little stories Strasberg told OJ was about this young actor who was constantly deferring to the star, oncamera, and how funny that young man looked onscreen because his character was treating Paul Newman’s character as ...