put off doing sth. 推迟做某事
尤指因出现问题或不想现在做某事而推迟，作此义解时常可与 delay 换用。
Sometimes students put off doing their homework until the last minute.
有时学生们会拖延到最后一分钟才做作业。
They have to put off having a match because of the weather.
由于天气原因，他们不得不推迟比赛。
But when women put off having children until their mid-30s, they have fewer children.
但是，当女性推迟到30多岁才生孩子时，她们生孩子数量就会减少。
Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers...
晚育的女性经常会成为最优秀的母亲。
We've had to put off our wedding until September.
我们只得把婚期推迟到九月。
He has been putting off calling Mary back.
他一直拖着没有给玛丽回电话。
They eat just one more doughnut and put off exercising until tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.
他们只多吃一个甜甜圈，却把锻炼推到明天后天大后天。
But you can put off buying the new curtains, even if it'd be nice to have.
但是你可以推迟购买新窗帘，即使有它会很好。
Many people put off getting a will until they have some kind of a wakeup call.
许多人推迟拿到遗嘱，直到接到某种提醒电话。
By losing against the Koreans, the Chinese put off having to compete against their own teammates.
由于输给了韩国队，中国队推迟了与自己队友比赛的时间。
They put off getting started on projects because they want all the conditions to be perfect.
他们推迟了项目的开始，因为他们希望所有的条件都是完美的。
It's certainly tempting to put off planning and hope for a quick resolution after Nov. 2.
推迟计划并希望在11月2日之后迅速解决问题当然很诱人。