put off

先延ばしにする、延期する

今はやりたくないなどの理由で、することを後に延ばす。

やさしい英語で： To decide to do something later, often because you do not want to do it now.

• Do not put off your homework.
• I put off calling the dentist for weeks.
• Can we put the trip off until spring?

使い方： put off doing something (I keep putting off cleaning the kitchen.); put something off until something (We put the meeting off until Monday.)

類義語： postpone, delay

よく使う表現： put off something, put off homework, put off repairs

敬遠させる、やる気をなくさせる

人に何かを嫌だと思わせたり、やめようと思わせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone dislike something or decide not to do it.

• The smell put me off the food.
• That bad experience put him off flying.
• Do not let the price put you off.

使い方： put someone off something (The smell put me off my lunch.); put someone off doing something (The cost put her off buying a car.)

類義語： discourage, deter, repel

反対語： encourage, attract

よく使う表現： put someone off, put off customers

気を散らす、集中を妨げる

人の気を散らし、していることに集中しにくくさせる。

やさしい英語で： To make it harder for someone to pay attention to what they are doing.

• That noise is putting me off.
• Someone shouted and put her off as she served.
• Does the music put you off while you study?

使い方： put someone off (Your tapping is putting me off.)

類義語： distract, disturb

よく使う表現： put someone off, put me off

放出する、発する

周囲ににおい、煙、熱、光などを出す。

やさしい英語で： To send a smell, smoke, heat, or light into the air around something.

• This heater puts off a lot of heat.
• The burning leaves put off thick smoke.
• Does that paint put off strong fumes?

類義語： give off, emit

よく使う表現： put off heat, put off smoke, put off fumes

不快な、嫌気がさした

嫌なことに不快感や嫌悪感を覚えている。

やさしい英語で： Feeling upset or disgusted by something unpleasant.

• I felt put off by the smell.
• The guests seemed quite put off by his behaviour.
• Were you put off by the dirty tables?

使い方： be put off by something (I was put off by his rude questions.)

類義語： disgusted, repelled, offended

よく使う表現： feel put off, quite put off

ひるんだ、気後れした

難しすぎる、または怖すぎると感じて、挑戦する気がくじけている。

やさしい英語で： Feeling that something is too difficult or frightening to attempt.

• The beginners felt put off by the challenge.
• He was not put off by the steep climb.
• Are you put off by all those forms?

使い方： be put off by something (She was put off by the amount of work.)

類義語： daunted, discouraged, intimidated

反対語： confident

よく使う表現： feel put off, easily put off