to put something off的意思|示意

Dreading or fearing something makes us want to put it off, to postpone even thinking about it, and to do something easy and safe instead.

畏畏缩缩使得我们总是拖延着不去做，甚至不去想，反而总想做些容易而又有把握的事情。

If there’s something that I’ve been putting off for awhile, something that put fear into my heart, I put that at the top of my list for today, and put a bunch of other things I need to do below that.

如果我将有些事情搁置在一边等会儿再做的话，我就会打心里不想再做这些事情，并且产生恐惧，因此我就将这些事情放在我每日必做事情的前面，然后在列出其他我每天需要完成的事情。

When we dread something, we put it off — but instead, if we can learn to enjoy it, it won’t be as hard or dreadful.

恐惧某事时我们便拖延——反之，假如学会享受它，它便不会那么困难或让人恐惧。

Of course we want to put off starting something we're anxious or uncertain about – but the task won't go away just because you're trying to ignore it.

当然对于我们担忧或不确定的事情我们总是拖延着，但是这些事情并不会因为我们的置之不理而消失殆尽。

To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.

工作 （尤其是出于懒惰或习惯性的粗心疏忽）的人。

Many people put off until tomorrow what they can do today. They always look for excuses to postpone doing something.

很多人把今天能做的事拖到明天，他们总是找借口拖延做事情。