| 词组 | put back |
| 释义 | put back 1. put sth back • put back sth to put something in the place where it was before: ▪ He put the watch back in his waistcoat pocket and rose to his feet. ▪ Can you put the milk back in the fridge? ▪ I put the briefcase back exactly as I'd found it, and waited for him to come back. 2. put back sth • put sth back to arrange for something to happen at a later time or date than was planned: ▪ The meeting's been put back to 3 o'clock. I hope you don't mind. ▪ The prison authorities have put back his release date till next December. ■ SIMILAR TO: postpone, ↑put off 3. put back sth • put sth back to delay something so that it happens later than was planned: ▪ The $100m West Midlands Metro project has been put back another year because of budget cuts. ▪ a series of strikes that could put back the opening of the new bridge by two or three months 4. put sth back • put back sth to make someone or something have something that they used to have before, for example a quality, a feeling, or a substance: ▪ Read this. It'll put the smile back on your face! ▪ It's a very useful plant. It puts nitrogen back into the soil. ▪ The band says their mission is to put the soul back into rock'n'roll. 5. put back sth • put sth back BrE if you put back a clock or watch, you change it so that it shows an earlier time: ▪ Don't forget to put your watch back. There's an hour's time difference between France and England. ▪ The clocks get put back this weekend. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑set back AmE ■ OPPOSITE: put forwardBrE 6. put back sth • put sth back BrE informal to drink a lot of alcohol quickly, especially a surprisingly large amount put it back ▪ He must have drunk ten pints. He can certainly put it back. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑put away, ↑knock back |
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