put back

verb

1. put something back where it belongs

e.g. replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it
please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them

Synonym: replace

2. cost a certain amount

e.g. My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000

Synonym: set backknock back

1. 拖延；推迟
To put something back means to delay it or arrange for it to happen later than you previously planned.

e.g. There are always new projects which seem to put the reunion back further...
总是有新的项目使重聚一推再推。
e.g. News conferences due to be held by both men have been put back.
原定两个人共同举行的新闻发布会被推迟。

1. put back的近义词

1. 放回原处：Mac OS X 的浏览工具Finder将加入放回原处(Put Back)选项,取代了让回收站中删除文件直接回到相应位置. 另外,窗口末端将加入一个滑动器以调节图标尺寸. 2009年苹果全球开发商大会(WWDC)上将于6月8日在旧金山召开,

2. 放回原处;拨回时钟;延期推迟：fight back 反击 | put back 放回原处;拨回时钟;延期推迟 | take back 收回

3. 放回：put aside放到一边 | put back放回 | think out想出 think up想出

4. put back

4. 推迟,放回(原处),拨回(时钟)：put away 存起来,收拾起来 | put back 推迟,放回(原处),拨回(时钟) | put down 写下来,镇压