Definition
to inform someone that you are unable to meet them or fulfill an obligation for them and postpone it to a later date, or to hinder someone from proceeding with something until a subsequent time.
回絕某人；推遲某人
He had to put off the scheduled meeting due to a busy work schedule.
由於工作日程繁忙，他不得不推遲原定的會議。
She informed him that she had to put off their date because the situation had changed.
她告訴他，由於情況有變，她不得不推遲他們的約會。
This appointment has to be put off until next week because he has other matters to attend to today.
這個預約必須推遲到下周，因為他今天有其他事情要處理。