Put off by znaczy zniech?ci? si? czym? albo by? czym? odstraszonym. To zwrot przydatny, gdy m?wisz o opiniach, zakupach, reklamach, jedzeniu, zachowaniu i sytuacjach, gdy co? sprawia, ?e tracisz ch??.
Wymowa: /put off by/ — w uproszczeniu: put off by
Co znaczy put off by?
Put off by najcz??ciej wyst?puje w stronie biernej: kto? jest zniech?cony czym?.
- I was put off by the price. — Zniech?ci?a mnie cena.
- She was put off by his rude comment. — Zniech?ci? j? jego niegrzeczny komentarz.
- They have been put off by bad reviews. — Zniech?ci?y ich z?e opinie.
Typowe połączenia
- be put off by the price — zniech?ci? si? cen?
- be put off by bad reviews — zniech?ci? si? z?ymi opiniami
- be put off by someone’s behaviour — zniech?ci? si? czyim? zachowaniem
- feel put off by something — czu? si? czym? zniech?conym
Put off by czy put off?
Put off mo?e znaczy? od?o?y? co? na p??niej. Be put off by znaczy by? czym? zniech?conym.
Odmiana
- Present Simple: I am put off by / she is put off by
- Past Simple: I was put off by
- Present Continuous: I am being put off by
- Present Perfect: I have been put off by
- Gerund: being put off by
Najczęstszy błąd
Błąd: I was put off from the price.
Poprawnie: I was put off by the price. W tym znaczeniu u?yj by, bo m?wisz, co ci? zniech?ci?o.
Na egzaminie ósmoklasisty i maturze
Put off by jest przydatne na maturze w opiniach, recenzjach, zakupach i argumentowaniu. Na E8 mo?e pojawi? si? w prostym dialogu o preferencjach.
Mini ćwiczenie
Uzupełnij zdania właściwą formą put off by.
- I was ______ the price.
- She was ______ his behaviour yesterday.
- They are being ______ the reviews now.
- After being ______ the smell, he left.
Odpowiedzi: 1. put off by, 2. put off by, 3. put off by, 4. put off by.
Powiązane phrasal verbs
- put off — od?o?y? / zniech?ci?
- turn off — zniech?ci? / wy??czy?
- back out of — wycofa? si? z