Some believe this level of compensation is essentially a poison pill to put off any rival bidders.

一些人相信这种程度的补偿本质上是一个毒丸策略，旨在阻止一切竞标对手。

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Saying that John was badly off is to put it mildly. He was indeed penniless.

说约翰境况不佳是委婉的说法，他其实已经身无分文。

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The essay is the hardest thing to do, so he's put it off the longest.

论文是最难的，所以他拖延得最久。

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He wrote once that, "The chief thing is to know your duties and our edicts by heart and not put off things until tomorrow, like his son did.

他曾经这样写道,"最要紧的事就是牢记我们的职责和法令,并且不把今天能做的事拖延到明天去做",他儿子就是这么拖沓的

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The first step, he says, is to put off claiming Social Security.

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Often, notes Stibel, their immediate answer is to put off hiring.

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Watts of Oklahoma, chairman of the House Republican Conference, said the GOP strategy is not to put off the tax cut bill.

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