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defer
[英] [diˈfə:] [美] [dɪˈfɚ] 生词本

vt.

vi.

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1. VERB 推迟;拖延;延缓 If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time. 

  • Customers often defer payment for as long as possible...

    顾客常常会尽可能地拖延付款。

  • I'm not going to defer decisions just because they are not immediately politically popular.

    我不会因为它们没有即刻在政治上受到欢迎就推迟作出这些决定。

2. VERB 遵从;听从;顺从 If you defer to someone, you accept their opinion or do what they want you to do, even when you do not agree with it yourself, because you respect them or their authority. 

  • Doctors are encouraged to defer to experts.

    鼓励医生听从专家的意见。

Verb

1. hold back to a later time;

  • "let's postpone the exam"

2. submit or yield to another's wish or opinion;

  • "The government bowed to the military pressure"

法律

  • 1.期日延展

计算机

  • 1.延迟，延期
  • 2.,
1. I shall defer replying till I hear from home.
我将等接到家信以后再给你答复。

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2. Let's defer the decision for a few weeks.
咱们延缓几个礼拜再做决定吧。

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3. They cannot defer their departure any longer.
他们再不能推迟动身了。

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4. We all defer to him in these matters.
在这类事情上我们都听他的。

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5. We will defer to whatever the committee decides.
我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。

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6. We wish to defer our decision until next week.
我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。

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