defer

英[dɪ'fɜː(r)] 美[dɪ'fɜːr]
  • v. 推迟；延期；使延期入伍
  • v. 顺从；把…委托给他人
deferrable deferrer deferred deferred deferring defers
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星级词汇:
  • defalcate vi.挪用公款vt.扣除；缩减

详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. 迁延
    2. 听从
    3. 推迟
    4. 延期
    5. 顺从
    6. <美>使缓期服役
    7. 因循
    8. 把…委托给
    9. 服从
    10. 展缓
    11. 扣存
    12. 把（某事）交由（某人）决定
    13. 【军】使延期入伍
    14. 遵从
    15. 拖延
    16. 延缓
    17. 服从某人的意愿
    18. 迟延
    19. 使推迟
    20. 使延期
    21. 缓召
    22. 耽搁
    23. 延误
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. 推迟 delay sth until a later time

英英释义

Verb:
  1. hold back to a later time;

    "let's postpone the exam"

  2. yield to another's wish or opinion;

    "The government bowed to the military pressure"

双语例句

1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. We all defer to him in these matters.
在这类事情上我们都听他的.

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    用作动词 (v.)
    1. They cannot defer their departure any longer.
      他们再不能推迟动身了。
    2. We wish to defer our decision until next week.
      我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
    3. I will defer going till I have more money.
      我要延期到我有更多钱时才去。
    4. The company agree to defer payment for three month.
      公司同意延期三个月后付款。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. We should defer to our parents' wishes.
      我们应当顺从父母的意愿。
    2. They all defer to him in these matters.
      在这类事情上他们都听从他的意见。
    3. You could defer the matter to your colleague.
      你可把这件事委托给同事去办。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作及物动词 S+ ～+n./pron.
    1. The department deferred the decision for six months.
      这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。
    2. We wish to defer our decision until next week.
      我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
    3. They discussed but deferred the decision.
      他们进行了讨论，但迟迟未做决定。
    4. Let's defer the decision for a few weeks.
      咱们延缓几个礼拜再做决定吧。
    5. They cannot defer their departure any longer.
      他们再不能推迟动身了。
    6. The ship deferred its sailing because of bad weather.
      由于天气不好船推迟了起航时间。
    7. My bank has agreed to defer the repayments on my loan while I'm still a student.
      银行同意在我在校就读期间推迟我的偿还贷款期限。
    8. The judge deferred sentence pending further medical reports on the defendant.
      法官决定推迟判决直至得到被告的健康检查报告。
    9. Please defer shipment until you receive our further instructions.
      在我方另行通知以前请暂停装运。
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    10. As no one could agree, the decision was deferred.
      由于大家都不同意，所以迟迟未能作出决定。
    11. Examinations were deferred because so many children were sick.
      考试延期了，因为许多孩子都病了。
    12. His military service was deferred.
      他被允许延期服役。
    S+～+ v -ing
    1. Can we defer making a decision until next week.
      我们能推迟到下周再作决定吗？
    2. The judge deferred sentencing the convicted man.
      法官推迟对该囚犯的判决。
    3. I shall defer replying till I hear from him.
      我将等接到他的信息后再行答复。
    其他
    1. She had applied for deferred admission to college.
      她已申请延期入学。

用法讲解

v. (动词)
  1. defer的基本意思是指使行动、活动或进程推迟到较晚时间，一般强调有意的推迟。defer还可指在完成或实现某事的过程中，由于出现超出控制能力之外的情况而推迟。
  2. defer to sb/sth的意思是“听从，服从，遵从”，指出于对某人的尊重而服从其决定或想法。
v. (动词)
defer,postpone
  • 这两个词的共同意思是“推迟”，其区别是：
  • 1.defer可指有意推迟，也可指因不可抗力而推迟；而postpone一般指有意推迟。
  • 2.postpone常用于拖延到某一确切的时间；而defer则更常用于不确定的时间。
    • delay，postpone，defer，suspend，prolong，put off
  • 这些动词或短语均有“推延，延期”之意。
  • delay普通用词，多指因外界原因推迟或耽误，也可指有意推迟。
  • postpone正式用词，语气较强，多指有安排的延期，常指明延期到一定的时间。
  • defer正式用词，语气强于postpone，多指故意拖延。
  • suspend指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。
  • prolong指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。
  • put off口语用词，与postpone同义，但较通俗。
    • 用作动词 (v.)
    defer to (v.+prep.)
      把…委托给… entrust sth to sb
      defer to sb/sth

      We all defer to him in these matters.

      在这类事情上我们都听他的。

      Youth is expected to defer to old age.

      一般来说年轻人应该顺从老年人。

      They deferred to the old man's advice.

      他们听从了老人的建议。

      They wouldn't defer to my opinion.

      他们不肯听从我的意见。

      I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter.

      在这件事上，我尊重你更丰富的知识。

      I defer to your greater knowledge and experience in such things.

      你对这类事情懂得更多，经验更丰富，我听从你的意见。

      They had deferred to the great English house on every possible occasion.

      他们对那家英格兰商行总是尽可能唯命是从。

      defer to wh-clause

      We will defer to whatever the committee decides.

      我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。

      defer sth to sb

      We defer matters of this kind to him.

      我们把这类事情交由他处理。

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    【邻近词汇】

    deference defensive Defert Deferne deferral deferens Deferiet defer to deferrer Deferrum deferent deferred
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