"he always acts so deferentially around his supervisor"
in a respectfully deferential manner;
"he listened deferentially"
双语例句
1. The old man spoke deferentially.
那位老人谦恭地说着话。
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2. Once inside, he greets Guarini deferentially, mentioning that his mother once worked for her parents.
一进门，他就恭敬地和瓜里尼打招呼，并提到他母亲曾为瓜里尼的父母工作。
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3. It was as if she had anticipated my arrival and was opening the door for me, except that once it was open, she did not step aside deferentially, and we almost collided.
只是门开了，她没有恭敬地闪在一旁。我们几乎撞在一起。
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4. Walton: on occasions like this, composers have a hard time devising music that seems deferentially ceremonial but still manages to assert some kind of musical identity of its own.
沃顿：在这样的场合，作曲家们很难作出看似恭敬礼仪式的音乐，却又独树一帜。
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5. Walton: on occasions like this, composers have a hard time devising music that seems deferentially ceremonial but still manages to assert some kind of musical identity of its own.
