单词	demur
释义	demur1 verbdemur2 noun demurde‧mur1 /dɪˈmɜː $ -ˈmɜːr/ verb (past tense and past participle demurred, present participle demurring) [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINdemur Origin: 1200-1300 Old French demorer, from Latin morari ‘to stay, delay’ Verb Table VERB TABLE demur Simple Form Present I, you, we, they demur he, she, it demurs Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they demurred Present perfect I, you, we, they have demurred he, she, it has demurred Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had demurred Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will demur Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have demurred Continuous Form Present I am demurring he, she, it is demurring you, we, they are demurring Past I, he, she, it was demurring you, we, they were demurring Present perfect I, you, we, they have been demurring he, she, it has been demurring Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been demurring Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be demurring Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been demurring Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Asked if others on the Texas side of the Rio Grande handle adobe with his skill, he demurs. Brouillet demurs, preferring a sparkling Calistoga with fruit juice instead. For a second he thought that Howarth was about to demur. Letty seemed about to demur but Emily lifted her chin challengingly and the maid bobbed and left the room. The council may demur for two reasons. The Naval and General Staffs did not demur. When I continued to demur, he promised to prescribe only five pills, one for each of the next five nights. Wisely, perhaps, he demurs. to express doubt about or opposition to a plan or suggestion:  They demurred politely, but finally agreed to stay. demur1 verbdemur2 noun demurdemur2 noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Accounts were adopted without question, rule changes without demur. Ana just drifted to a halt, turning without demur as Maggie moved her to face the house. But did the working class accept their continued relatively poor conditions without demur. Did the working class accept their circumstances without demur? He was used to being obeyed without demur. The driver of the other car pulled up without demur. Yet, there was demur at the problems which inequality caused, even though it was rarely effective. disagreement or disapprovalwithout demur I agreed to this without demur.
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