英语词汇“demur”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

demurdemur /dɪˈmɚ/ verb (demurred, demurring) [intransitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYdemur

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French demorer, from Latin morari to stay, delay

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

to say you will not do something or do not agree with something: When we asked for his help, he demurred.demur at something She liked the house, but demurred at the price.