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

Defer means to put off or delay. You can try to defer the inevitable by pushing “snooze” and falling back asleep, but eventually you're going to have to get up.

If you're excellent at pushing things to a later date and a master at procrastination, then you already know how to defer. But defer can also mean to comply with another person’s opinion or wishes. So when your boss finds out you deferred your work to shop online instead, you should probably defer when she asks you to come in and finish everything up over the weekend.

WORD FAMILY

defer: deferent, deferment, deferral, deferred, deferring, defers+/deference: deferences, deferential/deferent: deference, deferently/deferential: deferentially, undeferential/deferment: deferments/deferral: deferrals

USAGE EXAMPLES

The likely outcome of such complications is that the effective date for Obamacare repeal and replacement will be deferred for several years.

The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)

“In many ways, I think, he deferred,” said Mr. Nasr, now the dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

New York Times(Jan 01, 2017)

The model defers to local physicians who are in tune with local cultural nuances.

Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016)

1v yield to another's wish or opinion

Syn|Hyper

accede, bow, give in, submit

buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield

consent reluctantly

2v hold back to a later time

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table

call

stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather

hold

stop dealing with

suspend

render temporarily ineffective

probate

put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

reprieve, respite

postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

delay

act later than planned, scheduled, or required

单词	defer
释义	defer (once / 356 pages) v Defer means to put off or delay. You can try to defer the inevitable by pushing “snooze” and falling back asleep, but eventually you're going to have to get up. If you're excellent at pushing things to a later date and a master at procrastination, then you already know how to defer. But defer can also mean to comply with another person’s opinion or wishes. So when your boss finds out you deferred your work to shop online instead, you should probably defer when she asks you to come in and finish everything up over the weekend. WORD FAMILY defer: deferent, deferment, deferral, deferred, deferring, defers+/deference: deferences, deferential/deferent: deference, deferently/deferential: deferentially, undeferential/deferment: deferments/deferral: deferrals USAGE EXAMPLES The likely outcome of such complications is that the effective date for Obamacare repeal and replacement will be deferred for several years. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) “In many ways, I think, he deferred,” said Mr. Nasr, now the dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) The model defers to local physicians who are in tune with local cultural nuances. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1v yield to another's wish or opinion Syn\|Hyper accede, bow, give in, submit buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield consent reluctantly 2v hold back to a later time Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table call stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather hold stop dealing with suspend render temporarily ineffective probate put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence reprieve, respite postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution delay act later than planned, scheduled, or required
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