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单词 deferring
释义

defer1 /di-fûrˈ/

transitive verb (deferrˈing; deferredˈ)
  1. To put off to another time
  2. To delay
ORIGIN: L differre, from dis- asunder, and ferre to bear, carry; cf differ

deferˈable or deferrˈable adjective

deferˈment noun

deferrˈal noun

deferrˈer noun

A procrastinator

deferred annuity see under annuity

deferred credit noun (bookkeeping)

An item on a balance sheet denoting a value that will flow into a future period's profit and loss account instead of the current one

deferred pay noun

  1. An allowance paid to soldiers on their discharge, or to their relations on their death
  2. A government servant's pension

deferred payment noun

Payment by instalments

deferred sentence noun

A legal sentence that is delayed until such time as the criminal's conduct can be examined

deferred shares plural noun

Shares not entitling the holder to a full share of profits, and sometimes to none at all, until the expiration of a specified time or the occurrence of some event

deferred taxation noun (bookkeeping)

An item on a balance sheet denoting a difference between the amount of taxation actually paid and that shown as deducted in the profit and loss account

defer2 /di-fûrˈ/

intransitive verb (deferrˈing; deferredˈ)

To yield (to the wishes or opinions of another person, or to authority)

transitive verb

To submit to or lay before somebody

ORIGIN: L dēferre, from down and ferre to bear

deference /defˈər-əns/ noun

  1. A deferring or yielding in judgement or opinion
  2. Respectful compliance or acknowledgement
  3. Submission

defˈerent adjective

  1. Bearing away, carrying off
  2. Deferential
noun
  1. A deferent duct, opp to afferent (anatomy)
  2. In the Ptolemaic system of astronomy, any of the large eccentric circles which with the smaller epicycles were used to account for the apparent movements of the moon and the planets round the earth

deferential /-enˈshl/ adjective

Showing deference

deferenˈtially adverb

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