defer

英[di'fə:]美[di'fə:]

v.
[I,T]推迟，延缓，展期

时　态：deferred,deferring,defers

名　词：defer'ment,defer'ral

形容词：

同反义词

同：	[v.] accede, give in, hold over, postpone

词义辨析

delay，postpone，defer，suspend，prolong，put off

这些动词或短语动词均有“推延，延期”之意。
delay普通用词，多指因外界原因推迟或耽误，也可指有意推迟。
postpone正式用词，语气较强，多指有安排的延期，常指明延期到一定的时间。
defer正式用词，语气强于postpone，多指故意拖延。
suspend指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。
prolong指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。
put off口语用词，与postpone同义，但较通俗。

参考例句

Longstanding precedent counseled that the Court ought to defer to Congress on the policy aspects of copyright law.
长期以来，判决先例表明在著作权方面的政策上，法院应当尊重国会的工作。收藏
Defer to; submit to;value
尊重;顺从收藏
Calcium apparently acts in a similar manner as some of the hormones that defer senescence
钙这种明显的作用同某些激素能够延缓衰老的作用方式相似。收藏
I defer to my parents because they are older and wiser.
"我听从父母,因为他们年长见多识广。"收藏

英英解释

动词解释：

hold back to a later time
- let's postpone the exam
[同] defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table
submit or yield to another's wish or opinion
- The government bowed to the military pressure
[同] defer, give in, accede, bow, submit

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