| 单词 | demur |
| 释义 | de·mur I. intransitive verb 1. law 2. < it would seem hazardous to demur to a proposition which is so widely accepted — Samuel Alexander > 3. archaic transitive verb 1. obsolete 2. obsolete 3. archaic Synonyms: < we are bound to challenge many of our colleagues in the university who demur on academic grounds to the inclusion of theology — Walter Moberly > < they had been seated about the middle room with demurring and unwillingness to take seats, for politeness — Pearl Buck > scruple implies reluctance to assent or proceed because of doubts about rightness, morality, propriety, or wisdom < he does not scruple to ask the most abominable things of you — George Meredith > < Greece and in particular Athens was overrun by philosophers, who … did not scruple to question the foundations of social and moral obligation — G.L.Dickinson > balk indicates an obstinate stopping short, as though some sort of limit had been reached or check encountered < one of the Marauder mules balked at the bottom of every rugged Burma hill — Dave Richardson > < minds can be pushed just so far and so fast, then they balk — Russell Lord > jib (gib) may suggest balking and drawing back or away < his soldiers, many of whom had served with Antony, jibbed at the attack on their old leader — John Buchan > shy implies starting or recoiling away in fright, like a frightened horse, or in wary suspicion or squeamish distaste < she shied away from him like a startled Thoroughbred > < even the hardiest pioneer is likely to shy at the Valley of Death and put off going there to the very end — W.P.Webb > boggle may indicate shying away from in sudden alarm or with fussy scruple < Lord Cardigan boggled at the incredible order, then squared his shoulders and took the Brigade to destruction — Anthony West > < when a native begins perjury he perjures himself thoroughly. He does not boggle over details — Rudyard Kipling > < but I do boggle at putting my tongue in my cheek and teaching what I know to be nonsense — Paul Roberts > stick indicates demurring because of conscientious scruples < to stick at nothing in accomplishing his ends > stickle involves refusing to accept because of something felt to be offensive or contrary to principles < presumably that is his method — so the reader, eager to get good things where he can, will not stickle at it — K.D.Burke > strain in this sense indicates demurring at the unacceptable; it is often used in situations involving standards and tastes sharply varied by whimsical caprice < to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel > II. 1. < after some delay and demur, the door grudgingly turned on its hinges — Charles Dickens > 2. < to accept without demur > < rather than be brought into court he will pay without demur — G.B.Shaw > Synonyms: see scruple |
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