| 单词 | defer |
| 释义 | defer defer1 —deferrer, n. /di ferr"/, v. , deferred, deferring. v.t. 1. to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time: The decision has been deferred by the board until next week. 2. to exempt temporarily from induction into military service. v.i. 3. to put off action; delay. [1325-75; ME deferren, var. of differren to DIFFER] Syn. 1. DEFER, DELAY, POSTPONE imply keeping something from occurring until a future time. To DEFER is to decide to do something later on: to defer making a payment. To DELAY is sometimes equivalent to DEFER, but usually it is to act in a dilatory manner and thus lay something aside: to delay one's departure. To POSTPONE a thing is to put it off to (usually) some particular time in the future, with the intention of beginning or resuming it then: to postpone an election. 3. procrastinate. defer2 /di ferr"/, v. , deferred, deferring. v.i. 1. to yield respectfully in judgment or opinion (usually fol. by to): We all defer to him in these matters. v.t. 2. to submit for decision; refer: We defer questions of this kind to the president. [1400-50; late ME deferren < L deferre to carry from or down, report, accuse, equiv. to de- DE- + ferre to BEAR1] Syn. 1. accede, submit, acquiesce, capitulate. |
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