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defer defer ★☆☆☆☆/dɪfɜ͟ː(r)/1[VERB	动词]推迟；拖延；延缓 If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.   [V n/-ing]Customers often defer payment for as long as possible...顾客常常会尽可能地拖延付款。I'm not going to defer decisions just because they are not immediately politically popular.我不会因为它们没有即刻在政治上受到欢迎就推迟作出这些决定。2[VERB	动词]遵从；听从；顺从 If you defer to someone, you accept their opinion or do what they want you to do, even when you do not agree with it yourself, because you respect them or their authority.   [V to n]Doctors are encouraged to defer to experts.鼓励医生听从专家的意见。 deferde‧fer /dɪˈfɜː $ -ˈfɜːr/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle deferred, present participle deferring) [transitive]  Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations  to delay something until a later date  SYN  put backdefer something until/to something Further discussion on the proposal will be deferred until April. The committee deferred their decision.► see thesaurus at delay—deferment noun [countable, uncountable]—deferral noun [countable, uncountable]defer to somebody/something phrasal verb formal to agree to accept someone’s opinion or decision because you have respect for that person:  I will defer to your wishes.

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Collins	defer ★☆☆☆☆ /dɪfɜ͟ː(r)/ 1 [VERB 动词]推迟；拖延；延缓 If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time. [V n/-ing] Customers often defer payment for as long as possible... 顾客常常会尽可能地拖延付款。 I'm not going to defer decisions just because they are not immediately politically popular. 我不会因为它们没有即刻在政治上受到欢迎就推迟作出这些决定。 2 [VERB 动词]遵从；听从；顺从 If you defer to someone, you accept their opinion or do what they want you to do, even when you do not agree with it yourself, because you respect them or their authority. [V to n] Doctors are encouraged to defer to experts. 鼓励医生听从专家的意见。
Oxford	defer / dɪˈfɜː(r) ; NAmE dɪˈfɜːr / verb ( -rr- ) defer(doing) sth ( formal) to delay sth until a later time 推迟；延缓；展期 SYN put off ◆ The department deferred the decision for six months. 这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。 ◆ She had applied for deferred admission to college. 她已申请延期入学。 ▶ de·fer·ment deferment deferments / ; NAmE / de·fer·ral deferral deferrals / dɪˈfɜːrəl ; NAmE dɪˈfɜːrəl / noun [uncountable , countable ] PHRASAL VERB deˈfer to sb/sth ( formal) to agree to accept what sb has decided or what they think about sb/sth because you respect him or her 遵从；听从；顺从 ◆ We will defer to whatever the committee decides. 我们遵从委员会的任何决定。 defer defers deferred deferring defer / dɪˈfɜː(r) ; NAmE dɪˈfɜːr / de·fer·ment / ; NAmE / de·fer·ral / dɪˈfɜːrəl ; NAmE dɪˈfɜːrəl /
LDC	deferde‧fer /dɪˈfɜː $ -ˈfɜːr/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle deferred, present participle deferring) [transitive] Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations to delay something until a later date SYN put backdefer something until/to something Further discussion on the proposal will be deferred until April. The committee deferred their decision.► see thesaurus at delay —deferment noun [countable, uncountable]—deferral noun [countable, uncountable]defer to phrasal verb formal to agree to accept someone’s opinion or decision because you have respect for that person: I will defer to your wishes.
WDF	defer [dɪˈfɜ:(r)]deferred, deferring, defers CET6TEM8GRETOEFLIELTS v8868 2026 330 207 422 496 571 VERB9984 54791 Spoken: 120541121 deferred[382] 推迟(73%)，延期(17%)，顺从(7%)，使延期入伍(2%)，把…委托给他人(1%) vt.使推迟；使延期 vi.推迟；延期；服从 n.(Defer)人名；(法)德费

Defer Deferred Verb Dɪˈfɜːrəl Accept Agree Respect Formal

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