Defer



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 推延; 听从
• ［英］ v. 推延 ( to put off to a future time; delay) 听从 ( yield with courtesy)
• ［类］ defer : leader / admire : hero ( 领导让人听从 / 英雄让人崇拜)

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb (deferred; deferring)

• Etymology: Middle English deferren, differren, from Middle French differer, from Latin differre to postpone, be different — more at differ
• Date: 14th century
• 1. put off, delay
• 2. to postpone induction of (a person) into military service
• ? deferrer noun
• Synonyms:
  • defer, postpone, suspend, stay mean to delay an action or proceeding. defer implies a deliberate putting off to a later time <deferred buying a car until spring>. postpone implies an intentional deferring usually to a definite time<the game is postponed until Saturday>. suspend implies temporary stoppage with an added suggestion of waiting until some condition is satisfied<business will be suspended while repairs are under way>. stay often suggests the stopping or checking by an intervening agency or authority<the governor stayed the execution>.

II. verb (deferred; deferring)

• Etymology: Middle English deferren, differren, from Middle French deferer, defferer, from Late Latin deferre, from Latin, to bring down, bring, from de- + ferre to carry — more at bear
• Date: 15th century
• transitive verb
  • to delegate to another <he could defer his job to no one — J. A. Michener>
• intransitive verb
  • to submit to another's wishes, opinion, or governance usually through deference or respect <deferred to her father's wishes>
• Synonyms: see yield

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