defer是什么意思

时间：2026-05-21 15:18:32

单词 defer

标签六级考研雅思托福 GRE

音标英 [dɪˈfɜː] 美 [dɪˈfɜːr]

释义 v. 推迟；延迟；尊崇；推迟审判；推迟征召

变形第三人称单数 defers 现在分词 deferring 形容词 deferrable 名词 deferment deferral 过去分词 deferred 过去式 deferred

defer 常用

短语搭配

(1)defer to听从；尊重

(2)defer payment延期付款

(3)decision defer决定推迟；推迟作出决定

双语例句

(1)The plan was deferred for a week.

计划推迟了一个星期。

(2)Can you defer the decision for a few days？

你能把决定推迟几天吗?

(3)My father and I defer to mother's advice on these matters.

在这些事情上，我和父亲都听从母亲的意见。

(4)I have to defer a semester.

我得推迟一个学期入学了

(5)For the major financial decisions of our household, I always defer to my wife.

重要的财务决策我都听我老婆的。

(6)Is there any way that I could defer payment to a later date?

我可以推迟付款吗？

(7)Customers often defer payment for as long as possible.

顾客们经常尽可能地推迟付款。

(8)Doctors are encouraged to defer to experts.

鼓励医生们听从专家的意见。

(9)We will defer to whatever the committee decides.

我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。

(10)Can I safely defer this decision?

我可以安全地推迟这一决策吗？

(11)You may defer payment until next week.

你可延期至下周支付。

同义词

vi. 推迟；延期；服从

delay to postpone

vt. 使推迟；使延期

respite

同根词

词根 defer

(1)deferred adj. 延期的v. 推迟（defer的过去式及过去分词形式）

(2)deference n. 顺从

(3)deferral n. 延期；迟延；缓役

(4)deferment n. 延期；迁延

单词辨析

推延；延期

(1)suspend 指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。

(2)defer 正式用词，语气强于postpone，多指故意拖延。

(3)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。

(4)prolong 指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。

(5)delay 普通用词，多指因外界原因推迟或耽误，也可指有意推迟。

(6)put off 口语用词，与postpone同义，但较通俗。

defer 牛津

释义

put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone

推迟，延迟

they deferred the decision until February.

他们推迟到２月才作决定。

Law (of a judge) postpone (a sentence) for a period of up to six months from conviction, during which time the circumstances or conduct of the defendant are further assessed

【律】（法官）推迟审判（最长达六个月）

the judge deferred sentence until 5 April for background reports.

法官将判决推迟到４月５日以便取得背景报告。

US historical postpone the conscription of (someone)

〈美，史〉推迟征召

he was no longer deferred from the draft.

他无法再推迟应征入伍了。

submit humbly to (a person or their wishes or qualities)

尊崇（人或其意愿、素质）

he deferred to Tim's superior knowledge.

他折服于蒂姆渊博的知识。

类似拼写词

defer v. 推迟；延迟；尊崇；推迟审判；推迟征召

refer v. 提到；谈到；指；提交…做出决定；进行处理；把…归因于；淘汰；参考；查阅；让…注意

词源

"late Middle English （also in the sense ‘put on one side’）： from Old French differer ‘defer or differ'， from Latin differre, from dis- ‘apart'＋ferre ‘bring, carry'． Compare DEFER2 and DIFFER．late Middle English： from Old French deferer, from Latin deferre ‘carry away, refer （a matter）’， from de- ‘away from'＋ferre ‘bring, carry'． Compare DEFER1．"