defer 音标拼音: [dɪf'ɚ]
vi . 推迟,延期,听从
vt . 使推迟,使延期
推迟,延期,听从使推迟,使延期
defer 延期
defer 延缓
defer v 1 :
hold back to a later time ; "
let '
s postpone the exam " [
synonym :
{
postpone }, {
prorogue }, {
hold over }, {
put over }, {
table },
{
shelve }, {
set back }, {
defer }, {
remit }, {
put off }]
2 :
yield to another '
s wish or opinion ; "
The government bowed to the military pressure " [
synonym : {
submit }, {
bow }, {
defer },
{
accede }, {
give in }]
Defer \
De *
fer "\,
v .
i .
To put off ;
to delay to act ;
to wait .
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Pius was able to defer and temporize at leisure . --
J .
A .
Symonds .
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Defer \
De *
fer "\,
v .
t . [
F .
d ['
e ]
f ['
e ]
rer to pay deference ,
to yield ,
to bring before a judge ,
fr .
L .
deferre to bring down ;
de -
ferre to bear .
See {
Bear }
to support ,
and cf . {
Defer }
to delay , {
Delate }.]
1 .
To render or offer . [
Obs .]
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Worship deferred to the Virgin . --
Brevint .
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2 .
To lay before ;
to submit in a respectful manner ;
to refer ;
--
with to .
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Hereupon the commissioners . . .
deferred the matter to the Earl of Northumberland . --
Bacon .
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Defer \
De *
fer "\,
v .
i .
To yield deference to the wishes of another ;
to submit to the opinion of another ,
or to authority ; --
with to .
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The house ,
deferring to legal right ,
acquiesced .
--
Bancroft .
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Defer \
De *
fer "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Deferred };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Deferring }.] [
OE .
differren ,
F .
diff ['
e ]
rer ,
fr .
L .
differre to delay ,
bear different ways ;
dis -
ferre to bear .
See {
Bear }
to support ,
and cf . {
Differ }, {
Defer }
to offer .]
To put off ;
to postpone to a future time ;
to delay the execution of ;
to delay ;
to withhold .
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Defer the spoil of the city until night . --
Shak .
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God . . .
will not long defer To vindicate the glory of his name . --
Milton .
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75 Moby Thesaurus words for "
defer ":
accede ,
accede to ,
accommodate ,
acquiesce ,
adapt ,
adjourn ,
adjust ,
agree ,
agree to ,
assent ,
block ,
bow ,
bow to ,
capitulate ,
cave ,
comply with ,
conform ,
continue ,
cringe ,
defer to ,
delay ,
detain ,
drag out ,
extend ,
fawn ,
hang fire ,
hang up ,
hinder ,
hold off ,
hold over ,
hold up ,
impede ,
intermit ,
knuckle ,
knuckle under ,
lay aside ,
lay by ,
lay over ,
lengthen ,
obstruct ,
pigeonhole ,
postpone ,
prolong ,
prorogate ,
prorogue ,
protract ,
push aside ,
put aside ,
put off ,
put on ice ,
put over ,
recess ,
remit ,
reserve ,
retard ,
set aside ,
set by ,
shelve ,
shift off ,
sleep on ,
slow ,
stall ,
stand over ,
stave off ,
stay ,
stretch out ,
submit ,
submit to ,
succumb ,
suspend ,
table ,
take a recess ,
truckle ,
waive ,
yield to
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DEFER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster defer, postpone, suspend, stay mean to delay an action or proceeding defer implies a deliberate putting off to a later time
DEFER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary defer action a decision The committee decided to defer a decision on the takeover bid until a later date
DEFER Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com 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
defer verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of defer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Defer - definition of defer by The Free Dictionary (foll by: to) to yield (to) or comply (with) the wishes or judgments of another: I defer to your superior knowledge
Defer - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Defer means to put off or delay You can try to defer the inevitable by pushing “snooze” and falling back asleep, but eventually you're going to have to get up If you're excellent at pushing things to a later date and a master at procrastination, then you already know how to defer
Defer Definition Meaning - YourDictionary Defer definition: To put off; postpone
DEFER TO SOMEONE SOMETHING definition - Cambridge Dictionary Accepting agreeing reluctantly (Definition of defer to someone something from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
DEFER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Some common synonyms of defer are postpone, stay, and suspend While all these words mean "to delay an action or proceeding," defer implies a deliberate putting off to a later time
DEFER | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary DEFER meaning: to arrange for something to happen at a later time: Learn more