Word · Frequency #8520
Fully loadeddefer
推迟；延期
to delay something until a later time; postpone
- 1.
To delay or postpone.
延迟或推迟。
- 2.
To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.
顺从他人的意见或愿望,尊重其判断或权威。
- 3.
After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
(美式橄榄球)赢得开场掷硬币后,将本方选择开球或接球的权利推迟到下半场,并让对手在上半场先选择。
- 4.
To render, to offer.
提供,给予。
- 5.
To delay, to wait.
延迟,等待。
听从；遵从；延迟或推迟。；顺从他人的意见或愿望,尊重其判断或权威。；(美式橄榄球)赢得开场掷硬币后,将本方选择开球或接球的权利推迟到下半场,并让对手在上半场先选择。；提供,给予。
In use
The company deferred the product launch until the software was stable.
She defers to her manager's opinion on client presentations.
We are deferring our holiday until the busy season is over.
defer something
及物用法，表示推迟某事。
The committee decided to defer the decision until next month.
委员会决定将决定推迟到下个月。
defer to somebody/something
不及物用法，表示听从或遵从某人/某物。
In technical matters, I defer to the experts.
在技术问题上，我听从专家的意见。
Verb forms
base defer · third person defers · -ing deferring · past deferred · past participle deferred
注意双写r
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- defer payment
- 推迟付款
- The company decided to defer payment until next month.公司决定将付款推迟到下个月。
- defer a decision
- 推迟决定
- We need to defer a decision until we have more information.我们需要推迟决定，直到有更多信息。
- defer to someone
- 听从某人
- In matters of expertise, I defer to the doctor.在专业问题上，我听从医生的意见。
- defer to authority
- 服从权威
- The junior staff members defer to authority without question.初级员工无条件服从权威。
- defer action
- 推迟行动
- The committee voted to defer action on the proposal.委员会投票决定推迟对该提案的行动。
- defer to opinion
Learner notes
Memory Tip
defer: 推迟（delay）和听从（defer to），记作‘推迟做事，听从指挥’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：business meetings、academic scheduling、legal proceedings defer表示'推迟'时，多用于正式场合，如商务、学术或法律语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words except 'differ' rhyme with 'defer' (stressed vowel /ɜr/). 'Differ' has stress on the first syllable and a reduced vowel /ər/, so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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