Word · Frequency #8520
Fully loadeddeferred
推迟；延期
deferred is the past of defer.
核心释义
to delay something until a later time; postpone
- 1.
延迟或推迟。
To delay or postpone.
- 2.
顺从他人的意见或愿望,尊重其判断或权威。
To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.
- 3.
(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。
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).
- 4.
提供,给予。
To render, to offer.
- 5.
延迟,等待。
To delay, to wait.
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。
用法In use
The company deferred the product launch until the software was stable.
用法提示：deferred 是 defer 的过去式，此处作及物动词，表示“推迟”。
She defers to her manager's opinion on client presentations.
用法提示：defers 此处作不及物动词，与 to 连用，表示“听从、遵从”。
We are deferring our holiday until the busy season is over.
用法提示：deferring 是 defer 的现在分词，此处作及物动词，表示“延期”。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
defer: 推迟（delay）和听从（defer to），记作‘推迟做事，听从指挥’。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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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