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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。
推迟；延期
defers — third person singular of defer
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推迟；延期
to delay something until a later time; postpone
The committee decided to defer the decision until next month.
委员会决定将决定推迟到下个月。
延迟或推迟。
To delay or postpone.
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.
(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).
提供,给予。
To render, to offer.
defer
Base
原形
defers
3rd person
第三人称单数
deferring
-ing
现在分词
deferred
Past
过去式
deferred
Past participle
过去分词
She defers to her manager's opinion.
她听从经理的意见。
They deferred the meeting until next week.
他们把会议推迟到下周。
The decision has been deferred.
决定已被推迟。
注意双写r
The company deferred the product launch until the software was stable.
公司把产品发布推迟到了软件稳定之后。
She defers to her manager's opinion on client presentations.
她在客户演示方面遵从经理的意见。
We are deferring our holiday until the busy season is over.
我们正在把假期推迟到旺季结束之后。
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。
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。
Not this
We deferred to start the project until next week.
Use this
We deferred starting the project until next week.
当defer表示“推迟”时，后面应接名词或动名词，而不是不定式。使用动名词starting才能正确表达推迟做某事。
Not this
I always defer my teacher's advice.
Use this
I always defer to my teacher's advice.
当defer表示“听从、遵从”时，必须与介词to连用，构成defer to someone/something结构。缺少to会导致语法错误和语义混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
服从权威
The junior staff members defer to authority without question.
初级员工无条件服从权威。
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。
听从意见
She tends to defer to her husband's opinion on financial matters.
她在财务问题上倾向于听从丈夫的意见。
听从某人的判断
I will defer to your judgment on this matter.
在这个问题上我会听从你的判断。
延期付款
The customer requested to defer payment until next month.
客户要求将付款推迟到下个月。
服从权威
In a crisis, it's wise to defer to authority.
在危机中，听从权威是明智的。
不要拖延，拖延会导致危险的结果。
The manager decided to defer the meeting until next week.
经理决定将会议推迟到下周。
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defer: 推迟（delay）和听从（defer to），记作‘推迟做事，听从指挥’。
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。
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.
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