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demur at sth
at后接名词或动名词，表示反对的对象。
She demurred at the suggestion of postponing the meeting.
她对推迟会议的建议提出异议。
表示异议；不愿；犹豫
demurring — present participle of demur
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
表示异议；不愿；犹豫
to object or be reluctant; to balk or take exception
She demurred at the suggestion of postponing the meeting.
她对推迟会议的建议提出异议。
主要后接to,有时接at或on:反对或犹豫；拒绝,表示异议。
Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
提出异议动议,即一方请求法院即决判决,认为对方陈述的事实即使属实也不足以支持诉讼或抗辩,因此无需进一步回应。
To submit a demurrer (“motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defence, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further”).
demur
Base
原形
demurs
3rd person
第三人称单数
demurring
-ing
现在分词
demurred
Past
过去式
demurred
Past participle
过去分词
She demurs at the proposal.
她对提议提出异议。
He demurred when asked to take the lead.
当被要求带头时，他提出了异议。
They are demurring about the new policy.
他们正在对新政策表示反对。
注意：demur 的过去式和现在分词需双写 r 再加 -ed/-ing。
He demurs at the suggestion of working overtime.
他对加班的建议表示异议。
She demurred when the committee asked her to lead the project.
当委员会要求她领导该项目时，她婉言反对了。
The witness is demurring from answering the lawyer's question.
证人正拒绝回答律师的问题。
at后接名词或动名词，表示反对的对象。
She demurred at the suggestion of postponing the meeting.
她对推迟会议的建议提出异议。
to与at可互换，但to稍显正式。
The lawyer demurred to the proposal.
律师反对该提议。
后接that从句，表示提出反对的理由。
He demurred that the plan was too risky.
他反对说该计划风险太大。
Not this
He demurred the proposal.
Use this
He demurred at the proposal.
Demur 是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语，必须使用介词 at 或 to 引出反对的对象。
Not this
He demurred to accept the offer.
Use this
He demurred at accepting the offer.
Demur 后应接 at + 动名词，而非 to + 不定式，表示反对做某事。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对某事表示异议；不愿接受
She demurred at the suggestion that she had been unfair.
她反对说她处事不公的说法。
不愿答应请求；对请求犹豫
He demurred to the request, saying he needed more time.
他推辞了这个请求，说自己需要更多时间。
对管辖权提出异议
The defendant demurred to the jurisdiction of the court.
被告对法院的管辖权提出异议。
礼貌地婉拒
When offered another glass of wine, she politely demurred.
当有人再给她倒酒时，她礼貌地婉拒了。
以…为由提出异议
The board demurred on the grounds that the proposal was too risky.
董事会以该项提议风险太大为由提出异议。
毫无异议地，不加反对地
She accepted the plan without demur.
她毫无异议地接受了这个计划。
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联想 murmur（咕哝）：对某事不满时咕哝着反对、犹豫，即 demur；法律上则是提出异议。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式信函或书面文章、法律诉讼程序 demur 属于比较正式的用词，日常口语中较少见。它通常表示委婉地反对或犹豫，后接 to、at 或 on；在法律语境中则指提出异议动议（demurrer）。使用时多出现在正式书面语或法律文书中。
重音在第二音节、元音为/ɜː/的词与 demur 押韵：refer、prefer、infer、concur、occur。注意 demure 虽拼写相似，但读作/dɪˈmjʊə/，与 demur 不押韵；murmur 以 mur 开头但重音在第一音节（/ˈmɜːmə/），也不押韵。
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