英语词汇“defer”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

defer

释义

defer

/dɪ`fɝ/

defer ¹

(过去式: deferred; 过去完成式: deferred; 现在进行式: deferring)

v.t.

To put off to a future time; delay; postpone.

延搁；延迟；延期。

Payment has been deferred until next week.

付款已延到下星期。

To exempt temporarily from the draft.

【美】缓役。

His military service was deferred until he finished college.

他的兵役延缓到大学毕业后。

v.i.

To procrastinate.

耽搁；迁延。

cf.

These words agree in the idea of putting off.

Defer, postpone, delay, procrastinate 四字均有延宕的意味。

Defer, the most general term, implies putting off until some time in the future.

Defer 为最笼统的词语，有延搁至以后再做的意思：

to defer making a will

延缓立遗嘱。

To postpone is to put off usually to stated time.

Postpone 指延至某一指明的时间：

We postponed the discussion until the next meeting.

讨论延至下次会议。

Delay 亦指延宕：

She delayed her visit until fine weather.

她等到天气转好时，再行拜访。

But it has in addition the meaning of retarding or hindering for a time.

但此在延宕以外，另有延误或妨碍之意：

An accident delayed the express.

意外事件使快车延误。

To procrastinates is to put off habitually, from day to day.

Procrastinate 指惯于拖延：

A good correspondent does not procrastinate.

一位勤于写信的通信者不会拖延。

synonyms

postpone, delay, procrastinate.

defer ²

(过去式: deferred; 过去完成式: deferred; 现在进行式: deferring)

v.i.

To yield; give in.

服从；退让。

I defer to you.

我服从你。

v.t.

To refer; submit for decision.

提交；交由...决定。

随便看

青年旅行网英语在线翻译词典收录了440382条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。