to defer
01
推迟, 延期
to postpone to a later time
Transitive: to defer an event or activity
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
动作动词
规则
现在时
defer
第三人称单数
defers
现在分词
deferring
一般过去时
deferred
过去分词
deferred
例子
The meeting was deferred to next week due to the chairman's unexpected absence.
由于主席意外缺席，会议被推迟到下周。
02
让步, 服从
to yield to someone else’s wishes, judgment, or authority
Intransitive: to defer to sb/sth
例子
He deferred to his mentor's experience when making the final decision.
在做出最终决定时，他听从了导师的经验。
词汇树
deference
deferent
deferment
defer
