If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
例句
Customers often defer payment for as long as possible...顧客常常會盡可能地拖延付款。I'm not going to defer decisions just because they are not immediately politically popular.我不會因為它們沒有即刻在政治上受到歡迎就推遲作出這些決定。
VERB
遵從;聽從;順從
If you defer to someone, you accept their opinion or do what they want you to do, even when you do not agree with it yourself, because you respect them or their authority.
例句
Doctors are encouraged to defer to experts.鼓勵醫生聽從專家的意見。
英漢詞典釋義
vt.
拖延, 延緩, 推遲
The department deferred the decision for six months.這個部門推遲了六個月才作決定。We wish to defer our decision until next week.我們希望推遲到下星期再作出決定。They discussed but deferred the decision.他們進行了討論, 但遲遲未做決定。Let's defer the decision for a few weeks.咱們延緩幾個禮拜再做決定吧。They cannot defer their departure any longer.他們再不能推遲動身了。The ship deferred its sailing because of bad weather.由于天氣不好, 船推遲了起航時間。
vi.
服從某人的意愿, 遵從
We all defer to him in these matters.在這類事情上我們都聽他的。We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我們遵從委員會作出的任何決定。