一、詳細(xì)釋義：


v.

（使）推遲，延期 [I,T]


例句：

Calcium apparently acts in a similar manner as some of the hormones that defer senescence.

鈣這種明顯的作用同某些激素能夠延緩衰老的作用方式相似。


例句：

Customers often defer payment for as long as possible.

顧客常常會(huì)盡可能地拖延付款。


服從 [I]


例句：

I defer to my parents because they are older and wiser.

"我聽從父母,因?yàn)樗麄兡觊L(zhǎng)見多識(shí)廣。"


例句：

Doctors are encouraged to defer to experts.

鼓勵(lì)醫(yī)生聽從專家的意見。


二、詞義辨析：


delay,postpone,defer,suspend,prolong,put off

這些動(dòng)詞或短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞均有“推延，延期”之意。 delay普通用詞，多指因外界原因推遲或耽誤，也可指有意推遲。 postpone正式用詞，語(yǔ)氣較強(qiáng)，多指有安排的延期，常指明延期到一定的時(shí)間。 defer正式用詞，語(yǔ)氣強(qiáng)于postpone，多指故意拖延。 suspend指暫時(shí)中斷以待某種條件的實(shí)現(xiàn)。 prolong指把時(shí)間延長(zhǎng)至超過(guò)正?；蛲ǔ５南薅?。 put off口語(yǔ)用詞，與postpone同義，但較通俗。


三、參考例句：


They defer decisions.

他們推遲決定。


They cannot defer their departure any longer.

他們?cè)僖膊荒芡七t動(dòng)身了。


Doctors are encouraged to defer to experts.

鼓勵(lì)醫(yī)生聽從專家的意見。


I defer to your advice in these matters.

在這些事情上，我聽從你的忠告。


Customers often defer payment for as long as possible.

顧客常常會(huì)盡可能地拖延付款。


You could defer the matter to your?colleague.

你可把這件事委托給同事去辦。


The company agrees to defer payment for three months.

公司同意將付款延期三個(gè)月。


Under the circumstances, we have to defer discussing this subject.

在目前情況下，我們不得不推遲討論這個(gè)問(wèn)題。


This remediation activity could potentially defer landfill closure costs indefinitely.

此補(bǔ)救措施可能會(huì)延緩垃圾掩埋無(wú)法確定的關(guān)閉成本。


I defer to my parents because they are older and wiser.

"我聽從父母,因?yàn)樗麄兡觊L(zhǎng)見多識(shí)廣。"