defer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·fer /dɪˈfɜː $ -ˈfɜːr/ ●○○ verb (deferred, deferring) [transitive] 1 POSTPONE/DO LATERto delay something until a later date 延期，推迟 SYN put backdefer something until/to something Further discussion on the proposal will be deferred until April. 对此提案的进一步讨论将推迟到4月份。 The committee deferred their decision. 委员会延期作出决定。► see thesaurus at delay2 defer to somebody/something phrasal verb formal ADMIREto agree to accept someone’s opinion or decision because you have respect for that person 服从，遵从，听从 I will defer to your wishes. 我会遵从你的意愿。 —deferment noun [countable, uncountable] —deferral noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
defer• For those voters' sakes, important decisions like this one should be deferred.• He expected to die, but the expectation was always of something remote, deferred.• Eventually the committee agreed to defer a decision to see if the school could team up with neighbouring villages to boost numbers.• He deferred admission to Stanford medical school and set about taking three seconds off his 200 time.• That, his day's toil having been deferred, he wanders through unfamiliar woods with unsure footsteps.• Macmillan then deployed a favourite tactic: he deferred the final decision till a later meeting of the Cabinet.• The punishment was deferred until after her baby was born.• College loan payments are deferred until students finish their degrees.• With words he defers, with a football he crushes and wrecks.deferred ... decision• The executive deferred a decision on Craxi's future until mid-January.• Macmillan then deployed a favourite tactic: he deferred the final decision till a later meeting of the Cabinet.• The committee had previously deferred a decision while it sought the views of the police.From Longman Business Dictionarydeferde‧fer /dɪˈfɜː-ˈfɜːr/ verb (deferred, deferring) [transitive] to delay something until a later time or dateThe president may defer decisions on future defense spending cuts.Further discussion on the proposal will be deferred until April.→ See Verb tableOrigin defer (1300-1400) French différer, from Latin differre “to delay, be different”. defer to (1400-1500) French déférer, from Late Latin deferre “to bring down”de·fer verbChineseSyllable
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de‧fer /dɪˈfɜː $ -ˈfɜːr/
verb (past tense and past participle deferred, present participle deferring) [transitive]
SYN put back
defer something until/to something
Further discussion on the proposal will be deferred until April.
The committee deferred their decision.
—deferment noun [uncountable and countable]
—deferral noun [uncountable and countable]
▪ delay to wait until a later time to do something: He decided to delay his decision until he had seen the full report.
▪postpone to change an event to a later time or date: The meeting was postponed.
▪put off to delay doing something. Put off is less formal than delay or postpone, and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: I used to put off making difficult decisions. | The game has been put off till next week.
▪hold off to delay doing something, especially while you are waiting for more information or for something else to happen: House buyers seem to be holding off until interest rates drop.
▪defer formal to delay doing something until a later date, usually because something else needs to happen first: The decision had been deferred until after a meeting of the directors. | She decided to defer her university application for a year so that she could go travelling.
▪procrastinate /prəˈkræstəneɪt, prəˈkræstɪneɪt/ formal to delay doing something that you ought to do: Don’t procrastinate – make a start on your assignments as soon as you get them.
defer to somebody/something phrasal verb formal
to agree to accept someone’s opinion or decision because you have respect for that person:
I will defer to your wishes.
de‧fer /dɪˈfɜː $ -ˈfɜːr/
verb (past tense and past participle deferred, present participle deferring) [transitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: différer, from Latin differre 'to delay, be different'. defer to 1400-1500 French déférer, from Late Latin deferre 'to bring down'
to delay something until a later date Language: French
Origin: différer, from Latin differre 'to delay, be different'. defer to 1400-1500 French déférer, from Late Latin deferre 'to bring down'
SYN put back
defer something until/to something
—deferment noun [uncountable and countable]
—deferral noun [uncountable and countable]
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defer to somebody/something phrasal verb formal
to agree to accept someone’s opinion or decision because you have respect for that person:
