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...顾客常常会尽可能地拖延付款。I'm not going to defer decisions just because they are not immediately politically popular.我不会因为它们没有即刻在政治上受到欢迎就推迟作出这些决定。
VERB
遵从;听从;顺从
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.鼓励医生听从专家的意见。
英汉词典释义
vt.
拖延, 延缓, 推迟
The department deferred the decision for six months.这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。They discussed but deferred the decision.他们进行了讨论, 但迟迟未做决定。Let's defer the decision for a few weeks.咱们延缓几个礼拜再做决定吧。They cannot defer their departure any longer.他们再不能推迟动身了。The ship deferred its sailing because of bad weather.由于天气不好, 船推迟了起航时间。
vi.
服从某人的意愿, 遵从
We all defer to him in these matters.在这类事情上我们都听他的。We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。