defer

di'fә:

托福雅思GRE Collins 1

v hold back to a later time
v yield to another's wish or opinion

vi. 推迟, 延期, 听从
vt. 使推迟, 使延期

Collins 星级

8,520

BNC 频率

8,699

使用频率

defer 由前缀 de-（表示向下、离开）和词根 fer（来自拉丁语，表示带来、转移）组成，整体意思是“推迟”或“将某事物带到后面”。

例句

1. I need to defer my meeting until next week.

我需要将会议推迟到下周。

2. She decided to defer her college enrollment for a year.

她决定推迟一年的大学入学。

3. The team chose to defer the decision until they had more information.

团队选择推迟决定，直到他们获得更多信息。