defers; deferred; deferring
defers; deferred; deferring
Learner's definition of DEFER
[+ object]
: to choose to do (something) at a later time推迟 -
She deferred work on her book.她推迟了写书一事。
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The accountant advised us not to defer our taxes. [=not to pay our taxes later]会计建议我们不要迟交税款。
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She'll defer her decision.她将推迟做出决定。
— see also tax-deferred
defer to
[phrasal verb] 1
defer to (someone) : to allow (someone else) to decide or choose something把…委托给 -
You have more experience with this, so I'm going to defer to you.你在这一方面更有经验,所以我准备把此事委托给你。
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deferring to the experts委托给专家们
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defer to (something) : to agree to follow (someone else's decision, a tradition, etc.)听从;遵从