defer

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  • vt.
    使推迟
    使延期
    拖延,推迟
    [军]使延期入伍
  • vi.
    服从
    延期
    推迟

单词词源

defer 推迟,延迟 defer 遵从,顺从

de-, 分开,散开。-fer, 拿,带,词源同bring, infer. 即分散开,引申义推迟,延迟。 de-, 向下,离开。-fer, 拿,带,词源同bring, infer. 即拿走,转移,词义引申为转交,遵从,顺从。

双语例句

1. You can either delegate them , or defer them .
你可以把它们委托出去,或者推迟它们。
2. Multinationals can generally defer paying tax to their home governments by retaining profit earned abroad in their foreign units .
跨国公司大多通过从保留从国外挣的利润汇回国内从而尽量延迟他们在国内上税。
3. In practice , most japanese investors defer to managers .
实际上,大部分的日本投资者都很顺从管理者。
4. There are moves in congress to repeal or defer the epa 's power to regulate greenhouse gases .
国会也有关于废止抑或是服从环境保护机构管理温室气体权力的行动。
5. Nomura has denied any involvement in past actions by olympus to defer losses on its securities investments .
野村否认曾参与奥林巴斯过去为了递延证券投资损失而采取的行动。

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