中文翻译与英英解释

vt.
(-rr-)
1.拖延，迁延，展缓；扣存。
2.【军事】使延期入伍。
短语和例子
His military service was deferred. 他被允许缓期服役。 deferred annuity 扣存退休费。 deferred pay 〔英国〕(兵士死亡或离队时发还的)扣存薪饷。 deferred shares 〔英国〕红利扣存股，红利后取股。 deferred telegram (收费较廉的)慢(发)电(报)。
vi.
迁延；因循。
vi.
(-rr-) 服从，听从，遵从 (to)。 We all defer to him in these matters. 在这类事情上我们都听从他。
vt.
把(某事)交由(某人)决定 (to)。 We defer questions of this kind to him. 我们把这类问题交给他决定。

yield to another''s wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
同义词：submit, bow, accede, give in,

hold back to a later time; "let''s postpone the exam"
同义词：postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, remit, put off,

例句与用法

We defer questions of this kind to him .
我们把这类问题交给他决定。

He was pleased the youth deferred to him .
高兴的是，这个青年尊敬他。

However, he got his indictment deferred .
但是，他的判决却延期了。

We all defer to him in these matters .
在这类事情上我们都听从他。

I silently deferred to his experience .
我没做声，只是尊重他的经验之谈。

We deferred our excursion till the afternoon .
我们把我们的出游延迟到下午。

Hope deferred makes the heart sick .
阻滞了的希望使心头怅惘。

It was out of date for youth to defer to age .
要青年对老年恭顺，现在是过时了。

His military service was deferred .
他被允许缓期服役。

Its discussion is deferred to a later part of the book .
有关它的讨论留待后面进行。