defer

• 指推迟或延缓某个行动或事件，也指顺从他人的意见或权威，或把事务交由他人代办。

A verb used to indicate the act of postponing or delaying an action or event, or yielding to another's opinion or authority.

1. PostponeB2formal

   To put off an action or event to a later time.

   推迟

   • The committee decided to defer the decision until next month.
   • She deferred her enrollment in the university for a year.
   • We need to defer the meeting due to scheduling conflicts.

   同义词adjourndelayhold offpostponeput offrescheduleshelvestaysuspendtable

   反义词advanceexpeditehasten

2. Yield to authorityC1formal

   To submit to or acknowledge the opinion or authority of another person.

   顺从

   • He deferred to his manager's expertise on the matter.
   • In such matters, I defer to the judgment of the experts.
   • She deferred to her parents' wishes regarding the wedding.

   同义词accedeacquiescebowcapitulatecomplyrelentsubmityield

   反义词defydisobeyopposeresist