Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense defers, present participle deferring, past tense, past participle deferred
1VERB 推迟;拖延;延缓 If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time. 推迟;拖延;延缓
Customers often defer payment for as long as possible. [VERB noun/verb-ing]
顾客常常会尽可能地拖延付款。
I'm not going to defer decisions just because they are not immediately politically popular. [VERB noun/-ing]
2VERB 遵从;听从;顺从 If you defer to someone, you accept their opinion or do what they want you to do, even when you do not agree with it yourself, because you respect them or their authority. 遵从;听从;顺从
Doctors are encouraged to defer to experts. [VERB + to]