demur
demur 英 [dɪˈmɜ:(r)] 美 [dɪˈmə]
vi. 反对；抗辩；提出异议 n. 异议；反对
进行时:demurring 过去式:demurred 过去分词:demurred 第三人称单数:demurs 名词复数:demurs
- If your mother asks you to clean your room and you refuse, you demur. And if your friend invites you to the Death Metal Forever concert but you hesitate, you demur. Whether you object, politely disagree, or hesitate, you demur.
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- vi. 反对；抗辩；提出异议
- n. 异议；反对
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1. But I met with shock and indignation when I said this not in reaction to the others` objections, but before they had even had the chance to demur.
但当我说此事与其他人的反对意见无关时，我遭遇到了猛烈的评击和愤懑，因为以前他们有机会表示异议的。
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2. As I demur, another call comes, from the prime minister’s office.
因为我与首相办公室产生异议，另一个电话响了。
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3. If even a few nations demur or cheat, the whole system can break down.
若再有一些国家出现反对或欺骗的情况，那么整个系统都将崩溃。
- demur (v.) c. 1200, "to linger, tarry, delay," from Old French demorer "delay, retard," from Latin demorari "to linger, loiter, tarry," from de- (see de-) + morari "to delay," from mora "a pause, delay" (see moratorium). Main modern sense of "raise objections" is first attested 1630s. Related: Demurred; demurring.
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