demur 详细解释

demur

[di'mə:]

v.提出异议, 反对, <古>拖延
n.异议, 反对

vi.

1. 犹豫; 有顾虑; 反对[(+at/to)]

They demurred at the proposal.

他们反对那项建议。

2. 【律】抗辩, 表示异议

n.

犹豫; 顾虑; 反对, 异议[U]

词形变化

形容词: demurrable | 动词过去式: demurred | 动词过去分词: demurred | 动词现在分词: demurring | 动词第三人称单数: demurs |

词义辨析

同义参见:

dissent  no  denial  

反义参见:

accede  

英英释义

名词 demur:

(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

同义词：demurral, demurrer

动词 demur:

take exception to

同义词：except

enter a demurrer

短语词组

without demur

1. 毫无异议地

He accepted the criticism without demur.

他毫无异议地接受了批评。

补充

demurdemur英:[diˈmə:] 美:[dɪˈmɚ]vi.1.表示异议, 反对n.1.反对, 异议

例句

1. She was about to demur when she suddenly thought, why not?她刚要反对, 突然转念一想：干吗不呢？ 2. They have been known to demur at firing on their own people.众所周知他们反对向自己的人民开枪。 3. The classmates wanted to make her the monitor,but she demurred.同班同学想推选她当班长，可是她不愿意。 4. The majority were in favour of the plan,but a few demurred.大多数人赞成这项计划，但几个人反对。 5. to demur to evidence对证据提出异议 6. normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred.通常她都会应战，但这次却迟疑了。 7. they accepted this ruling without demur.他们无异议地接受了裁决。 8. "She suggested that he would win easily, but he demurred, saying he expected the election to be close."她暗示他会轻易获胜，但他却不认同，说自己预计此次选举将势均力敌。 9. "A number of people wanted her to run for governor, but she demurred. [=declined]"有些人希望她去竞选州长，但她婉拒了。 10. She accepted the group's decision without demur. [=(more commonly) without protest]她毫无异议地接受了小组的决定。

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