demur

英 [dɪˈmɜː(r)]

美 [dɪˈmɜːr]

v.  表示反对; 提出异议; 拒绝
n.  反对，异议

过去式：demurred　过去分词：demurred　复数：demurs　第三人称单数：demurs　现在分词：demurring　

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BNC.19534 / COCA.20271

习惯用语

n.

without demur
• 毫无异议；毫不犹豫
  without objecting or hesitating
• They accepted without demur.
  他们接受了，没有提出异议。

牛津词典

verb

• 表示反对；提出异议；拒绝
  to say that you do not agree with sth or that you refuse to do sth
  1. At first she demurred, but then finally agreed.
     她开始表示反对，但最终还是同意了。

noun

noun

柯林斯词典

• VERB 表示反对;提出异议
  If youdemur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do.
  1. Hunt wanted to know, would I be prepared to take over the whole operation and supervise it? At first I demurred...
     亨特想要知道我是否有准备接手整个行动并对其进行监督。刚开始我表示反对。
  2. The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent.
     医生提出异议，但皮尔西却一再坚持。
• PHRASE 毫无异议地;毫不犹豫地
  If you do somethingwithout demur, you do it immediately and without making any protest.
  1. When Scobie opened the door and stood aside for her to enter, she did so without demur.
     当斯科比打开门并站到一边让她进去时，她毫不犹豫地这样做了。

英英释义

noun

• (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
  Synonym:demurraldemurrer

verb

• take exception to
  1. he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday
  Synonym:except
• enter a demurrer

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