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

双语例句

• Without demur, he gave me the three appointments I asked for.
  他毫无异议地把我所要的三件家具给了我。
• This people is done not have it seems that on surface layer understanding how old demur.
  这一点人们在表层认识上似乎没有多大异议。
• The purpose of the paper is to provide reference in the defendant demur of patent approaching lawsuit in our country, which has reality meaning.
  全文意在为我国专利侵权诉讼中被告的抗辩提供参考，具有现实意义。
• The demur incidents to infringe the copyright are important for both sides of the entanglemant of infringing the copyright.
  侵犯著作权的抗辩事由对著作权侵权纠纷的双方利益影响重大。
• "I demur to the demolition idea," said one elder." It will cause outsiders to denigrate our church. "
  “我反对这项拆除计划，”一个长老说，“它会引起外界诋毁我们的教会的。”
• Looking at the window bars, the steel-reinforced door and the sign warning of CCTV surveillance, it is hard to demur.
  看看他窗户上安装的横杠、钢筋加固的门以及闭路电视遭监控的警示牌，就不会再对他的说法有啥异议。
• I suggest putt the matter to a vote, but the chairman demur
  我建议对此事投票表决，但主席表示反对
• In the end Nixon accepted our unanimous advice without demur.
  最后尼克松接受了我们一致的忠告，没有表示任何异议。
• ( Private sector economists demur, however, instead calculating a 1 per cent to 3 per cent month-on-month fall.) Furthermore, national investment data, also released on Tuesday, buoyed bull spirits.
  （不过，私营部门经济学家持有异议，根据他们的计算，4月份中国出口环比下降了1%至3%。）此外，同样在周二公布的全国投资数据提振了乐观情绪。
• He accepted the criticism without demur.
  他毫无异议地接受了批评。