词典释义：
put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone
推迟，延迟
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they deferred the decision until February .他们推迟到２月才作决定。
【律】 （法官）推迟审判（最长达六个月）
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the judge deferred sentence until 5 April for background reports .法官将判决推迟到４月５日以便取得背景报告。
〈美，史〉 推迟征召
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he was no longer deferred from the draft .他无法再推迟应征入伍了。
submit humbly to (a person or their wishes or qualities)
尊崇（人或其意愿、素质）
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he deferred to Tim's superior knowledge .他折服于蒂姆渊博的知识。
"late Middle English （also in the sense ‘put on one side’）： from Old French
