raise doubts or objections or show reluctance
表示怀疑;反对;不愿意;迟疑,犹豫
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normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred. 通常她都会应战,但这次却迟疑了。
【律】 〈旧〉 抗辩,提出异议。
the action or process of objecting to or hesitating over something
异议;犹豫,迟疑
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they accepted this ruling without demur .他们无异议地接受了裁决。
"Middle English (in the sense ‘linger, delay’): from Old French