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

• 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。
• Despite that, they should demur.
  尽管如此，它们还是应该提出异议。
• 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。
• It can demur by using The Doctrine of Prosecution History Estoppel and prior art to the proposition of DOE.
  对等同原则的主张可以运用禁止反悔和公知技术进行抗辩。
• The deposit amount of real pay over decide amount less perhaps at making an appointment with, regard change as deposit contract; receive demur of deposit one party and reject to accept deposit, deposit contract not become effective.
  实际交付的定金数额多于或者少于约定数额，视为变更定金合同；收受定金一方提出异议并拒绝接受定金的，定金合同不生效。
• 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。
• He extends his hand but I demur, telling him I have a bad cold.
  他伸出了手，但我拒绝了，我告诉他我得了重感冒。
• Without demur, they joined the party in my rooms.
  他们没有推辞就到我的屋里一起聚餐了。
• In the paper, the demur of the defendant in patent approaching lawsuit is the object, which is studied and analyzed from several facets.
  本文以专利侵权诉讼中被告的抗辩为研究对象，从多个方面进行了分析研究。
• 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。