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

• "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。”
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• ( 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 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。
• Therefore, as the accused side, if there was no approaching action actually, they should demur powerfully, or else their interest would be damaged.
  因此，作为被控侵权方，如果事实上不存在侵权行为，应进行有理有力的抗辩，否则自己的利益将会受到损失。
• Business travellers may still demur, but investors are rushing to jump aboard Chinese aircraft.
  对于乘坐中国航空公司的飞机，商务旅行者或许还在反对，但投资者却是争先恐后。
• Prelitigation demur right is the special right the general guarantor has against the creditor.
  先诉抗辩权是一般保证人对债权人享有的专有抗辩权。