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

• 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。
• 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。
• Besides, the reality sense of the patent approaching demur system is discussed.
  此外，还探讨了专利侵权抗辩制度的现实意义；
• "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。”
• 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。
• He accepted the criticism without demur.
  他毫无异议地接受了批评。
• 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。
• 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。
• If the original debtor does not enjoy the demur, the new debtor does not enjoy the demur, either.
  如果原债务人没有对债权人的抗辩，新债务人也就没有对债权人的抗辩。
• The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent.
  医生提出异议，但皮尔西却一再坚持。