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defer1 <deferred; deferring> [dıˈfɜː] VB trans

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defer
推迟 tuīchí
defer
使延期 shǐ yánqī
▶ deferment N

defer2 <deferred; deferring> [dıˈfɜː] VB intr (to)

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def [def] ADJ

high-definition television N, HDTV, high-def television

high-def television N

high-def television → high-definition television

See also high-definition television

high-definition television N, HDTV, high-def television

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But because of the mass upsurge of 1969, the government had to defer the date.
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The greater the throughput of any toll lane, the fewer lanes required, so expensive construction can be deferred.
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Following the spending review, the scheme was deferred until the next review period, beginning in 2015.
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This would serve as a disincentive for deferring such payments.
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These should probably be recognized as separate species, but this was deferred for further analysis of hybridization.
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This allows a low priority task to defer execution of higher-priority tasks.
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The reasons for deferring to a trial judge's findings of fact can be grouped into three basic principles.
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The stations had their renewals deferred and hearings ordered as a result.
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Further motorway work was subsequently deferred due to slowing population and economic growth and a lack of funding.
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The executive, legislative and judicial branches of government must defer to it.
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