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demurring

/dih-mur/US // dɪˈmɜr //UK // (dɪˈmɜː) //

抗辩,抗辩权,抗辩理由,抗议

Related Words

hesitate犹豫不决,犹豫,迟疑不决,踌躇不决vacillate摇摆不定,游移不定,徘徊不前,游移waver摇摆不定,摇摆,动摇,摇摆不定的pussyfoot猫脚,小脚丫,猫脚丫子,猫足disapprove不赞成,不赞同,不认可,不同意resist抵制,抗拒,抗争,抵抗strain应变,应力,应变能力,应变性protest抗议,抗議,示威,抗诉scruple顾虑重重,顾忌,忌讳,顾虑pause暂停,停顿,暂停一下,顿了顿fight斗争,争取,战斗,争斗doubt疑惑,疑问,疑虑,疑点dispute纠纷,争端,争议,争执cavil洞穴,穴位,穴居,蛀牙balk逡巡不前,巴尔克,逡巡,巴尔干combat战斗,搏击,打击,斗争object对象,物体,对象是,物件stick棍子,棒子,棍棒,杆子complain投诉,抱怨,申诉,投诉人refuse拒绝,拒收,拒绝接受,拒不接受

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    de·murred, de·mur·ring.

    • : to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object: They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred.
    • : Law. to interpose a demurrer.
    • : Archaic. to linger; hesitate.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of making objection.
    • : an objection raised.
    • : hesitation.
    • : Law. Obsolete. a demurrer.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbdisagree
Synonyms
hesitate犹豫不决,犹豫,迟疑不决,踌躇不决vacillate摇摆不定,游移不定,徘徊不前,游移waver摇摆不定,摇摆,动摇,摇摆不定的balk逡巡不前,巴尔克,逡巡,巴尔干cavil洞穴,穴位,穴居,蛀牙challenge挑战,挑战赛,挑战性,难题combat战斗,搏击,打击,斗争complain投诉,抱怨,申诉,投诉人deprecate弃用,废止,废弃的,删减disapprove不赞成,不赞同,不认可,不同意dispute纠纷,争端,争议,争执doubt疑惑,疑问,疑虑,疑点fight斗争,争取,战斗,争斗object对象,物体,对象是,物件oppose反对,反对派,反对的,反对者pause暂停,停顿,暂停一下,顿了顿protest抗议,抗議,示威,抗诉pussyfoot猫脚,小脚丫,猫脚丫子,猫足refuse拒绝,拒收,拒绝接受,拒不接受remonstrate谏言,劝谏,谏诤,劝说resist抵制,抗拒,抗争,抵抗scruple顾虑重重,顾忌,忌讳,顾虑shy羞涩,羞涩的,害羞,害羞的stick棍子,棒子,棍棒,杆子stickle棍子,棒子,棍棒,粘胶strain应变,应力,应变能力,应变性hem and haw支支吾吾,支支吾吾的,折腾来折腾去,支支吾吾的说take exception不以为然,不服气,不予理会,不接受wait and see拭目以待,静观其变,观望,等着瞧

Examples

  • The reason people demur is that the factual basis of this assertion is very thin.

  • The intelligence officers at the bomb scene do not demur from this assessment.

  • And so it goes again: Democrats claim a knockout, Republicans demur.

  • Should you suggest something inspired or adventurous, many chefs will demur and revert to their been-there, drank-that pairing.

  • But if another, more prominent name were suggested for the position, Mrs. Clinton may demur.

  • Marie proposed that he take a walk with David, and Frederick consented without the slightest demur.

  • Gaston seemed to demur, but Félice overruled him imperiously.

  • It was arranged so, with only a little demur from Mrs. Millar, over-ruled by her husband.

  • She made no demur, but sat down to the piano and began to sing.

  • Sangiorgio had no time to demur or even to reply; he at once found himself beside the carriage.

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