อังกฤษ

defer

gb/dɪfˈɚ/ us/dɪfˈɚ/
B2 อังกฤษ
~ 8100
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา formal B2 action
1

postpone to a later time

to move something to a later time and not do it now

รูปแบบการใช้: to defer [something] (until/to [a time])
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners often confuse 'defer' with the more common verb 'delay' or 'postpone'. 'Defer' is correct but more formal and is typical in business, legal, or official contexts. Another common mistake is spelling confusion with 'differ' (which means 'to be different').
คำพ้องความหมาย
postpone (Very close in meaning; more common and neutral in tone.) | delay (Often suggests an unwanted or problematic slowing down.) | put off (Informal phrasal verb used in everyday speech instead of the more formal 'defer'.)
คำตรงข้าม
advance (To move something to an earlier time, the opposite of postponing it.) | bring forward (To reschedule something for an earlier time rather than a later one.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
defer payment |defer a decision |defer action |defer admission |defer enrollment |defer the vote
หัวข้อ
business |law |time |core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
  • The committee decided to defer the vote until next week.
  • Due to budget cuts, the company will defer payment of bonuses until next year.
  • They chose to defer a final decision until more data was available.
  • Students can request to defer their admission for one year.
  • We agreed to defer action on the proposal until after the audit.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • The manager will defer the meeting until Friday.
  • Because of the storm, they had to defer the game.
  • You can defer your loan payments for six months.
  • Let’s defer this discussion until tomorrow.
  • She wants to defer her trip until she saves more money.
คำกริยา formal C1 action
2

yield to another's judgment

to let another person decide or lead because you respect them

รูปแบบการใช้: to defer to [someone/something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners often forget the preposition 'to' and say *'defer someone'* instead of 'defer to someone'. Some also confuse this sense with the 'postpone' meaning, but 'defer to' always involves people or authorities, not time.
คำพ้องความหมาย
yield to (Focuses on giving way to another person or force; slightly less formal than 'defer to'.) | bow to (Often suggests reluctant or pressured agreement, whereas 'defer to' can be respectful and willing.) | respect (Broader; does not always imply following someone's decision, while 'defer to' means accepting it.)
คำตรงข้าม
resist (To refuse to go along with someone's wishes or authority.) | defy (To openly refuse to obey or accept another’s authority or decision.) | overrule (To reject another person’s decision and replace it with your own.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
defer to authority |defer to [someone's] expertise |defer to the wishes of [someone] |defer to the court |defer to local customs
หัวข้อ
politeness |work |law |relationships |communication |core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
  • On technical questions, I defer to our engineering team.
  • The court will defer to the legislature on this policy matter.
  • We should defer to local customs when visiting another country.
  • I’ll defer to your judgment on which candidate to hire.
  • The board chose to defer to the CEO’s recommendation.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • On this issue, I defer to you.
  • He always defers to his doctor’s advice.
  • We should defer to the expert in the room.
  • When in doubt, they defer to company policy.
  • The judge may defer to the jury’s decision.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
defer
IPA
GB/dɪfˈɚ/
US/dɪfˈɚ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
de - fer (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fer)
รูปคำ
Verb
  • Base: defer
  • 3rd Person Singular: defers
  • Present Participle: deferring
  • Past: deferred
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
defers verb deferring verb deferred verb
Core family
deferral noun deferment noun
Related words
deference noun C1 deferential adjective
Advanced or less common
deferentially adverb deferable adjective
จุดสำคัญด้านไวยากรณ์
  • Irregular present participle: deferring Verb
  • Irregular past: deferred Verb
วลีและสำนวน

defer to

1
/dɪfˈɚ tə/
phrasal verb formal

accept another’s judgment or wishes

to let another person decide or lead because you trust or respect them

ตัวอย่าง
  • If the data are unclear, we usually defer to the senior analyst.
  • When it comes to legal questions, I defer to our lawyer.
  • We should defer to local experts on how to handle this situation.

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