資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Defer \De*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deferred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Deferring}.] [OE. differren, F. diff['e]rer, fr. L. differre
   to delay, bear different ways; dis- + ferre to bear. See
   {Bear} to support, and cf. {Differ}, {Defer} to offer.]
   To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the
   execution of; to delay; to withhold.

         Defer the spoil of the city until night. --Shak.

         God . . . will not long defer To vindicate the glory of
         his name.                                --Milton.

資料來源 : WordNet®

deferring
     See {defer}

defer
     v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone},
           {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve},
           {set back}, {remit}, {put off}]
     2: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The
        government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: {submit},
         {bow}, {accede}, {give in}]
     [also: {deferring}, {deferred}]