defer
英 [dɪ'fɜː]
美[dɪ'fɝ]
- vi. 推迟；延期；服从
- vt. 使推迟；使延期
- n. (Defer)人名；(法)德费
考试真题
- This is why repeated attempts at reform legislation have failed in recent years, leaving the Postal Service unable to pay its bills except by deferring vital modernization.
出自-2018年考研阅读原文
- In the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has pushed most public companies to defer performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year, slightly helping reduce "short-termism."
2019年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ