demurs

英 [dɪˈmɜːz]

美 [dɪˈmɜːrz]

v.  表示反对; 提出异议; 拒绝
demur的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 表示反对;提出异议
  If youdemur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do.
  1. Hunt wanted to know, would I be prepared to take over the whole operation and supervise it? At first I demurred...
     亨特想要知道我是否有准备接手整个行动并对其进行监督。刚开始我表示反对。
  2. The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent.
     医生提出异议，但皮尔西却一再坚持。
• PHRASE 毫无异议地;毫不犹豫地
  If you do somethingwithout demur, you do it immediately and without making any protest.
  1. When Scobie opened the door and stood aside for her to enter, she did so without demur.
     当斯科比打开门并站到一边让她进去时，她毫不犹豫地这样做了。

双语例句

• Frank Quattrone, the veteran tech banker, demurs on the question of a broader bubble but says he frets about the premiums some private companies are commanding.
  弗兰克•夸特隆是一名经验老道的科技银行家，他并不认为科技界将面临大范围的泡沫。不过有些私人公司挣到了太多的钱，这让他隐隐感到不安。
• Mr Sachs demurs that the car will sell well, saying that he learned from the Hyundai launch to offer first-class service right from the beginning.
  萨克斯对此提出异议，他认为该款汽车的销售情况将会不错，并称自己从现代在欧洲推出的经历中认识到，从一开始就要提供一流的服务。
• Debtor must perform bis liabilities to third party according to the contract, or else he should bear the liability of the breach, but debtor can protest all demurs, being against the creditor in the light of the contract, to third party.
  债务人应依约向第三人履行债务，否则，应向第三人承担违约责任，但是基于合同关系而生的对债权人的一切抗辩，债务人均可以向第三人主张。