| 词汇 | deferment |
| 释义 | deferment noun[ C or U ] uk /dɪˈfɜː.mənt/ us /dɪˈfɝː.mənt/(alsodeferral, uk /dɪˈfɜː.rəl/ us /dɪˈfɝː.əl/) the act of delaying something until a later time, or an occasion when something is delayed until a later time: 延期，使延缓，推迟 He did not seek deferment from military service.他没有要求延期服兵役。 I was granted a deferment on my education loans.我获得批准，延期偿还教育贷款。 See defer He confirmed the deferment of part of his salary. Most universities will allow a one-year deferment to incoming students. A shortage of vaccine forced deferment of booster shots. Delaying and wasting time ado busywork buy timeidiom carry something over dally gridlock inefficiency inefficiently kept kick kick something into the long grassidiom push retard retardation set someone back (something) shelve sit sit on something spin stall deferment | American Dictionarydeferment noun[ C/U ] us/dɪˈfɜr·mənt/ (a) temporary delay in taking someone into the military forces: [ C ]They got draft deferments as graduate students. Examples of defermentdeferment Finally, deferment periods seem to make little difference in the value offered to the customer. This work devotes attention to parametric changes considered and introduced, including deferment of retirement ages and changes in benefits indexation. After 1942, other sectors in heavy industry granted deferment, making the arsenals less attractive to prospective workers. Deferment of suckling was deprivatory in other ways. Guided by magnanimity and tolerance for religious freedom, many states will make room, either by alternative service or by deferment, for those who absolutely object to war. There has been no deferment of public participation which is being arranged for later this year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A separate record of such deferments is not maintained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These cuts will bring about the deferment of schemes which were designed to improve the conditions of rivers and coastal waters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Obviously, therefore, any deferment of increases in one year is of more importance than a deferment in three years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, of course, the student has the right of deferment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is anybody going to tell me that we shall catch up on these deferments? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No comparable figures are available for 1945 and 1946 when deferment was not, as at present, granted to apprentices or students as such. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have no information on the suggestion that we should now abandon the temporary deferment of agricultural and mining workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In no case have these deferments been for more than three months and the majority have been for far shorter periods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will the building trade operatives also be included in the system of deferment? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of deferment These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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