| 词汇 | demur |
| 释义 | demur verb[ I ] formaluk /dɪˈmɜːr/ us /dɪˈmɝː/-rr- to express disagreement or refuse to do something: 提出异议;拒绝 The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge demurred.律师请求休庭，但法官没有同意。 Arguing & disagreeing agent provocateur alienate alienated argue with someone argumentatively bone conflict flame hammer lock hornsidiom non-circular non-consensual pick piggy in the middle provocateur quarrel quibble says who?idiom the fur fliesidiom throw You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Refusing & rejecting demur noun[ U ] formaluk /dɪˈmɜːr/ us /dɪˈmɝː/ the act of expressing disagreement or of refusing to do something: without demur She agreed to his request without demur. There was no further demur. He was used to being obeyed without demur. Baldwin then made no demur against the Chancellor's recommendation. The formal business of the meeting lasted barely five minutes, with each resolution waved through with no hint of demur from the trio present. After some demur all consented. Arguing & disagreeing agent provocateur alienate alienated argue with someone argumentatively bone conflict flame hammer lock hornsidiom non-circular non-consensual pick piggy in the middle provocateur quarrel quibble says who?idiom the fur fliesidiom throw You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Refusing & rejecting demur | American Dictionarydemur verb[ I ] us/dɪˈmɜr/-rr- to express disagreement or refusal to do something: Jack urged me to go, but I demurred. Examples of demurdemur The seminar quietly finessed the definitional question, not without a few polite demurs. Patients denied the therapeutic benefits of those drugs in the interim might once again demur. Up to a point, it is hard to demur. It is hard to demur at this verdict. While some claim that biotechnology is the answer to both food security and a healthy planet, other demur. While some claim that such crops are the answer to both food security and a healthy planet, others demur. I demurred, feeling that it might be seen as too personal or otherwise inappropriate for this journal. Wulstan demurs on this matter: he tells me that he thinks the rhymes in these letters are 'more coincidental than systematic'. Along the journey from musical grammar to hermeneutic exegesis individual readers may well want to pause and to demur but it is impossible not to be fascinated. Those who demur on the significance of rationes interpret it as entailing the application of the same set of principles that justified the preceding case(s). Russell demurred, pointing out that no provision had been made for arms, ammunition, or money, and that no declaration had been prepared, let alone agreed on. Roberts demurs, and shows oneness in hierarchy. I would demur, however, to the possible inference that this percentage represents the full measure of the beneficial operation of the administrative system referred to. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He demurs on the ground that the cost of making it fit would be disproportionate to the value of the house. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that the associations of local authorities have in no way demurred at that suggestion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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