demur

英 [dɪˈmɜː(r)]

美 [dɪˈmɜːr]

v.  表示反对; 提出异议; 拒绝
n.  反对，异议

过去式：demurred　过去分词：demurred　复数：demurs　第三人称单数：demurs　现在分词：demurring　

TOEFLGRE

BNC.19534 / COCA.20271

习惯用语

n.

without demur
• 毫无异议；毫不犹豫
  without objecting or hesitating
• They accepted without demur.
  他们接受了，没有提出异议。

牛津词典

verb

• 表示反对；提出异议；拒绝
  to say that you do not agree with sth or that you refuse to do sth
  1. At first she demurred, but then finally agreed.
     她开始表示反对，但最终还是同意了。

noun

noun

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。

英英释义

noun

• (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
  Synonym:demurraldemurrer

verb

• take exception to
  1. he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday
  Synonym:except
• enter a demurrer

双语例句

• ( Private sector economists demur, however, instead calculating a 1 per cent to 3 per cent month-on-month fall.) Furthermore, national investment data, also released on Tuesday, buoyed bull spirits.
  （不过，私营部门经济学家持有异议，根据他们的计算，4月份中国出口环比下降了1%至3%。）此外，同样在周二公布的全国投资数据提振了乐观情绪。
• He extends his hand but I demur, telling him I have a bad cold.
  他伸出了手，但我拒绝了，我告诉他我得了重感冒。
• In the end Nixon accepted our unanimous advice without demur.
  最后尼克松接受了我们一致的忠告，没有表示任何异议。
• 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。
• Prelitigation demur right is the special right the general guarantor has against the creditor.
  先诉抗辩权是一般保证人对债权人享有的专有抗辩权。
• If do not have demur, those who ask you to bear the blame is direct face.
  如果没有异议，请你们负责任的直接面对。
• The second chapter analyses the philosophy base of the patent approaching demur system, mainly according as the balance theory in the labor doctrine and inspirit theory of Locke.
  第二章对专利侵权抗辩制度的哲学基础进行了分析，主要依据洛克的劳动学说和激励理论中的平衡论。
• Therefore, as the accused side, if there was no approaching action actually, they should demur powerfully, or else their interest would be damaged.
  因此，作为被控侵权方，如果事实上不存在侵权行为，应进行有理有力的抗辩，否则自己的利益将会受到损失。
• The purpose of the paper is to provide reference in the defendant demur of patent approaching lawsuit in our country, which has reality meaning.
  全文意在为我国专利侵权诉讼中被告的抗辩提供参考，具有现实意义。
• Without demur, they joined the party in my rooms.
  他们没有推辞就到我的屋里一起聚餐了。