demur 音标拼音: [dɪm'ɚ]
vi . 提出异议,反对,抗辩
n . 异议,反对
提出异议,反对,抗辩异议,反对
demur n 1 : (
law )
a formal objection to an opponent '
s pleadings [
synonym :
{
demur }, {
demurral }, {
demurrer }]
v 1 :
take exception to ; "
he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday " [
synonym : {
demur }, {
except }]
2 :
enter a demurrer Demur \
De *
mur "\,
v .
t .
1 .
To suspend judgment concerning ;
to doubt of or hesitate about . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
The latter I demur ,
for in their looks Much reason ,
and in their actions ,
oft appears .
--
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To cause delay to ;
to put off . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
He demands a fee ,
And then demurs me with a vain delay . --
Quarles .
[
1913 Webster ]
Demur \
De *
mur "\ (
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v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Demurred }
(
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p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Demurring }.] [
OF .
demurer ,
demorer ,
demourer ,
to linger ,
stay ,
F .
demeurer ,
fr .
L .
demorari ;
de -
morari to delay ,
tarry ,
stay ,
mora delay ;
prob .
originally ,
time for thinking ,
reflection ,
and akin to memor mindful .
See {
Memory }.]
1 .
To linger ;
to stay ;
to tarry . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp .
--
Nicols .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To delay ;
to pause ;
to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty ;
to hesitate ;
to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair .
[
1913 Webster ]
Upon this rub ,
the English embassadors thought fit to demur . --
Hayward .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To scruple or object ;
to take exception ,
especailly on the basis of scruple or modesty ;
as ,
I demur to that statement ;
they wanted to make him president ,
but he demurred .
[
1913 Webster ]
When introduced as the world '
s smartest man ,
he was not inclined to demur . --
Kip Thorne [
PJC ]
4 . (
Law )
To interpose a demurrer .
See {
Demurrer },
2 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Demur \
De *
mur "\,
n . [
OF .
demor ,
demore ,
stay ,
delay .
See {
Demur },
v .
i .]
Stop ;
pause ;
hesitation as to proceeding ;
suspense of decision or action ;
scruple .
[
1913 Webster ]
All my demurs but double his attacks ;
At last he whispers , "
Do ;
and we go snacks ." --
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ]
157 Moby Thesaurus words for "
demur ":
aversion ,
back down ,
balance ,
balk ,
bashfulness ,
beef ,
bitch ,
blench ,
boggle ,
boggling ,
boycott ,
call in question ,
challenge ,
combat ,
combative reaction ,
complain ,
complaint ,
compunction ,
conscience ,
counteraction ,
cry out against ,
debate ,
defiance ,
deliberate ,
demonstrate ,
demonstrate against ,
demonstration ,
demurral ,
demurrer ,
deprecate ,
deprecation ,
difference ,
difficulty ,
diffidence ,
disagreement ,
disapproval ,
disapprove ,
disinclination ,
dispute ,
dissent ,
dissentience ,
enter a protest ,
exception ,
expostulate ,
expostulation ,
falter ,
faltering ,
fear ,
fight ,
fight shy of ,
flinch ,
fractiousness ,
gag ,
grievance ,
grievance committee ,
hang back ,
hang off ,
have qualms ,
hem and haw ,
hesitance ,
hesitancy ,
hesitate ,
hesitation ,
hold off ,
holler ,
hover ,
howl ,
hum and haw ,
indignation meeting ,
jib ,
kick ,
make bones about ,
march ,
modesty ,
negativism ,
noncooperation ,
nonviolent protest ,
object ,
objection ,
obstinacy ,
oppose ,
opposition ,
passive resistance ,
pause ,
picket ,
picketing ,
ponder ,
press objections ,
protest ,
protest demonstration ,
protestation ,
pull back ,
quail ,
qualm ,
qualm of conscience ,
qualmishness ,
question ,
raise a howl ,
rally ,
reaction ,
rebuff ,
recalcitrance ,
recalcitrancy ,
recalcitration ,
recoil ,
refractoriness ,
reluctance ,
remonstrance ,
remonstrate ,
remonstration ,
renitence ,
renitency ,
repellence ,
repellency ,
repulse ,
repulsion ,
resist ,
resistance ,
retreat ,
revolt ,
scruple ,
scrupulosity ,
scrupulousness ,
shilly -
shally ,
shrink ,
shrinking ,
shy ,
shy at ,
shyness ,
sit in ,
sit -
in ,
squawk ,
stand ,
state a grievance ,
stick ,
stick at ,
stickle ,
stickling ,
stop to consider ,
straddle the fence ,
strain ,
strain at ,
strike ,
stumble ,
teach in ,
teach -
in ,
think twice about ,
uncooperativeness ,
unwillingness ,
vacillate ,
variance ,
waver ,
wince ,
withdraw ,
withstanding ,
yell bloody murder ,
yield
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