v.提出異議；反對；拖延

n.異議；反對

He demurred to my statement. 他對我的陳述提出異議。

Lawyer demured what the attestor said. 律師對證人的話的真實(shí)性提出了懷疑。

Workers demurred at working on Sundays. 工人們反對在星期天工作。

I suggested putting the matter to a vote, but the chairman demurred to it. 我建議對此事投票表決，但主席表示反對。

He accepted the criticism without demur. 他毫無異議地接受了批評。

In the end Nixon accepted our unanimous advice without demur. 最后尼克松接受了我們一致的忠告，沒有表示任何異議。