"defer" in Chinese (Simplified)

推迟延期

Definition

将某事推迟到以后，通常因为现在做不合适或不必要。

偏正式，常见于商业、法律和学术场合，如“defer a decision”（推迟决定）、“defer payment”（延迟付款）。日常对话更多说“postpone”或“put off”简单任务。

They decided to defer the meeting until next week.

他们决定将会议**推迟**到下周。

You can defer your student loan payments while you are in school.

你可以在上学时**推迟**学生贷款的还款。

The judge chose to defer the sentence.

法官决定**推迟**判决。

Let's defer this topic and come back to it later when we have more information.

我们先**推迟**这个话题，等有更多信息再讨论。

He asked if he could defer his military service for a year.

他询问是否可以**推迟**一年服兵役。

We can defer the payment if you're having trouble right now.

如果你现在有困难，我们可以**延期**付款。