1 VERB 表示反对;提出异议 If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do. 表示反对;提出异议 [formal]
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Hunt wanted to know, would I be prepared to take over the whole operation and supervise it? At first I demurred. [VERB]
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。
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The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent. [VERB]
医生提出异议,但皮尔西却一再坚持。
SYN object, refuse, protest, doubt
2 PHRASE 毫无异议地;毫不犹豫地 If you do something without demur, you do it immediately and without making any protest. 毫无异议地;毫不犹豫地 [formal]
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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。
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