demur
/di'mә:/
📖 中文释义
- vi. 提出异议, 反对, 抗辩
- n. 异议, 反对
🔗 释义中的汉语词
🧩 词形变化
💬 双语例句
Shortly before the current Iraq war, when Bush administration economist Larry Lindsey suggested that the costs might range between $100 and $200 billion, other officials quickly demurred. For example, Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels put the number at $60 billion.
🔵 同义词
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
- n. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
- v. take exception to
- v. enter a demurrer