If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time. 推迟
verb [vi. 不及物动词] 延期，推迟；听从，遵从（defer to）
Customers often defer payment for as long as possible. 顾客们经常尽可能地推迟付款。
de(下降) + fer(带来) → 来得慢 → 拖延， 推迟
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- Let's say, both John and Mary defer to her leadership. 假设，约翰和玛丽都服从她的领导。
- Doctors are encouraged to defer to experts. 鼓励医生们听从专家的意见。