Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

defer

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in Vietnamese Hoãn lại, lùi thời hạn

BrE /dɪˈfɜː(r)/ AmE /dɪˈfɜːr/

verb en → vi

past deferred pp deferred ing deferring

1 DELAY/POSTPONE [transitive, T + obj] B1

Hoãn lại, lùi thời hạn

to delay doing something until a later time or date

  • defer sth to a future time

Collocations defer a decision · defer an action

  • We decided to defer the meeting until next week.

    Chúng tôi quyết định hoãn cuộc họp lại đến tuần sau.

2 REFER/TRANSFER [transitive, T + obj] B2

Gửi, chuyển cho ai đó xem xét hoặc hành động

to refer a matter or decision to another person or body for consideration or action

  • defer sth to sb/sth

Collocations defer a decision to a committee · defer an issue to another authority

  • The case was deferred to the Supreme Court.

    Vụ án đã được chuyển lên Tòa án Tối cao.