不及物动词
1. They demurred at working on Sundays.
他们反对星期日工作。
2. They demurred at the proposal.
他们反对那项建议。
3. He demured at the difficulty.
他因困难而踌躇。
1. 反对,犹豫：demonstrate 证明,演示,作示威运动 | demur 反对,犹豫 | denude 剥下,脱去,剥夺
2. 迢异议：demulsify 反乳化 | demur 迢异议 | demure 端庄的
3. 表示异议：demultiplier 递减器 | demur 表示异议 | demurrage and despatch 滞期费与速遣费
4. 公然反对：debut 初次登台 | defy 公然反对 demur | aggrieve 侵害
1. 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.
e.g. Hunt wanted to know, would I be prepared to take over the whole operation and supervise it? At first I demurred...
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。
e.g. The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent.
医生提出异议，但皮尔西却一再坚持。
2. 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.
e.g. 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。