defer [dɪˈfɜ:(r)]

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vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从

to delay something until a later time ; to postpone

We wish to defer our decision until next week. 我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
We will defer to whatever the committee decides. 我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。