1. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

1. take exception to;

   "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"
   

2. enter a demurrer

1.表示反对;提出异议
If youdemur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do.

demur的近义词

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 somethingwithout 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 withoutdemur.
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。

1. demur

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. demur是什么意思

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. He demurred to my statement.
   他对我的陈述提出异议。
2. Lawyer demured what the attestor said.
   律师对证人的话的真实性提出了怀疑。
3. Workers demurred at working on Sundays.
   工人们反对在星期天工作。
4. I suggested putting the matter to a vote, but the chairman demurred to it.
   我建议对此事投票表决，但主席表示反对。

1. He accepted the criticism without demur.
   他毫无异议地接受了批评。
2. In the end Nixon accepted our unanimous advice without demur.
   最后尼克松接受了我们一致的忠告，没有表示任何异议。

• demur">without demur无异议

• Warming to the scheme after initial demur.

  出自：P. L. Fermor

• We can afford to recognise the fact, though we demur to the inference.

  出自：A. Maclaren

• Butt and Sons at first demurred, but then conceded.

  出自：F. Weldon