demur /dɪˈmɜː/ ( demurring, demurred, demurs )

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  V-I If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do. 表示异议 [正式]

  例：

  The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent.

  医生表示异议，但是皮尔西坚持不懈。