Demur

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

(verb.) take exception to; 'he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday'.

(verb.) enter a demurrer.

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• To which Alfred would demur: 'Undoubtedly, Sophronia, but Georgiana acutely remarks,' that. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• After some delay and demur, the door grudgingly turned on its hinges a very little way, and allowed Mr. Jerry Cruncher to squeeze himself into court. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• The person she admitted stood with her two minutes in parley: there seemed a demur, a delay. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• He no longer demurred when I suggested that we go before Tal Hajus, only saying that he would like to speak to Sarkoja first. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.

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