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遵从, 服从
to accept or agree to follow someone's decision, opinion, or authority, often out of respect or recognition of their expertise or position
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- The team chose to defer to the senior researcher's expertise in designing the experiment.
团队选择在设计实验时遵从资深研究员的专业知识。
- When deciding on the software to use, I will defer to your experience in the field.
在决定使用哪种软件时，我会遵从您在该领域的经验。
- Students are expected to defer to the professor's guidelines for completing the assignment.
学生应遵从教授的指导来完成作业。
- She decided to defer to her parents' wishes and pursue a career in medicine, despite her initial interest in art.
尽管最初对艺术感兴趣，她还是决定遵从父母的意愿，从事医学事业。
- He chose to defer to his doctor's recommendation for the best course of treatment.
他选择遵从医生的建议以获得最佳治疗方案。
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求助于, 依赖于
to refer to or rely on someone or something with more expertise, responsibility, or jurisdiction, typically to handle a matter
- During team discussions, members often defer to the project manager for direction and decision-making.
在团队讨论中，成员们经常听从项目经理的指导和决策。
- In matters of international diplomacy, leaders often defer to the United Nations for resolutions to global conflicts.
在国际外交事务中，领导人常常仰赖联合国来解决全球冲突。
- The board of directors deferred to the chief financial officer for guidance on budget allocations.
董事会听从首席财务官的指导进行预算分配。
- She deferred to her grandfather's wisdom when making important family decisions.
在做重要的家庭决定时，她听从了祖父的智慧。
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遵从, 尊重
to agree to uphold established customs, practices, or rituals, typically out of respect for their historical or cultural importance
- In matters of protocol, diplomats often defer to the customs of the host country.
在礼仪问题上，外交官经常遵从东道国的习俗。
- During ceremonies, the royal family always defers to ancient customs and protocols.
在仪式期间，皇室总是遵循古老的习俗和礼仪。
- In diplomatic meetings, it is customary to defer to the host country's cultural norms and etiquette.
在外交会议上，通常要遵从东道国的文化规范和礼节。
- The university's graduation ceremony deferred to longstanding tradition by awarding honorary degrees to distinguished alumni.
大学的毕业典礼遵循了长期的传统，向杰出的校友授予荣誉学位。
- The museum curators decided to defer to historical accuracy when restoring the ancient artifacts.
博物馆馆长决定在修复古代文物时遵从历史准确性。