defer tosb/sth
—phrasal verbwithdeferverb[T]uk/dɪˈfɜːr/us/dɪˈfɝː/-rr-
formaltoallowsomeone or something to makedecisionsfor you ortellyou what to do because ofyourrespectfor them or because oftheirhigherrank,authority,knowledge, etc.
听从,顺从,遵从
I have todeferto mybossonimportantdecisions.在重大决策上,我必须听从老板的意见。
Ideferto(=accept)yourjudgment.我同意你的判断。