在這類事情上我們都聽他的。
Youth is expected to defer to old age.

一般來說年輕人應該順從老年人。
They deferred to the old man's advice.

他們聽從了老人的建議。
They wouldn't defer to my opinion.

他們不肯聽從我的意見。
I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter.

在這件事上，我尊重你更豐富的知識。
I defer to your greater knowledge and experience in such things.

你對這類事情懂得更多，經驗更豐富，我聽從你的意見。
They had deferred to the great English house on every possible occasion.

他們對那家英格蘭商行總是盡可能唯命是從。 defer to wh-clause
We will defer to whatever the committee decides.

我們遵從委員會作出的任何決定。 defer sth to sb
We defer matters of this kind to him.

我們把這類事情交由他處理。