1. confer [kən'fɜː] 
v. 授予，协商，交换意见
I need to confer with my lawyer. 我需要跟我的律师商量。
confer on 授予
Diplomas were conferred on members of the graduating class. 给毕业班的学生颁发了毕业文凭。
n. conference（正式）会议
international conference国际会议/ press conference 记者招待会

2. infer [ɪn'fɜː] 
v. 推断，作出推论 
People usually infer an unknown fact from a known fact. 人们通常从已知的事实中推断未知的事实.
inference n. 推理，推断

3.refer [rɪ'fɜː] 
v. 提到，涉及，参考
In her autobiography she occasionally refers to her unhappy schooldays. 她在自传里间或提起自己不愉快的学生时代。
reference n. 参考，参照 
Reference News《参考消息》

4.defer [dɪ'fɜː] 
v. 推迟，延期，服从 
My bank has agreed to defer the repayments on my loan. 银行同意我推迟归还贷款。

5.postpone [pəʊs(t)'pəʊn] 
v. 延缓，延迟，把…放在后面 
We've had to postpone going to France because the children are ill. 孩子生病了，我们不得不延迟去法国。

6.delay [dɪ'leɪ] 
v. 延期，耽搁； 
n. 延期
Traffic was delayed by the bad weather. 坏天气导致交通延迟。

7.prolong [prə'lɒŋ] 
v. 延长，拖延，延期
prolong life 延年益寿
We were having such a good time that we decided to prolong our stay bu another week. 我们玩得很高兴，于是决定再呆一周。

8.prefer [prɪ'fɜː] 
v.更喜欢，宁愿
prefer A to B 比起B更喜欢A
I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics. 我当老师，是因为我更喜欢书本和人而不是权术。
prefer to do rather than do sth
I prefer to do some sports rather than stay at home. 我宁愿去运动而不愿待在家里。

9. transfer [træns'fɜː] 
v./n. 转让，转移，传递
The aim is to transfer power/control/responsibility to self-governing regional councils. 目的是把权力/控制权/责任转移到自治区委员会。