demur

她本想表示反对，但当老板将周末班次加到她的排班表上时，她还是点了点头。

She wanted to ___demur, but when her boss added the weekend shift to her schedule she simply nodded.

当委员会主席提议削减年度员工培训预算时，没有人提出异议。

No one ___demurred when the committee chair proposed reducing the annual budget for staff training.

当朋友坚称这家小餐馆做出了全州最好吃的煎饼时，我委婉地表示了异议。

I gently ___demurred when my friend insisted this diner made the best pancakes in the entire state.