defy
defy 英 [dɪˈfaɪ] 美 [dɪˈfaɪ]
vt. 违抗；反抗；顶住 n. 挑战；对抗
进行时:defying 过去式:defied 过去分词:defied 第三人称单数:defies
- To defy is to openly refuse to do something. You can defy the no-costumes-in-class rule if you wear your fairy wings to school, but just don’t try to defy the laws of gravity unless you can actually fly.
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- vt. 违抗；反抗；顶住
- n. 挑战；对抗
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1. I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers.
我可不敢不听老师的话。
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2. a political move that defies explanation
无法解释的政治举动
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3. The beauty of the scene defies description.
景色之美简直难以描绘。
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4. The baby boy defied all the odds and survived .
这名男婴九死一生活了下来。
- defy (v.) c. 1300, "to renounce one's allegiance;" mid-14c., "to challenge, defy," from Old French defier, desfier "to challenge, defy, provoke; renounce (a belief), repudiate (a vow, etc.)," from Vulgar Latin *disfidare "renounce one's faith," from Latin dis- "away" (see dis-) + fidus "faithful" (from PIE root *bheidh- "to trust, confide, persuade").
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