This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy my mother. [VERB noun]

这是我第一次(也是最后一次)胆敢反抗我的母亲。

Nearly eleven-thousand people have been arrested for defying the ban on street trading. [VERB noun]

将近有1.1万人因为违抗禁止在街上摆摊交易的禁令而被捕。

I defy you to come up with one major accomplishment of the current Prime Minister. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

我敢说你讲不出现任首相的哪怕一项重大成就。

He looked at me as if he was defying me to argue. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

他看着我，仿佛在激我与他争论。

When the flowers open in spring they fill the night air with a fragrance that defies description. [VERB noun]

春天鲜花开放时，夜里的空气中会弥漫一种难以名状的香气。

It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension. [VERB noun]

这种行为野蛮凶残、令人震惊，简直是不可理喻。

The singer continues to defy her age by wearing the scantiest of outfits.

那名女歌手依旧穿着非常暴露的服装，完全不似她这把岁数。