2PHRASE 违抗(某人);无视,不顾(规定、法律等) If you do something in defiance of a person, rule, or law, you do it even though you know that you are not allowed to do it. 违抗(某人);无视,不顾(规定、法律等)
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in defiance of the curfew.
ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤blatant, direct, open公然違抗;明目張膽的藐視◇blatant defiance of the rules對規則的公然藐視PREPOSITION➤in defiance (of)違抗地;不顧⋯◇She held up a clenched fist in defiance.她舉起緊握的拳頭以示抗爭。◇They organized a street demonstration in complete defiance of the government ban.他們不顧政府的禁令組織了街頭示威遊行。➤out of defiance出於反抗◇I left the room messy out of sheer defiance.我把屋子弄得一團糟完全是為了表示自己的反抗。PHRASES➤an act of defiance反抗的舉動▸➤a gesture of defiance反抗的姿態