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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5975 COCA: 5583
defy
dɪfaɪ diˈfaɪ dɪˈfaɪ ˈdifaɪ
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense defies, present participle defying, past tense , past participle defied
1 VERB 违抗;反抗;不服从 If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way. 违抗;反抗;不服从

  • 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。

SYN resist, oppose, confront, face
2 VERB 挑战;激;认为…不敢(或无法)（做） If you defy someone to do something, you challenge them to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it. 挑战;激;认为…不敢(或无法)（做）

  • 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。

3 VERB [no passive, no cont] 无法，难以(描述或理解) If something defies description or understanding, it is so strange, extreme, or surprising that it is almost impossible to understand or explain. 无法，难以(描述或理解)

  • 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。

4 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 看上去比实际年轻 If you say that someone defies their age, or defies the years, you mean that their appearance or behaviour suggests that they are younger than they really are. 看上去比实际年轻

  • 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。

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