defy

美 [dɪˈfaɪ]英 [dɪˈfaɪ]
  • vt.违抗;藐视;反抗;不可能,无法(相信、解释、描绘等);蔑视;顶住;经受住;抗住

过去式: defied 现在分词: defying 过去分词: defied 第三人称单数: defies

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verb

【不规则形式】defies defying defied defied
1

违抗;反抗;蔑视
to refuse to obey or show respect for sb in authority, a law, a rule, etc.

I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers.

我可不敢不听老师的话。

Hundreds of people today defied the ban on political gatherings.

今天有数百人违抗禁止政治集会的规定。

2

不可能,无法(相信、解释、描绘等)
to be impossible or almost impossible to believe, explain, describe, etc.

a political move that defies explanation

无法解释的政治举动

The beauty of the scene defies description.

景色之美简直难以描绘。

3

经受住;顶住;抗住
to successfully resist sb/sth to a very unusual degree

The baby boy defied all the odds and survived (= stayed alive when it seemed certain that he would die) .

这名男婴九死一生活了下来。

习语

used to say that sb should try to do sth, as a way of emphasizing that you think it is impossible to do it

我倒要看看有谁在电影结尾时不哭。
I defy anyone not to cry at the end of the film.

defy

频次

  • 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.

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

    这是我第一次(也是最后一次)胆敢反抗我的母亲。

  • 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.

    I defy you to come up with one major accomplishment of the current Prime Minister...

    我敢说你讲不出现任首相的哪怕一项重大成就。

  • 3
    VERB 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.

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

    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。

  • 4
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

verb

1
challenge
I dare you!
Synonym: dare
2
resist or confront with resistance
The politician defied public opinion
The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
The bridge held
Synonym: withstand hold hold up
3
elude, especially in a baffling way
This behavior defies explanation
Synonym: resist refuse

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  1. The firm will continue to lobby lawmakers to pass laws penalising countries that defy American court judgments .

    这家公司将继续游说国会通过法律,惩罚藐视美国法院判决的国家。

  2. G Defy the park ranger .

    公然藐视国家公园管理员。

  3. Hundreds of people today defied the ban on political gatherings .

    今天有数百人违抗禁止政治集会的规定。

  4. I defy anyone not to cry at the end of the film .

    我倒要看看有谁在电影结尾时不哭。

  5. The baby boy defied all the odds and survived .

    这名男婴九死一生活了下来。

  6. After that , life became a matter of defying school rules

    从那以后,生活便成了处处与校规作对。

  7. We were in a disaster situation that defies description .

    我们陷入了难以言表的糟糕处境。

  8. This was the first ( and last ) time that I dared to defy my mother

    这是我第一次(也是最后一次)胆敢反抗我的母亲。

  9. There can be a magic about love that defies all explanation

    爱情的魔力也许根本无法解释。

  10. Her criteria defy analysis

    她的标准让人搞不明白。

  11. When the flowers open in spring they fill the night air with a fragrance that defies description

    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。

  12. Despite her wish to defy convention , she had become pregnant and married at 21 .

    尽管她不想遵循传统习俗,但她还是在21岁的时候就怀孕并且结婚了。

  13. He looked at me as if he was defying me to argue .

    他看着我,仿佛在激我与他争论。

  14. Nearly eleven-thousand people have been arrested for defying the ban on street trading .

    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。

  15. He defied Pope John Paul II by consecrating four bishops without his approval .

    他违抗教皇约翰·保罗二世的旨意,未经他的批准就给4位主教举行了祝圣仪式。

  16. It 's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension .

    这种行为野蛮凶残、令人震惊,简直是不可理喻。

  17. The roads here are quite a maze , criss-crossing one another in a fashion that at times defies logic .

    这里的道路如迷宫般纵横交错,有时让人摸不着头脑。

  18. I promised myself I 'd defy all the prophets of doom and battle back to fitness .

    我发誓要打破所有的死亡预言,力争恢复健康。

  19. 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。

  20. In Lucknow crowds of people defied the curfew to celebrate on the streets .

    在勒克瑙,成群的人们违抗宵禁令到街上去庆祝。

  21. He won 't allow anyone to defy his managerial authority .

    他不允许任何人挑衅他的管理权威。

  22. Those who openly defy the law have been severely punished .

    那些公然蔑视法律的人已经受到了严惩。

  23. The case defies diagnosis .

    这种病症难以确诊。

  24. Criminals defy the law .

    罪犯无视法律。

  25. Fierce-browed , I coolly defy a thousand pointing fingers ; headbowed , like a willing ox I serve the children .

    横眉冷对千夫指,俯首甘为孺子牛。

  26. Jack was not afraid of the strong man , he defied him .

    杰克不惧怕这个强壮的人,杰克向他挑战。

  27. The beauty of the scenery along the Lijiang River defies description .

    漓江之美难以用语言来描画。

  28. The occasion defies description .

    当时的情景非言语所能形容。

  29. We may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution .

    我们也许正面临一个无法轻易解决的难题。

  30. The towering pine and cypress trees defy frost and snow .

    松柏参天傲霜雪。

defy disobey flout 【导航词义:违抗】
defy v. 违抗
〔辨析〕

指违抗法律或规则,也可以指拒不服从有权威者。

〔例证〕

Those who openly defy the law have been severely punished.

那些公然蔑视法律的人已经受到了严惩。

He won't allow anyone to defy his managerial authority.

他不允许任何人挑衅他的管理权威。

disobey v. 不服从,违反
〔辨析〕

指不服从上级命令或不遵守法律、规定等。

〔例证〕

He disobeyed his teacher and read novels in class.

他不听老师的话,在课堂上看小说。

That man disobeyed the traffic rules.

那个人不遵守交通规则。

Those who disobey cannot escape punishment.

违规者必受罚。

flout v. 公然藐视,违抗
〔辨析〕

指公然违抗法律、规定、纪律等。

〔例证〕

Some companies flouted the rules and bribed officials of high rank.

一些公司公然违反规定,贿赂高官。

Pedestrians often flout the traffic law.

行人经常无视交通法规。

  • 习语

v.

I defy you/anyone to do sth

激,挑动(某人尽力做你认为不可能的事)
used to say that sb should try to do sth, as a way of emphasizing that you think it is impossible to do it

I defy anyone not to cry at the end of the film.

我倒要看看有谁在电影结尾时不哭。