defy

[di'fai]

vt.藐视, 挑衅, 反抗

vt.

1. 公然反抗, 蔑视

He defied the order of the court.

他蔑视法庭的命令。

2. 向……挑战; 激, 惹[O2]

I defy you to jump that high hurdle.

我倒要看看你能不能跳过那高栏。

3. 使不能, 使落空, 抗拒

Her odd behavior defies understanding.

她的古怪行为无法理解。

n.

【美】【俚】挑战, 对抗[C][U]

词形变化

动词过去式: defied | 动词过去分词: defied | 动词现在分词: defying | 动词第三人称单数: defies |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.公然反抗, 蔑视

resist  confront  challenge  disobey  ignore  disregard  

同义参见:

dare  trample  rebel  

反义参见:

attend  

英英释义

动词 defy:

resist or confront with resistance

同义词：withstand, hold, hold up

elude, especially in a baffling way

同义词：resist, refuse

challenge

同义词：dare

补充

defydefy英:[diˈfai] 美:[dɪˈfaɪ]vt.1.公然反抗He defied his opponents.他公然反抗他的对手们。2.不服从; 不尊重If you defy the law, you may find yourself in prison.如果你不服从法律, 你就可能会坐牢。3.有无法克服的困难His strange behaviour defies understanding.他古怪的举止使人难以理解。This defies to be explained.这难以解释。

例句

1. If we defied him, we would be sacked.我们如果不听他的, 会被解雇的。 2. the only time I dared to defy my mother我敢违抗妈妈的唯一一次 3. I defy you to come up with a better solution.有本事你拿出一个更好的解决方案来。 4. He looked at me, defying me to disagree.他看着我, 吃准我没胆量反对。 5. Your conclusion defies the logic in your own analysis.按照你的分析, 无法得出该结论。 6. Americans' views often defy categorization and contradict the teachings of their faith.美国人的见解常常难以归类, 并且与他们信仰的教义相抵触。 7. The vastness of space defies description.浩瀚太空, 难以形容。 8. a barbaric act that defies comprehension无可理解的野蛮行径 9. This is where the action of the speed and lean of the riders seem to defy gravity and motion.这正是骑手的速度和倾斜度似乎能够摆脱重力和惯性的地方。 10. 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。 11. to defy parental authority公然违抗家长的权威 12. They believe it is essential to defy convention.他们认为对抗流俗是绝对必要的。 13. The plane defied the laws of gravity.这架飞机经受住了引力定律。 14. The puzzle defied solution.这个谜无法解。 15. a fort that defies attack一座难以攻破的堡垒 16. She defied him to prove her guilty.她量他不敢证明她有罪。 17. She defied him to dive off the bridge.她激他从桥上跳入水中。 18. a woman who defies convention.反传统的女子。 19. his actions defy belief.他的行为让人难以置信。 20. he glowered at her, defying her to mock him.他对她怒目而视，激她嘲弄他。 21. go now, defy him to the combat.上啊，去向他挑战。 22. She defied her parents and continued seeing him.她不听从父母的话，继续和他来往。 23. I defy you to prove me wrong.我敢说你不能证明我是错的。 24. It's such a beautiful place that it defies description.那地方美丽极了，简直是笔墨也难以形容。 25. She defied her parents and dropped out of school.她不听父母劝告，辍学了。 26. The article defies a simple summary. [=the article cannot be explained by a simple summary]这篇文章很难用三言两语加以概括。 27. views of nature that defy belief/description [=that are hard to believe/describe]令人难以置信/描绘的自然美景 28. The group has continued to defy all efforts to stop them.这个组织一直在奋力抵抗阻挡他们的各种势力。 29. The team defied the odds [=did something that was very unlikely] and won the championship.这个队克服了重重困难，最终成功夺冠。 30. an explanation that defies all logic [=an explanation that does not make any sense]毫无逻辑的解释 31. I defy you to prove that I lied.我谅你也无法证明我撒了谎。 32. I defy anyone to name a better film. [=I do not think that anyone can name a better film; I do not think that there is a better film]我敢说没人能举出一部比这更好的电影来。