1. 违抗;反抗;不服从
If you defysomeone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
defy
e.g. This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defymy mother...
这是我第一次(也是最后一次)胆敢反抗我的母亲。
e.g. 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。
2. 挑战;激;认为…不敢(或无法)(做)
If you defysomeone todo something, you challenge them to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it.
e.g. I defyyou 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。
e.g. 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。
3. 无法,难以(描述或理解)
If something defiesdescription or understanding, it is so strange, extreme, or surprising that it is almost impossible to understand or explain.
defy是什么意思
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
4. 看上去比实际年轻
If you say that someone defiestheir age, or defies the years, you mean that their appearance or behaviour suggests that they are younger than they really are.
e.g. The singer continues to defyher 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。
1. 蔑视:人类演进以去拥抱复合宇宙(multiverse),当它演进时,它发现了它的超宇宙以一些蔑视(defy)逻辑的方式,对人类心智来讲是可接取的(accessible). 这就是人类正要进入的舞台,而它不是在一种振动的显灵裡(in a vibratory epiphany)上升到一个更高的次元,
2. 不服从;藐视:cultivate 培养 | defy不服从;藐视 | degenerate 退化
3. 违抗,不顾,挑激:defraud 欺骗,诈欺 | defy违抗,不顾,挑激 | degenerate 恶化,变坏
常用例句
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经典引文
- He defied his opponents.
他公然反抗他的对手们。 - 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。 - The driver of the car was defying the law by speeding.
那个司机公然违犯法律超速行驶。 - How long can those criminals continue to defy the law!
看那些犯罪分子无视法律还能继续多久! - 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。 - Now that the boy was earning his own living, he could defy his father's strict rules.
既然儿子已经自立,他就可能不受父亲的严格家规的约束。 - He always defied his superiors.
他总是违抗上级。 - He defied the club's ruling against talking to the press.
他无视俱乐部不准向新闻界发表谈话的规定。 - The problem defied solution.
这个问题不能解决。 - The problem defied me.
这个问题我无法解决。 - The door defied all attempts to open it.
这扇门无论如何也打不开。 - The disease has so far defied all attempts to find a cure.
至今为止,这种病找不到任何治疗的方法。 - The vastness of space defied comprehension.
外层空间的茫茫无垠让人无法弄清其究竟。 - The beauty of the scenery defied all description.
景色之美难以形容。
- defy brute force不畏强暴
- defy laws human and divine无法无天
- defy severe cold不畏严寒
- defy one's superior违抗上司
- defy suppression不怕镇压
- defy tradition不顾传统
- defy sb's will违反某人的意志
- defy desperately不顾一切地反抗
- defy fiercely激烈地反抗
- defy mortally致命地反抗
- defy recklessly不顾后果地反抗
- defy savagely野蛮地反抗
- defy undauntedly无畏地反抗
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The challenger with fierce defie His trumpet sounds.
出自:Dryden -
Th' infernal Serpent..Who durst defie th' Omnipotent to Arms.
出自:Milton
词语用法
词义讲解
- defy的基本意思是“公然反抗”,指下属对上司、晚辈对长辈、公民对法律等不服从或不尊重。引申则指有无法克服的困难。
- defy用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词作宾语。defy还可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语,这时表示“挑激某人做某事”,含义是相信其做不到或不敢做。
- defy, resist
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- 这组词都可作“抵制”解。其区别是:
- 前者表示出于阻止对方的行为而采取对立行动; 后者则含有果断、好斗且勇气十足的意味,伴有更公开、更尖锐的反抗行动。
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