词汇 | defy |
释义 | defy 2 ENTRIES FOUND: defy (verb) death-defying (adjective) defy /dɪˈfaɪ/ verb defies; defied; defying defy /dɪˈfaɪ/ verb defies; defied; defying Learner's definition of DEFY [+ object] 1 : to refuse to obey (something or someone)违抗;违反 She defied her parents and dropped out of school.她不听父母劝告,辍学了。 2 : to make (something) very difficult or impossible使…难以办到;使…变得不可能 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。 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 3 : to resist or fight (something)抵抗;挑战 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。 4 : to go against (something)反对;反抗 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。 an explanation that defies all logic [=an explanation that does not make any sense]毫无逻辑的解释 5 : to tell (someone) to do something that you think cannot be done激发(某人)去做难以办到的事情 I defy you to prove that I lied.我谅你也无法证明我撒了谎。 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。 |
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