defied

英 [dɪˈfaɪd] 美 [dɪˈfaɪd]

v.  违抗; 反抗; 蔑视; 不可能，无法(相信、解释、描绘等); 经受住; 顶住; 抗住
defy的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

  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.
    1. 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. 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. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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. 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.
    1. 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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双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. He also claimed to have defied outside enemies by his wise handling of foreign policy.
    他还声称，他以智慧的方式处理外交政策，对抗外来的敌人。
  5. Both stood to lose all their convention delegates because they defied party rules by holding their primaries too early.
    两者都丧失了出席全国大会的代表资格，这是因为他们过早地举行了初选而触犯了党规。
  6. He defied the order of the court.
    他们违抗父母的意愿而结婚了。
  7. In the end, however, spendthrift consumers defied the government.
    然而，结果是挥霍无度的消费者公然和政府作对。
  8. And she defied international disapproval in2006 by adopting a young boy from Malawi.
    2006年的时候她不顾国际舆论的反对，收养了马拉威的一个小男孩。
  9. Yet David Beckham defied expectations when he agreed to join the Galaxy.
    但在贝克汉姆同意加入洛杉矶银河的时候，他公然反抗了人们的预想。
  10. The warm blaze alone defied it.
    独有温暖的火焰敢和它对抗。
  11. This is the first time they have defied the developed world openly on this issue.
    这是发展中国家首次在这个问题上公开违抗发达国家的意愿。
  12. But the mayor defied criticism and told a news conference that he had no intention to do so.
    但利市长藐视批评，并在新闻发布上说，他不是有意如此。
  13. Even militarily weak and small nations have defied UN decisions with impunity.
    就连军事较弱的小国违抗了联合国的决定也没有受到惩罚。
  14. But she defied them and we ran off together.
    但是她没听他们的，和我私奔了。
  15. They arrested hundreds who defied the new regulation.
    他们逮捕数百名抗拒新规定的民众。
  16. Many defied a 4pm curfew despite warnings by the defence ministry that the army would deal firmly with violators.
    许多人不顾从下午4时开始实行的宵禁，尽管国防部警告称，军方将强硬对付违抗者。
  17. The baby boy defied all the odds and survived.
    这名男婴九死一生活了下来。
  18. They lack wireless licences, but Telecom and Netcom defied regulator disapproval to introduce Quasi-mobile services.
    中国电信和中国网通没有无线牌照，但它们不顾监管机构的反对，也推出了准移动服务。
  19. She also defied her sire.
    她也公然蔑视起她的王爷来了。
  20. Unlike other major French designers who fled the country or otherwise defied the Nazis, Chanel befriended the enemy.
    不像其它的法国设计大师或逃离家乡，或违抗纳粹，香奈儿反而亲近敌人。
  21. He defied Convention by wearing jeans.
    他用穿牛仔裤来对抗传统习俗。
  22. He defied his father's express command when he did so.
    他这样做的时候违抗了他父亲明确的命令。
  23. She defied the dying wishes of a great man.
    她公然违背一个伟大的人的意愿。
  24. They defied Jesus to come down from the cross immediately, thus avoiding death.
    他们挑战耶稣立刻从十字架上下来，因此可以不死。
  25. If you wipe out I, but defied Celestial Ruler Supreme God's life today!
    今天你要是吃了我，就是违抗天帝的命啊！
  26. The children defied his parents and went to the cinema after school.
    孩子违抗父母，放学后看电影去了。
  27. Mr Netanyahu has even defied the president of the US apparently, without any real cost.
    内塔尼亚胡甚至还对美国总统说不，而结果显然也没有导致任何重大损失。
  28. I seem to recall a certain young man who defied his father.
    我记得有一个年轻人不顾父亲反对。
  29. Prime ministers have defied them at their peril.
    首相们若藐视他们可要自己承担风险。
  30. A few workers have defied the majority decision and gone into work despite the strike.
    少数几个工人违抗了大多数人的决定，继续工作而不罢工了。
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