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单词 defiance
释义
defiance
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈfaɪ.əns/us
/dɪˈfaɪ.əns/
behaviourin which yourefusetoobeysomeone or something:
对抗；对立；违抗
Thedemonstrationis apointlessact/gestureof defianceagainstthegovernment.通过示威来对抗政府是一种毫无意义的行为／姿态。
Indefianceoftheceasefire,rebeltroopsare againfiringon thecapital.叛军违反停火协定再次向首都开火。
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(Definition ofdefiancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

defiance| American Dictionary

defiance
noun[U]
us
/dɪˈfɑɪ·əns/
proudanddeterminedoppositionagainstauthorityor against someone morepowerfulthan you are:
They arecontinuingtopublishtheirnewspaper, in defiance ofgovernmentattemptstocloseit down.
(Definition ofdefiancefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdefiance

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The strongdefianceincentives probably weakened somewhat from the mid 1980s, when the state grants became more generous.
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By the mid to late 1980s,defiancehad reached a point where the government had clearly lost control.
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To insure originality he set the rules of composition (which he never violated in his vocal productions) atdefiance.
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The policies of this sovereign nation, as well as its cultural symbols, reflect a pragmatism tinged with adefianceof established political and economic conventions.
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Dignifieddefianceis mostly fueled by dignity as a virtue, a strong sense of self-worth, courage, wisdom, temperance, and justice.
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It had more impact than sophisticated jazz, because more easily assimilated, and was a more widespread outlet for boisterous youth with itsdefianceof conventions.
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This resistance against efforts at government repression became both a symbolic and structuraldefianceagainst the system.
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For physical or psychological maltreatment, "misbehavior" or "defiance" was most often cited.
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The resignation was not, however, an act ofdefiance.
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In the event ofdefiance, do they offer a constructive alternative, perhaps based on a different normative perspective, or new clinical trial data?
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Passive resistance intermixed with activedefiancein the rear inevitably and profoundly affected conditions at the front.
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They gradually untwine as the music marshals itself for a final dance ofdefiance.
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The unfriendly faces, illuminated by the glow of the fire, communicate their unifieddefiancethrough the faintest of smiles.
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However, in an opendefianceof the life president's advice, the majority voted for the multiparty cause in the 1993 referendum.
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Yet this time, indefianceof the cyclical pattern, we find the cause breaking through to precarious but permanent institutional form.
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