defiantly
adverb
uk/dɪˈfaɪ.ənt.li/us/dɪˈfaɪ.ənt.li/in a way thatproudlyrefusestoobeyauthority:
对抗地;对立地;违抗地Agroupofprisonersstoodon theroof, defiantlywavingbanners.一群囚犯站在屋顶上,挥舞横幅以示对抗。
They defiantlyrefusedtoidentifythemselves incourt.他们拒绝在法庭上表明身份,以示对抗。
in a way thatshowsyou are notwillingtoacceptcriticismordisapproval:
不接受批评地;不接受不同意见地He defiantlydenieshaving done anythingwrong.他坚决否认自己做了任何错事。
She defiantlydeclaredherinnocenceandclaimedthatprosecutorsaretryingtodestroyher.她坚称自己无罪,并声称是检察官们要毁了她。
See
defiant
- He defiantlyreturnedto thecountrydespitethearrestwarrantagainst him.
- Menshooktheirfistsdefiantly at thepolice.
- Hespokeforcefullyand sometimes defiantly about what hisagencyhasendured.
Opposing & against
- ad hominem
- alienate
- alienated
- alienation
- antagonism
- antagonistic
- anti-boycott
- antithetical
- nimbyism
- non-confidence
- object
- oppositional
- outcry
- protest
- raise
- raise hellidiom
- resistant
- sail against the windidiom
- versus
- virulent
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