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单词 defy
释义
defy
verb[T]
uk
/dɪˈfaɪ/us
/dɪˈfaɪ/
C2
torefusetoobeyaperson,decision,law,situation, etc.:
对抗；违抗；反抗
It israretoseechildrenopenlydefyingtheirteachers.很少看见孩子公然跟老师作对。
A fewworkershave defied themajoritydecisionand gone intoworkdespitethestrike.几个工人不顾大多数人的罢工决定自己去上工了。
Thefactthataircraftdon'tfallout of theskyalwaysseemsto me to defy(=actagainst)thelawofgravity.我总认为飞机没有从天上掉下来，是不符合万有引力定律的。
AforestfireraginginsouthernCalifornia is defying(= is notchangedby)allattemptstocontrolit.尽管采取了各种措施，加利福尼亚南部的一场森林大火依然在肆虐。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to disagree with something by speaking or fighting against it
  • opposeVillagers opposed plans to widen the carriageway.
  • objectNo one objected to the decision.
  • defyA few workers defied the decision to strike and went in to work.
  • speak out againstMore and more people are speaking out against this unpopular law.
  • stand out againstMore people are standing out against the corruption of the local government.
  • declare againstUKShe declared against the new airport.
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defy belief/description/explanation
C2
to beextremeor verystrangeandthereforeimpossibletobelieve,describe, orexplain:
（因过于极端或奇特而）让人无法相信／描述／解释
Thechaosat theairportdefiesdescription.机场一片混乱，难以用语言形容。
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defysomeoneto dosomething
totellsomeone to do something that youthinkwill beimpossible:
激，惹；向…挑战；
I defy you toproveyouraccusations.我倒要看看你能不能拿出证据来证实你的指控。
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More examples
  • Themessin Bart'sroomdefiesdescription!
  • Hisremarkablerecoverydefied allmedicalaugury.
  • In 1970 he defied the three-linewhipagainst ECmembership.
  • They defiedconventionby giving uptheirjobsandbecomingself-sufficient.
  • TomCruise hasperformedhis ownstuntsfor Mission Impossible 2, defyingwarningsfromprofessionals.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Refusing & rejecting
  • abnegate
  • abnegation
  • bar
  • batsomething/someoneaway
  • blow(something)out
  • brush
  • disown
  • jettison
  • laugh
  • miss a chance/opportunityidiom
  • punt onsomething
  • quit
  • quit onsomeone
  • react
  • react againstsomething
  • rebuff
  • repudiate
  • resistant
  • spurn
  • turnyournose upidiom
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Opposing & against
(Definition ofdefyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

defy| American Dictionary

defy
verb[T]
us
/dɪˈfɑɪ/
torefusetoobeyor to do something in theusualorexpectedway:
They defied anevacuationorderandstayedintownduring thehurricane.
He defied theodds(= did what no oneexpected)andwontheraceformayor.

defiant

adjectiveus
/dɪˈfɑɪ·ənt/
She is defiant,angry, andtough.

defiantly

adverbus
/dɪˈfɑɪ·ənt·li/
When I said she mightfail, shereplieddefiantly, “No, I won’t!”
(Definition ofdefyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdefy

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It is when a phenomenon defies understanding that it 'announces' itself, and stands out from the background, requiring interpretation.
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Contemporary social scientists struggle with the problem of being precise about that which defies precision : the cloudiness of our own lives.
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And, finally, there are those - the truly problematic cases - whichdefyexclusive classification.
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In contrast, signatures that result from recombination between ribosomal variants leave traces thatdefyany phylogenetic hypothesis.
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Counteracting the conduct-book-like prescriptions of their words, the performative force of the female voice undoes the drama and defies its constraining messages.
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Plus most women on death row, like their male counterparts, have complex, dysfunctional lives, and sodefyeasy categorisation.
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His book effortlessly and purposefully defies the false dichotomy between a cultural studies approach and a historical one.
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Such fanciful narratives are "mythical" rather than realistic, and the identities they inventdefyhistorical or scientific discursivity.
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Those who support a democratic regime do not have todefytraditional authority relations within the family or in the workplace.
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The changes that have taken place have been so many and so large that theydefymany of the tools of marginal analysis.
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This is an emotional truth which often seems todefythe interpretations of archaeologists, historians or anthropologists.
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This productive energy seems todefyany efforts to curtail or constrain it.
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Among historians and sociologists of science, it is a commonplace that scientists' accusations of plagiarismdefystraightforward explanations.
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The ' emergence' of the factors of interest should surely be shown as a rational and replicable process, not presented as alchemy that defies explanation.
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By the same token, politicians who choose restrictive fiscal and monetary policies over more expansionary alternatives are not necessarily defying the laws of political gravity.
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