defying
present participle ofdefy
| 单词 | defying |
| 释义 | defying present participle ofdefy defy verb[T] uk/dɪˈfaɪ/us/dɪˈfaɪ/C2 torefusetoobeyaperson,decision,law,situation, etc.: It israretoseechildrenopenlydefyingtheirteachers. A fewworkershave defied themajoritydecisionand gone intoworkdespitethestrike. Thefactthataircraftdon'tfallout of theskyalwaysseemsto me to defy(=actagainst)thelawofgravity. AforestfireraginginsouthernCalifornia is defying(= is notchangedby)allattemptstocontrolit. to disagree with something by speaking or fighting against it
defy belief/description/explanation C2 to beextremeor verystrangeandthereforeimpossibletobelieve,describe, orexplain: Thechaosat theairportdefiesdescription. defysomeoneto dosomething totellsomeone to do something that youthinkwill beimpossible: I defy you toproveyouraccusations. I defy you totellwhere I'vepaintedover thescratchon mycar.
Refusing & rejecting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Opposing & against Preventing and impeding Giving orders & commands Examplesofdefyingdefying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. By the same token, politicians who choose restrictive fiscal and monetary policies over more expansionary alternatives are not necessarilydefyingthe laws of political gravity. From theCambridge English Corpus Leaving the arsenals meantdefyingstate policy, as the worker went up against a barrage of government regulations designed to control the labor market. From theCambridge English Corpus Indefyingformal agreement, writers may be using notional agreement to broaden the scope of their reference and their argument. From theCambridge English Corpus They consolidated their power by occasionallydefyingthe central government or playing off internal and external actors against each other. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, he isdefyingany other theory to squeeze out more normality from his exceptional examples than he has done. From theCambridge English Corpus These four types differed by the dominant type of prescribed activity (' consumer-based' or ' producer-based') and ultimate outcome ('defyingage ' or ' prudentially minimising age-related risks'). From theCambridge English Corpus Defyingsuch binary oppositions, we argue that these towns manifest powerful nationalist and persistent colonial segregation while actively resisting them. From theCambridge English Corpus In short, it is a numerical way ofdefyingthe accountants. From theCambridge English Corpus Semiotics is a large and complex field,defyingeasy summary. From theCambridge English Corpus The authorities therefore might have to deal with 13,000 womendefyingthe law. From theCambridge English Corpus There was more to this treason, some element which, while never quitedefyinglogic, nevertheless twisted it to suit a particular goal. From theCambridge English Corpus Do you think there are plays that aredefyingthe white critics' misreadings of the culturally unfamiliar? From theCambridge English Corpus If a comrade were in serious trouble, they were sworn to help him out even if that meantdefyingtheir father or former master. From theCambridge English Corpus Accepting the idea of local traits should not lead to ascribing such traits as in-a-hurry-compassion anddefying-authority-compassion, but to ascribing such traits as compassion-defying-authority-in-the-presence-of-a-passive-bystanderwho-is-not-a-prior-acquaintance-when-not-in-a-hurry-and-where-theperson-in-need-of-help-is-not-an-acquaintance. From theCambridge English Corpus Men, in contrast, enjoy the illegal income and activities for the sense ofdefyingauthority and getting away with it. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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