| 釋義 |
de.fy
d?`fa?;di?fai
<<動(dòng)詞>>
de.fied, de.fy.ing, de.fies
<<及物動(dòng)詞>>
1 a. 反抗; 違抗
defied the blockage by sailing straight through it
筆直地向前航行, 強(qiáng)行通過那些封鎖物
b. 不服從; 不合作
defied the court order by leaving the country
以出國逃避法庭程序
played his trumpet past midnight, defying the neighbors
在深夜吹奏他的喇叭, 不與鄰居合作
2 不變化; 不受影響; 不為所動(dòng)
"So the plague defied all medicines." (Daniel Defoe)
所以這種傳染病不受所有藥物的控制
4 刺激; 挑激
She defied her accusers to prove their charges.
她挑激她的控告者去證明他們的指控
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