defied

英 [dɪˈfaɪd]

美 [dɪˈfaɪd]

v.  违抗; 反抗; 蔑视; 不可能，无法(相信、解释、描绘等); 经受住; 顶住; 抗住
defy的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 违抗;反抗;不服从
  If youdefysomeone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
  1. This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy my mother...
     这是我第一次(也是最后一次)胆敢反抗我的母亲。
  2. Nearly eleven-thousand people have been arrested for defying the ban on street trading.
     将近有1.1万人因为违抗禁止在街上摆摊交易的禁令而被捕。
• VERB 挑战;激;认为…不敢(或无法)（做）
  If youdefysomeonetodo something, you challenge them to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it.
  1. I defy you to come up with one major accomplishment of the current Prime Minister...
     我敢说你讲不出现任首相的哪怕一项重大成就。
  2. He looked at me as if he was defying me to argue.
     他看着我，仿佛在激我与他争论。
• VERB 无法，难以(描述或理解)
  If somethingdefiesdescription or understanding, it is so strange, extreme, or surprising that it is almost impossible to understand or explain.
  1. When the flowers open in spring they fill the night air with a fragrance that defies description...
     春天鲜花开放时，夜里的空气中会弥漫一种难以名状的香气。
  2. It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.
     这种行为野蛮凶残、令人震惊，简直是不可理喻。
• PHRASE 看上去比实际年轻
  If you say that someonedefiestheirage, ordefies the years, you mean that their appearance or behaviour suggests that they are younger than they really are.
  1. The singer continues to defy her age by wearing the scantiest of outfits.
     那名女歌手依旧穿着非常暴露的服装，完全不似她这把岁数。

双语例句

• But the mayor defied criticism and told a news conference that he had no intention to do so.
  但利市长藐视批评，并在新闻发布上说，他不是有意如此。
• She defied the dying wishes of a great man.
  她公然违背一个伟大的人的意愿。
• Both stood to lose all their convention delegates because they defied party rules by holding their primaries too early.
  两者都丧失了出席全国大会的代表资格，这是因为他们过早地举行了初选而触犯了党规。
• He defied Convention by wearing jeans.
  他用穿牛仔裤来对抗传统习俗。
• A few workers have defied the majority decision and gone into work despite the strike.
  少数几个工人违抗了大多数人的决定，继续工作而不罢工了。
• He also claimed to have defied outside enemies by his wise handling of foreign policy.
  他还声称，他以智慧的方式处理外交政策，对抗外来的敌人。
• In Lucknow crowds of people defied the curfew to celebrate on the streets.
  在勒克瑙，成群的人们违抗宵禁令到街上去庆祝。
• He defied Pope John Paul II by consecrating four bishops without his approval.
  他违抗教皇约翰·保罗二世的旨意，未经他的批准就给4位主教举行了祝圣仪式。
• The baby boy defied all the odds and survived.
  这名男婴九死一生活了下来。
• Many defied a 4pm curfew despite warnings by the defence ministry that the army would deal firmly with violators.
  许多人不顾从下午4时开始实行的宵禁，尽管国防部警告称，军方将强硬对付违抗者。