defy

英 [dɪˈfaɪ]

美 [dɪˈfaɪ]

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

过去式：defied　现在分词：defying　第三人称单数：defies　过去分词：defied　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.5975 / COCA.5583

同义词辨析

defydisobeyflout【导航词义：违抗】

习惯用语

v.

I defy you/anyone to do sth
• 激，挑动（某人尽力做你认为不可能的事）
  used to say that sb should try to do sth, as a way of emphasizing that you think it is impossible to do it
• I defy anyone not to cry at the end of the film.
  我倒要看看有谁在电影结尾时不哭。

牛津词典

verb

• 违抗；反抗；蔑视
  to refuse to obey or show respect for sb in authority, a law, a rule, etc.
  1. I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers.
     我可不敢不听老师的话。
  2. Hundreds of people today defied the ban on political gatherings.
     今天有数百人违抗禁止政治集会的规定。
• 不可能，无法（相信、解释、描绘等）
  to be impossible or almost impossible to believe, explain, describe, etc.
  1. a political move that defies explanation
     无法解释的政治举动
  2. The beauty of the scene defies description.
     景色之美简直难以描绘。
• 经受住；顶住；抗住
  to successfully resist sb/sth to a very unusual degree
  1. The baby boy defied all the odds and survived (= stayed alive when it seemed certain that he would die) .
     这名男婴九死一生活了下来。

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。

英英释义

verb

• challenge
  1. I dare you!
  Synonym:dare
• resist or confront with resistance
  1. The politician defied public opinion
  2. The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
  3. The bridge held
  Synonym:withstandholdhold up
• elude, especially in a baffling way
  1. This behavior defies explanation
  Synonym:resistrefuse

双语例句

• We defy death, not to speak of hardship and difficulties.
  我们死都不怕，更不用说艰难困苦了。
• 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。
• And I defy you to hurt him when I am by, and I defy you to frighten me!
  当我在旁边的时候，我不怕你伤害他，我也不怕你吓唬我！
• Criminals defy the law.
  罪犯无视法律。
• You were very courageous to defy convention.
  你勇气十足敢于蔑视社会习俗。
• 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。
• I defy you to prove that I have cheated.
  我敢说你不能证明我曾挑动过此事。
• The situations I have encountered certainly defy my imagination, and deserve a good laugh.
  我所遇到的情形与我想象中的完全不一样，值得哈哈大笑一番。
• Will you defy your father and your queen?
  你要违抗你的父亲和女王？
• Ignorance or overconfidence allows us to defy gravity for a while, but not forever.
  无知或自负会让我们暂时摆脱地心引力，但不会永远如此。