单词	defiant
释义	defiantde‧fi‧ant /dɪˈfaɪənt/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINdefiant Origin: 1500-1600 French défiant, present participle of défier; ➔ DEFY Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES "Nothing is going to change," said a defiant Miller after his trial. Defiant party members openly challenged the leadership. Demonstrators became increasingly defiant of police controls. Her reply was clear and defiant. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But it was a defiant rather than a triumphant gesture. He is one of the defiant ones. It is easier to be soothing with a highly sensitive child who is clingy and frightened than with a defiant child. Many defiant children are also unusually clever; figuring out ways to defeat your most sophisticated arguments. No, he said - and he was defiant - there was no need. Some defiant children are very shy. The big bird squatted quietly against Rima's chest, but her eyes held a sulky, defiant glare. The building oozed a melancholy yet defiant air, cornered by an unforgiving landscape with which it refused to make any compromises. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomeone who refuses to obey people, rules, laws etc► disobedient someone, especially a child, who is disobedient does not do what he or she is told to do by a parent, teacher etc: · Lee stood before her like a disobedient schoolboy.· She said that if we were disobedient she would send us home immediately. ► defiant not obeying people in authority and showing that you have no respect for them: · Her reply was clear and defiant.· Defiant party members openly challenged the leadership.defiant of somebody/something: · Demonstrators became increasingly defiant of police controls. ► rebellious someone, especially a young person, who is rebellious deliberately disobeys people in authority such as their parents or teachers: · Such extremist groups may well attract rebellious teenagers.· Maria was headstrong and rebellious. ► rebel someone, especially a young person, who behaves in a completely different way from the way people are expected to behave by society and by people in authority: · In his black leather jacket and chains he looked every inch the young rebel.· She was a rebel, who horrified her family by rejecting a promising career in law to become an actor. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► child · Some defiant children are very shy.· There is yet another worrisome parental pattern that I sometimes see among parents of defiant children.· Alongside stubbornness and negativism, the defiant child has enormous energy and persistence.· Many defiant children are also unusually clever; figuring out ways to defeat your most sophisticated arguments.· Unlike the highly sensitive child, the defiant child has some physical characteristics that make a more aggressive approach possible.· However; the defiant child also tends to have a little better postural control than the overly sensitive child.· It is easier to be soothing with a highly sensitive child who is clingy and frightened than with a defiant child.· The defiant child uses bossiness and defiance in an attempt to feel secure. clearly refusing to do what someone tells you to do:  Mark smashed a fist on the desk in a defiant gesture.—defiantly adverb
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