| 单词 | defy |
| 释义 | defy defy /dɪˈfaɪ/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for defy C2 to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.: » It is rare to see children were openly defying their teachers.» A few workers have defied the majority decision and gone into work despite the strike.» The fact that aircraft don't fall out of the sky always seems to me to defy (= act against) the law of gravity.» A forest fire raging in the south of France is defying (= is not changed by) all attempts to control it.Thesaurus+: ↑Refusing and rejectingThesaurus+: ↑Opposing and againstdefy belief/description/explanationC2 to be extreme or very strange and therefore impossible to believe, describe, or explain: » The chaos at the airport defies description.Thesaurus+: ↑Preventing and impeding , ↑Limiting and restrictingdefy sb to do sthF0 to tell someone to do something that you think will be impossible: » I defy you to prove your accusations.» I defy you to tell where I've painted over the scratch on my car.Thesaurus+: ↑Giving orders and commands• • • Extra Examples:» The mess in Bart's room defies description!» His remarkable recovery defied all medical augury.» In 1970 he defied the three-line whip against EC membership.» They defied convention by giving up their jobs and becoming self-sufficient.» Tom Cruise has performed his own stunts for Mission Impossible 2, defying warnings from professionals. |
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