英语词汇“defy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	defy
释义	defy defy /dɪˈfaɪ/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for defy 1 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 against defy belief/description/explanation 2 C2 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 restricting defy sb to do sth 3 F0 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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