| 单词 | defy |
| 释义 | defy —defiable, adj. —defyingly, adv. v. /di fuy"/; n. /di fuy", dee"fuy/, v. , defied, defying, n. , pl. defies. v.t. 1. to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority. 2. to offer effective resistance to: a fort that defies attack. 3. to challenge (a person) to do something deemed impossible: They defied him to dive off the bridge. 4. Archaic. to challenge to a combat or contest. n. 5. a challenge; a defiance. [1250-1300; ME defien < OF desfier, equiv. to des- DIS-1 + fier to trust < VL *fidare, var. of L fidere] Syn. 1. dare, brave, flout, scorn. |
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