defying

英 [dɪˈfaɪɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈfaɪɪŋ]

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
defy的现在分词

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。

双语例句

• The cultural conditions for defying Malthus were taking shape elsewhere too.
  挑战马尔萨斯理论的文化条件也在其它地方形成。
• Dimopoulos said many bar and cafe owners claimed to have lost customers to rivals defying the ban.
  他说，许多酒吧和咖啡馆业主称，他们的客户都被不遵守禁令的竞争对手抢走了。
• Third, defying popular perception, the IMAC costs less than the XPS one.
  第三，与人们通常感觉不一样的是，imac的价格低于xpsone。
• They imprisoned more than eight thousand people for defying segregation laws.
  他们以违抗隔离法为由囚禁了八千多人。
• Gunbattles in Gaza on Saturday defying a truce between the Fatah and Hamas factions.
  法塔赫和哈马斯两大派系，在当地时间星期五晚间宣布达成的新的停火协议。
• The world's biggest retailer is defying its critics by continuing to grow vigorously.
  这家世界头号零售公司在批评者的一片骂声中继续发展壮大。
• What are we to do? He's defying everyone.
  我们该怎么办？他蔑视每一个人。
• The development of Chinese modern dance runs its special course from defying tradition to returning to tradition.
  中国现代舞近百年的发展，所走过的是一条从“反传统”到“返传统”的特色之路。
• The attackers have awaited nightfall before setting out, defying a call for calm from the country's prime minister and damaging stores, schools, a police station and an arts and crafts centre in the four days of violence.
  攻击者无视瑞典首相呼吁冷静，在夜幕降临后出动。在四天的暴力行动中，一些商店和学校遭到破坏、一个警察局和一所工艺美术中心也被殃及。
• They are all defying Caesar's decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.
  这些人都违背该撒的命令，说另有一个王耶稣。