de.fy
v.tr.(及物动词)de.fied,de.fy.ing,de.fies
To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance:反抗,违抗:公然反对或违抗:例句:defied the blockade by sailing straight through it.笔直地向前航行,强行通过那些封锁物
To refuse to submit to or cooperate with:不服从,不合作:拒绝屈服…,或拒绝与…合作:例句:defied the court order by leaving the country; played his trumpet past midnight, defying the neighbors.以出国逃避法院程序;整夜吹他的喇叭,不理会邻居
To be unaffected by; resist or withstand:不影响,不为所动:不受…的影响;经受得住或顶得住:例句:.So the plague defied all medicines.(Daniel Defoe).所有药物都无法治愈的瘟疫.(丹尼尔·迪福)
To challenge or dare (someone) to do something:刺激:挑起或激起(某人)做某事:例句:She defied her accusers to prove their charges.她激自己的指控者证实他们的指控
来源:Middle English defien 中古英语 defien from Old French desfier 源自 古法语 desfier from Vulgar Latin *disfod3re 源自 俗拉丁语 *disfod3re Latin dis- [dis-] 拉丁语 dis- [前缀,表示.否定.] Latin fodus [faithful] * see bheidh- 拉丁语 fodus [忠诚的] *参见 bheidh-
<参考词汇><同义词>defy,beard,brave,challenge,dare,face,front同义词>The central meaning shared by these verbs is .to confront boldly and courageously.: 这些动词共有的主要的意思是.公然大胆地反对.: 例句:an innovator defying tradition;反传统的创新者;
例句:bearded the power of the king;向国王的权威挑战;
例句:braving all criticism;无畏地面对所有的批评;
例句:challenged the opposition to produce proof;要求反对派拿出证据;
例句:daring him to deny the statement;激他否认这项声明;
例句:faced her accusers;面对她的指控者;
例句:front death with dignity. 庄严地面对死亡
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