释义 |
defy | BrE dɪˈfʌɪ, AmE dəˈfaɪ | transitive verb ① (disobey) 反抗 fǎnkàng ‹superior, government, authorities›; 违抗 wéikàng ‹parent, teacher›; 蔑视 mièshì ‹law, convention, stereotype, rules›② (challenge) 激 jī ▸ to defy sb to do sth 激某人做某事 ▸ I defy you to prove me wrong 我倒要看看你能否证明我是错的 ③ (elude, resist) 使不可能 shǐ bù kěnéng ▸ to defy sb's efforts/attempts to do sth 使某人做某事的努力不起作用 ▸ to defy belief/comprehension/description 难以相信/理解/描述 |