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defy defy ★★☆☆☆/dɪfa͟ɪ/1[VERB	动词]违抗；反抗；不服从 If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.   [V n]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。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。2[VERB	动词]挑战；激；认为…不敢(或无法)（做） If you defy someone to do something, you challenge them to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it.   [V n to-inf]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。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。3[VERB	动词]无法，难以(描述或理解) If something defies description or understanding, it is so strange, extreme, or surprising that it is almost impossible to understand or explain.   [V n]  [no passive]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。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。4[PHRASE	短语]看上去比实际年轻 If you say that someone defies their age, or defies the years, you mean that their appearance or behaviour suggests that they are younger than they really are.   [V inflects]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。 defyde‧fy /dɪˈfaɪ/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle defied, present participle defying, third person singular defies) [transitive]  Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1to refuse to obey a law or rule, or refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do → defiance:  people who openly defy the law► see thesaurus at disobey2defy description/analysis/belief etc to be almost impossible to describe or understand:  The beauty of the scene defies description.3defy logic/the odds etc to not happen according to the principles you would expect:  a 16-week premature baby who defied the odds and survived4I defy somebody to do something spoken formal used when you ask someone to do something that you think is impossible:  I defy anyone to prove otherwise.

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Collins	defy ★★☆☆☆ /dɪfa͟ɪ/ 1 [VERB 动词]违抗；反抗；不服从 If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way. [V n] 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。 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。 2 [VERB 动词]挑战；激；认为…不敢(或无法)（做） If you defy someone to do something, you challenge them to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it. [V n to-inf] 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。 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。 3 [VERB 动词]无法，难以(描述或理解) If something defies description or understanding, it is so strange, extreme, or surprising that it is almost impossible to understand or explain. [V n] [no passive] 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。 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。 4 [PHRASE 短语]看上去比实际年轻 If you say that someone defies their age, or defies the years, you mean that their appearance or behaviour suggests that they are younger than they really are. [V inflects] 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。
Oxford	defy WORD FAMILY defy verb defiance noun defiant adjective / dɪˈfaɪ ; NAmE dɪˈfaɪ / verb ( de·fies , defy·ing , de·fied , de·fied ) 1 defysb/sth to refuse to obey or show respect for sb in authority, a law, a rule, etc. 违抗；反抗；蔑视 ◆ I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers. 我可不敢不听老师的话。 ◆ Hundreds of people today defied the ban on political gatherings. 今天有数百人违抗禁止政治集会的规定。 2 ~ belief, explanation, description, etc. to be impossible or almost impossible to believe, explain, describe, etc. 不可能，无法（相信、解释、描绘等） ◆ a political move that defies explanation 无法解释的政治举动 ◆ The beauty of the scene defies description. 景色之美简直难以描绘。 3 defysth to successfully resist sth to a very unusual degree 经受住；顶住；抗住 ◆ The baby boy defied all the oddsand survived (= stayed alive when it seemed certain that he would die). 这名男婴九死一生活了下来。 IDIOM I defy you/anyone to do sth used to say that sb should try to do sth, as a way of emphasizing that you think it is impossible to do it 激，挑动（某人尽力做你认为不可能的事） ◆ I defy anyone not to cry at the end of the film. 我倒要看看有谁在电影结尾时不哭。 defy defies defied defying defy / dɪˈfaɪ ; NAmE dɪˈfaɪ /
LDC	defyde‧fy /dɪˈfaɪ/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle defied, present participle defying, third person singular defies) [transitive] Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1to refuse to obey a law or rule, or refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do → defiance: people who openly defy the law► see thesaurus at disobey 2defy description/analysis/belief etc to be almost impossible to describe or understand: The beauty of the scene defies description.3defy logic/the odds etc to not happen according to the principles you would expect: a 16-week premature baby who defied the odds and survived4I defy somebody to do something spoken formal used when you ask someone to do something that you think is impossible: I defy anyone to prove otherwise.
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Defy I Impossible Dɪˈfaɪ Defied Refuse [V Verb