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defy[di'fai; 'di:-]vt.1.■(对权势的公然)违抗，反对，对抗；不服从；藐视，蔑视；对…满不在乎，不顾：to defy parental authority公然违抗家长的权威They believe it is essential to defy convention.他们认为对抗流俗是绝对必要的。2.■顶得住，经受得起：The plane defied the laws of gravity.这架飞机经受住了引力定律。3.■使成为不可能，使不能，使落空，把…难倒；足以抵御：The puzzle defied solution.这个谜无法解。a fort that defies attack一座难以攻破的堡垒4.■挑，惹，激(某人)做(或证明)某事：She defied him to prove her guilty.她量他不敢证明她有罪。She defied him to dive off the bridge.她激他从桥上跳入水中。5.■[古语]激(人)战斗(或竞争)6.■[古语]向…挑战vi.1.■(公然)违抗，反抗；藐视，蔑视n.1.■[口语]挑战；挑衅；对抗；藐视；蔑视defy someone to do something激某人做某事变形 n.defies变形vt.defieddefying |