Definition of defy in English:

defy

verbdefying, defies, defied dɪˈfʌɪdəˈfaɪ

1with object Openly resist or refuse to obey.
公然反抗；藐视
a woman who defies convention
反传统的女子。
Example sentencesExamples
- Where is the point in talking to the government when the exhibitors are openly defying the moratorium.
- But the establishment refuses to defy its campaign donors in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Guide dog owners have condemned ‘ignorant’ restaurants and pubs that continue to defy the law by refusing to accept their animals.
- Sometimes she openly defied them, knowing she would make things worse.
- Pursuing a strategy of ‘massive resistance,’ many Southern officials openly defied the decision.
- The Union not only refused to defy the court order but has not asked other unions to ban the metal products factory or call for wider industrial action by its own members.
- If things have got to the state where a kid is openly defying authority and going out causing criminal damage, it's gone beyond the point where the parent can do anything to stop it, surely?
- In a general way, the one who openly defies you, who refuses to cooperate with you is an open enemy.
- He is said to have openly defied warnings about his anti-social behaviour.
- If the bishop is the final word on governance in his diocese, then he can openly defy the Pope in matters of governance.
- As a bishop, she is pledged to uphold church law and file charges against pastors who openly defy it.
- I openly defied the principal and made him look a fool in front of the entire senior class and he found a way to make me pay for it.
- What if mayors around the nation just openly defied the law?
- Regardless of whether one thinks that should be the law or not, you cannot have a judge, whose job is to enforce the law, openly defying it.
- The fishermen leave when threatened but are back in the same location within minutes, openly defying the police officer by blowing a conch shell as he speaks.
- Unless and until we make such a decision the law should be enforced against those individuals who openly defy it whether here or abroad.
- She had openly defied the Government by refusing to sell her much needed medicine to the sick.
- He knew the rules, and he knew he was skirting them by openly defying a federal court order.
- She didn't defy authority, but refused to back down.
- My sister was the one who was always pushing at the boundaries, trying to find ways around the instructions given her, often openly defying her elders.
Synonyms
disobey, refuse to obey, go against, rebel against, flout, fly in the face of, thumb one's nose at, disregard, ignore, set one's face against, kick against
break, violate, contravene, breach, infringe
informal cock a snook at
archaic set at naught
resist, withstand, take a stand against, hold out against, stand up to, confront, face, meet head-on, take on, square up to, beard, brave, outface
1. 1.1 Be of such a kind or nature that (a specified attitude or action) is almost impossible.
  his actions defy belief
  他的行为让人难以置信。
  the outfit defied adequate description
  Example sentencesExamples
  Suddenly, we were told, single women everywhere could order made-to-measure designer babies and infertile couples could defy the laws of nature and have healthy children.
  The original worked so much better exactly because he was an inexplicable force of nature that defied any easy categorization.
  It is deeply disturbing that such an attitude that defies common sense should come from those that are supposed to protect society from racist behaviour.
  He's so funny, and so purely charismatic here as to defy adequate description.
  For the past five years he has been defying nature and logic and seemingly getting better and better.
  I also couldn't help noticing a few butterflies that, defying all laws of nature, were living in my stomach.
  It is in the nature of disaster to defy representation.
  The emerging malpractices and general chicanery of these cash-driven outfits defy belief.
  They give awards to sites that mostly, by their very nature, defy categorisation.
  That's why scientists were shocked to spot an insect with wings that seem to defy the forces of nature.
  Nature's transitions often defy our best attempts at classification, and besides, the enormous dam in front of us had changed this land inestimably.
  The predaceous diving beetle seems to defy the rules of nature.
  retreat weekend Occasionally one comes across an extraordinary place, which defies adequate description.
  They defy the laws of nature and have no respect for the lives that are destroyed by them.
  Even now, he is resisting labels, defying categorization.
  Despite these troubling warnings, we were determined to defy nature.
  It was right and moral for the strongest race to survive; to have pity for the weak was to defy nature's laws.
  Exactly how a vendor which of its own volition posts information in a public forum can then go back and claim it's proprietary defies comprehension.
  The effect has been to institutionalize a process that, by its very nature, seems to defy institutionalization.
  The small blue containers seemed to glow, defying nature.
  Putting aside for a moment that it's primarily non-verbal, so by nature it defies verbal explanation, but I'm also by no means as adept as I intend to be.
  This enables one to control various energies and seemingly defy the laws of nature.
  Synonyms
  elude, escape, defeat
  foil, frustrate, thwart, baffle
2with object and infinitive Appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something.
向（某人）挑衅（或挑战），激
he glowered at her, defying her to mock him
他对她怒目而视，激她嘲弄他。
Example sentencesExamples
- But I defy anyone not to find the ‘rodeo on ice’ amusing.
- I defy you to wear one for a day and not get stopped, so beware!
- There are innumerable bends that I defy anyone who has any passion whatsoever for motorcycling to be able to ride without making contact between knee slider and tarmac!
- I defy anyone to find the actual hokey-pokey in that sequence.
- There may be exceptions, but I defy anyone to prove me wrong on this point.
- The spirit of the law is undoubtedly being breached by this - I defy anyone to make a profit from an opera house.
- They swarm on to the roads, heedless of the rush-hour traffic, defying drivers to confront their rebellion against road safety.
- But I defy you to watch the film and not turn away, or at least feel genuine revulsion, at several points.
- Police officers detained and arrested a woman after she violated the curfew and defied the officers' warnings to leave the downtown area last Thursday.
- His eyebrows were raised, mouth puckered, his eyes sly, defying me to ask more questions.
- I defy anyone who calls themselves human not to go weak at the knees when they hear this guy sing - a voice so clear and perfect that it could probably craft the edges on diamonds.
- Acres of pristine, dirt-free limestone streets and walkways - resembling snaking silver rivers - defy you to even think of dropping a sweet or food wrapper.
- It's just so infectiously fun, and we defy anyone who hears this amazing album not to play air guitar the instant they hear these tracks.
- I adopted a zig-zag pattern, defying her to predict my passage beneath her bough, gave her a wide berth once more and avoided her attack.
- I can imagine someone just having a ceremony on one of the beaches and defying anyone to stop us.
- Not afraid to show their femininity but defying you to try and perceive it as weakness, we can think of no better role model for young girls (and boys, come to think of it).
- Every now and again a record comes along that defies you to ignore it, and here's one of them.
- I defy anyone to show me a story saying he had a great victory in the State.
- Matt has recently purchased some new hardware, and there are days when I would defy you to find anything smarter or more amusing anywhere.
- I would defy anyone to keep coming up with something different because it's really difficult, but to do the same thing bores me and I won't lay that on the public.
Synonyms
challenge, dare
throw down the gauntlet
1. 2.1archaic Challenge (someone) to fight.
  go now, defy him to the combat
  上啊，去向他挑战。
  Example sentencesExamples
  So the superhero who fights monsters also defies his guardian and falls in love.
  On his way to Rome he slays the giant of St Michael's Mount; his ambassador Walwain defies the emperor and fights him bravely.

Derivatives

defier

noun dɪˈfʌɪədəˈfaɪ(ə)r

The defiers, or better still the self-defiers, include Lucifer, Don Juan, Prometheus.
Example sentencesExamples
- No reconstruction contracts or trade benefits have accrued to these defiers of Old Europe and the President needs to show support for his staunchest ally this week.
- The slightly built dancer was described as ‘a professional dare devil, machine gun chatterer and blithe defier of the laws of physics’.
- Their authority is fundamentally illegitimate to begin with, meaning defiance carries no moral ambiguity, even if the physical consequences for the defier are deadly.

Origin

Middle English (in the senses 'renounce an allegiance' and 'challenge to combat'): from Old French desfier, based on Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + fidus 'faithful'.

Rhymes

ally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai

Definition of defy in US English:

defy

verbdəˈfaɪdəˈfī

[with object]

1Openly resist or refuse to obey.
公然反抗；藐视
a woman who defies convention
反传统的女子。
Example sentencesExamples
- If things have got to the state where a kid is openly defying authority and going out causing criminal damage, it's gone beyond the point where the parent can do anything to stop it, surely?
- Sometimes she openly defied them, knowing she would make things worse.
- I openly defied the principal and made him look a fool in front of the entire senior class and he found a way to make me pay for it.
- She had openly defied the Government by refusing to sell her much needed medicine to the sick.
- Where is the point in talking to the government when the exhibitors are openly defying the moratorium.
- In a general way, the one who openly defies you, who refuses to cooperate with you is an open enemy.
- Pursuing a strategy of ‘massive resistance,’ many Southern officials openly defied the decision.
- My sister was the one who was always pushing at the boundaries, trying to find ways around the instructions given her, often openly defying her elders.
- But the establishment refuses to defy its campaign donors in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Unless and until we make such a decision the law should be enforced against those individuals who openly defy it whether here or abroad.
- What if mayors around the nation just openly defied the law?
- The fishermen leave when threatened but are back in the same location within minutes, openly defying the police officer by blowing a conch shell as he speaks.
- Regardless of whether one thinks that should be the law or not, you cannot have a judge, whose job is to enforce the law, openly defying it.
- Guide dog owners have condemned ‘ignorant’ restaurants and pubs that continue to defy the law by refusing to accept their animals.
- If the bishop is the final word on governance in his diocese, then he can openly defy the Pope in matters of governance.
- As a bishop, she is pledged to uphold church law and file charges against pastors who openly defy it.
- He is said to have openly defied warnings about his anti-social behaviour.
- She didn't defy authority, but refused to back down.
- He knew the rules, and he knew he was skirting them by openly defying a federal court order.
- The Union not only refused to defy the court order but has not asked other unions to ban the metal products factory or call for wider industrial action by its own members.
Synonyms
go against, flout, disobey, refuse to obey, rebel against, thumb one's nose at, disregard, ignore, set one's face against, kick against
resist, withstand, take a stand against, hold out against, stand up to, confront, face, meet head-on, take on, square up to, beard, brave, outface
1. 1.1 (of a thing) make (an action or quality) almost impossible.
  （某物）使（行动，品质）几乎不可能
  his actions defy belief
  他的行为让人难以置信。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Putting aside for a moment that it's primarily non-verbal, so by nature it defies verbal explanation, but I'm also by no means as adept as I intend to be.
  Nature's transitions often defy our best attempts at classification, and besides, the enormous dam in front of us had changed this land inestimably.
  That's why scientists were shocked to spot an insect with wings that seem to defy the forces of nature.
  It is in the nature of disaster to defy representation.
  The emerging malpractices and general chicanery of these cash-driven outfits defy belief.
  The original worked so much better exactly because he was an inexplicable force of nature that defied any easy categorization.
  retreat weekend Occasionally one comes across an extraordinary place, which defies adequate description.
  Despite these troubling warnings, we were determined to defy nature.
  I also couldn't help noticing a few butterflies that, defying all laws of nature, were living in my stomach.
  The predaceous diving beetle seems to defy the rules of nature.
  The effect has been to institutionalize a process that, by its very nature, seems to defy institutionalization.
  He's so funny, and so purely charismatic here as to defy adequate description.
  The small blue containers seemed to glow, defying nature.
  This enables one to control various energies and seemingly defy the laws of nature.
  They give awards to sites that mostly, by their very nature, defy categorisation.
  It is deeply disturbing that such an attitude that defies common sense should come from those that are supposed to protect society from racist behaviour.
  It was right and moral for the strongest race to survive; to have pity for the weak was to defy nature's laws.
  They defy the laws of nature and have no respect for the lives that are destroyed by them.
  Exactly how a vendor which of its own volition posts information in a public forum can then go back and claim it's proprietary defies comprehension.
  For the past five years he has been defying nature and logic and seemingly getting better and better.
  Suddenly, we were told, single women everywhere could order made-to-measure designer babies and infertile couples could defy the laws of nature and have healthy children.
  Even now, he is resisting labels, defying categorization.
  Synonyms
  elude, escape, defeat
2. 1.2with object and infinitive Appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something.
  向（某人）挑衅（或挑战），激
  he glowered at her, defying her to mock him
  他对她怒目而视，激她嘲弄他。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I would defy anyone to keep coming up with something different because it's really difficult, but to do the same thing bores me and I won't lay that on the public.
  But I defy anyone not to find the ‘rodeo on ice’ amusing.
  I defy anyone to show me a story saying he had a great victory in the State.
  It's just so infectiously fun, and we defy anyone who hears this amazing album not to play air guitar the instant they hear these tracks.
  The spirit of the law is undoubtedly being breached by this - I defy anyone to make a profit from an opera house.
  I defy you to wear one for a day and not get stopped, so beware!
  I defy anyone to find the actual hokey-pokey in that sequence.
  Acres of pristine, dirt-free limestone streets and walkways - resembling snaking silver rivers - defy you to even think of dropping a sweet or food wrapper.
  Every now and again a record comes along that defies you to ignore it, and here's one of them.
  There are innumerable bends that I defy anyone who has any passion whatsoever for motorcycling to be able to ride without making contact between knee slider and tarmac!
  Police officers detained and arrested a woman after she violated the curfew and defied the officers' warnings to leave the downtown area last Thursday.
  I adopted a zig-zag pattern, defying her to predict my passage beneath her bough, gave her a wide berth once more and avoided her attack.
  Matt has recently purchased some new hardware, and there are days when I would defy you to find anything smarter or more amusing anywhere.
  But I defy you to watch the film and not turn away, or at least feel genuine revulsion, at several points.
  There may be exceptions, but I defy anyone to prove me wrong on this point.
  His eyebrows were raised, mouth puckered, his eyes sly, defying me to ask more questions.
  I defy anyone who calls themselves human not to go weak at the knees when they hear this guy sing - a voice so clear and perfect that it could probably craft the edges on diamonds.
  They swarm on to the roads, heedless of the rush-hour traffic, defying drivers to confront their rebellion against road safety.
  Not afraid to show their femininity but defying you to try and perceive it as weakness, we can think of no better role model for young girls (and boys, come to think of it).
  I can imagine someone just having a ceremony on one of the beaches and defying anyone to stop us.
  Synonyms
  challenge, dare
3. 1.3archaic Challenge to combat.
  〈古〉向…挑战
  go now, defy him to the combat
  上啊，去向他挑战。
  Example sentencesExamples
  So the superhero who fights monsters also defies his guardian and falls in love.
  On his way to Rome he slays the giant of St Michael's Mount; his ambassador Walwain defies the emperor and fights him bravely.

Origin

Middle English (in the senses ‘renounce an allegiance’ and ‘challenge to combat’): from Old French desfier, based on Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + fidus ‘faithful’.

单词	defy
释义	Definition of defy in English: defy verbdefying, defies, defied dɪˈfʌɪdəˈfaɪ 1with object Openly resist or refuse to obey. 公然反抗；藐视 a woman who defies convention 反传统的女子。 Example sentencesExamples Where is the point in talking to the government when the exhibitors are openly defying the moratorium. But the establishment refuses to defy its campaign donors in the pharmaceutical industry. Guide dog owners have condemned ‘ignorant’ restaurants and pubs that continue to defy the law by refusing to accept their animals. Sometimes she openly defied them, knowing she would make things worse. Pursuing a strategy of ‘massive resistance,’ many Southern officials openly defied the decision. The Union not only refused to defy the court order but has not asked other unions to ban the metal products factory or call for wider industrial action by its own members. If things have got to the state where a kid is openly defying authority and going out causing criminal damage, it's gone beyond the point where the parent can do anything to stop it, surely? In a general way, the one who openly defies you, who refuses to cooperate with you is an open enemy. He is said to have openly defied warnings about his anti-social behaviour. If the bishop is the final word on governance in his diocese, then he can openly defy the Pope in matters of governance. As a bishop, she is pledged to uphold church law and file charges against pastors who openly defy it. I openly defied the principal and made him look a fool in front of the entire senior class and he found a way to make me pay for it. What if mayors around the nation just openly defied the law? Regardless of whether one thinks that should be the law or not, you cannot have a judge, whose job is to enforce the law, openly defying it. The fishermen leave when threatened but are back in the same location within minutes, openly defying the police officer by blowing a conch shell as he speaks. Unless and until we make such a decision the law should be enforced against those individuals who openly defy it whether here or abroad. She had openly defied the Government by refusing to sell her much needed medicine to the sick. He knew the rules, and he knew he was skirting them by openly defying a federal court order. She didn't defy authority, but refused to back down. My sister was the one who was always pushing at the boundaries, trying to find ways around the instructions given her, often openly defying her elders. Synonyms disobey, refuse to obey, go against, rebel against, flout, fly in the face of, thumb one's nose at, disregard, ignore, set one's face against, kick against break, violate, contravene, breach, infringe informal cock a snook at archaic set at naught resist, withstand, take a stand against, hold out against, stand up to, confront, face, meet head-on, take on, square up to, beard, brave, outface 1.1 Be of such a kind or nature that (a specified attitude or action) is almost impossible. his actions defy belief 他的行为让人难以置信。 the outfit defied adequate description Example sentencesExamples Suddenly, we were told, single women everywhere could order made-to-measure designer babies and infertile couples could defy the laws of nature and have healthy children. The original worked so much better exactly because he was an inexplicable force of nature that defied any easy categorization. It is deeply disturbing that such an attitude that defies common sense should come from those that are supposed to protect society from racist behaviour. He's so funny, and so purely charismatic here as to defy adequate description. For the past five years he has been defying nature and logic and seemingly getting better and better. I also couldn't help noticing a few butterflies that, defying all laws of nature, were living in my stomach. It is in the nature of disaster to defy representation. The emerging malpractices and general chicanery of these cash-driven outfits defy belief. They give awards to sites that mostly, by their very nature, defy categorisation. That's why scientists were shocked to spot an insect with wings that seem to defy the forces of nature. Nature's transitions often defy our best attempts at classification, and besides, the enormous dam in front of us had changed this land inestimably. The predaceous diving beetle seems to defy the rules of nature. retreat weekend Occasionally one comes across an extraordinary place, which defies adequate description. They defy the laws of nature and have no respect for the lives that are destroyed by them. Even now, he is resisting labels, defying categorization. Despite these troubling warnings, we were determined to defy nature. It was right and moral for the strongest race to survive; to have pity for the weak was to defy nature's laws. Exactly how a vendor which of its own volition posts information in a public forum can then go back and claim it's proprietary defies comprehension. The effect has been to institutionalize a process that, by its very nature, seems to defy institutionalization. The small blue containers seemed to glow, defying nature. Putting aside for a moment that it's primarily non-verbal, so by nature it defies verbal explanation, but I'm also by no means as adept as I intend to be. This enables one to control various energies and seemingly defy the laws of nature. Synonyms elude, escape, defeat foil, frustrate, thwart, baffle 2with object and infinitive Appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something. 向（某人）挑衅（或挑战），激 he glowered at her, defying her to mock him 他对她怒目而视，激她嘲弄他。 Example sentencesExamples But I defy anyone not to find the ‘rodeo on ice’ amusing. I defy you to wear one for a day and not get stopped, so beware! There are innumerable bends that I defy anyone who has any passion whatsoever for motorcycling to be able to ride without making contact between knee slider and tarmac! I defy anyone to find the actual hokey-pokey in that sequence. There may be exceptions, but I defy anyone to prove me wrong on this point. The spirit of the law is undoubtedly being breached by this - I defy anyone to make a profit from an opera house. They swarm on to the roads, heedless of the rush-hour traffic, defying drivers to confront their rebellion against road safety. But I defy you to watch the film and not turn away, or at least feel genuine revulsion, at several points. Police officers detained and arrested a woman after she violated the curfew and defied the officers' warnings to leave the downtown area last Thursday. His eyebrows were raised, mouth puckered, his eyes sly, defying me to ask more questions. I defy anyone who calls themselves human not to go weak at the knees when they hear this guy sing - a voice so clear and perfect that it could probably craft the edges on diamonds. Acres of pristine, dirt-free limestone streets and walkways - resembling snaking silver rivers - defy you to even think of dropping a sweet or food wrapper. It's just so infectiously fun, and we defy anyone who hears this amazing album not to play air guitar the instant they hear these tracks. I adopted a zig-zag pattern, defying her to predict my passage beneath her bough, gave her a wide berth once more and avoided her attack. I can imagine someone just having a ceremony on one of the beaches and defying anyone to stop us. Not afraid to show their femininity but defying you to try and perceive it as weakness, we can think of no better role model for young girls (and boys, come to think of it). Every now and again a record comes along that defies you to ignore it, and here's one of them. I defy anyone to show me a story saying he had a great victory in the State. Matt has recently purchased some new hardware, and there are days when I would defy you to find anything smarter or more amusing anywhere. I would defy anyone to keep coming up with something different because it's really difficult, but to do the same thing bores me and I won't lay that on the public. Synonyms challenge, dare throw down the gauntlet 2.1archaic Challenge (someone) to fight. go now, defy him to the combat 上啊，去向他挑战。 Example sentencesExamples So the superhero who fights monsters also defies his guardian and falls in love. On his way to Rome he slays the giant of St Michael's Mount; his ambassador Walwain defies the emperor and fights him bravely. Derivatives defier noun dɪˈfʌɪədəˈfaɪ(ə)r The defiers, or better still the self-defiers, include Lucifer, Don Juan, Prometheus. Example sentencesExamples No reconstruction contracts or trade benefits have accrued to these defiers of Old Europe and the President needs to show support for his staunchest ally this week. The slightly built dancer was described as ‘a professional dare devil, machine gun chatterer and blithe defier of the laws of physics’. Their authority is fundamentally illegitimate to begin with, meaning defiance carries no moral ambiguity, even if the physical consequences for the defier are deadly. Origin Middle English (in the senses 'renounce an allegiance' and 'challenge to combat'): from Old French desfier, based on Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + fidus 'faithful'. Rhymes ally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai Definition of defy in US English: defy verbdəˈfaɪdəˈfī [with object] 1Openly resist or refuse to obey. 公然反抗；藐视 a woman who defies convention 反传统的女子。 Example sentencesExamples If things have got to the state where a kid is openly defying authority and going out causing criminal damage, it's gone beyond the point where the parent can do anything to stop it, surely? Sometimes she openly defied them, knowing she would make things worse. I openly defied the principal and made him look a fool in front of the entire senior class and he found a way to make me pay for it. She had openly defied the Government by refusing to sell her much needed medicine to the sick. Where is the point in talking to the government when the exhibitors are openly defying the moratorium. In a general way, the one who openly defies you, who refuses to cooperate with you is an open enemy. Pursuing a strategy of ‘massive resistance,’ many Southern officials openly defied the decision. My sister was the one who was always pushing at the boundaries, trying to find ways around the instructions given her, often openly defying her elders. But the establishment refuses to defy its campaign donors in the pharmaceutical industry. Unless and until we make such a decision the law should be enforced against those individuals who openly defy it whether here or abroad. What if mayors around the nation just openly defied the law? The fishermen leave when threatened but are back in the same location within minutes, openly defying the police officer by blowing a conch shell as he speaks. Regardless of whether one thinks that should be the law or not, you cannot have a judge, whose job is to enforce the law, openly defying it. Guide dog owners have condemned ‘ignorant’ restaurants and pubs that continue to defy the law by refusing to accept their animals. If the bishop is the final word on governance in his diocese, then he can openly defy the Pope in matters of governance. As a bishop, she is pledged to uphold church law and file charges against pastors who openly defy it. He is said to have openly defied warnings about his anti-social behaviour. She didn't defy authority, but refused to back down. He knew the rules, and he knew he was skirting them by openly defying a federal court order. The Union not only refused to defy the court order but has not asked other unions to ban the metal products factory or call for wider industrial action by its own members. Synonyms go against, flout, disobey, refuse to obey, rebel against, thumb one's nose at, disregard, ignore, set one's face against, kick against resist, withstand, take a stand against, hold out against, stand up to, confront, face, meet head-on, take on, square up to, beard, brave, outface 1.1 (of a thing) make (an action or quality) almost impossible. （某物）使（行动，品质）几乎不可能 his actions defy belief 他的行为让人难以置信。 Example sentencesExamples Putting aside for a moment that it's primarily non-verbal, so by nature it defies verbal explanation, but I'm also by no means as adept as I intend to be. Nature's transitions often defy our best attempts at classification, and besides, the enormous dam in front of us had changed this land inestimably. That's why scientists were shocked to spot an insect with wings that seem to defy the forces of nature. It is in the nature of disaster to defy representation. The emerging malpractices and general chicanery of these cash-driven outfits defy belief. The original worked so much better exactly because he was an inexplicable force of nature that defied any easy categorization. retreat weekend Occasionally one comes across an extraordinary place, which defies adequate description. Despite these troubling warnings, we were determined to defy nature. I also couldn't help noticing a few butterflies that, defying all laws of nature, were living in my stomach. The predaceous diving beetle seems to defy the rules of nature. The effect has been to institutionalize a process that, by its very nature, seems to defy institutionalization. He's so funny, and so purely charismatic here as to defy adequate description. The small blue containers seemed to glow, defying nature. This enables one to control various energies and seemingly defy the laws of nature. They give awards to sites that mostly, by their very nature, defy categorisation. It is deeply disturbing that such an attitude that defies common sense should come from those that are supposed to protect society from racist behaviour. It was right and moral for the strongest race to survive; to have pity for the weak was to defy nature's laws. They defy the laws of nature and have no respect for the lives that are destroyed by them. Exactly how a vendor which of its own volition posts information in a public forum can then go back and claim it's proprietary defies comprehension. For the past five years he has been defying nature and logic and seemingly getting better and better. Suddenly, we were told, single women everywhere could order made-to-measure designer babies and infertile couples could defy the laws of nature and have healthy children. Even now, he is resisting labels, defying categorization. Synonyms elude, escape, defeat 1.2with object and infinitive Appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something. 向（某人）挑衅（或挑战），激 he glowered at her, defying her to mock him 他对她怒目而视，激她嘲弄他。 Example sentencesExamples I would defy anyone to keep coming up with something different because it's really difficult, but to do the same thing bores me and I won't lay that on the public. But I defy anyone not to find the ‘rodeo on ice’ amusing. I defy anyone to show me a story saying he had a great victory in the State. It's just so infectiously fun, and we defy anyone who hears this amazing album not to play air guitar the instant they hear these tracks. The spirit of the law is undoubtedly being breached by this - I defy anyone to make a profit from an opera house. I defy you to wear one for a day and not get stopped, so beware! I defy anyone to find the actual hokey-pokey in that sequence. Acres of pristine, dirt-free limestone streets and walkways - resembling snaking silver rivers - defy you to even think of dropping a sweet or food wrapper. Every now and again a record comes along that defies you to ignore it, and here's one of them. There are innumerable bends that I defy anyone who has any passion whatsoever for motorcycling to be able to ride without making contact between knee slider and tarmac! Police officers detained and arrested a woman after she violated the curfew and defied the officers' warnings to leave the downtown area last Thursday. I adopted a zig-zag pattern, defying her to predict my passage beneath her bough, gave her a wide berth once more and avoided her attack. Matt has recently purchased some new hardware, and there are days when I would defy you to find anything smarter or more amusing anywhere. But I defy you to watch the film and not turn away, or at least feel genuine revulsion, at several points. There may be exceptions, but I defy anyone to prove me wrong on this point. His eyebrows were raised, mouth puckered, his eyes sly, defying me to ask more questions. I defy anyone who calls themselves human not to go weak at the knees when they hear this guy sing - a voice so clear and perfect that it could probably craft the edges on diamonds. They swarm on to the roads, heedless of the rush-hour traffic, defying drivers to confront their rebellion against road safety. Not afraid to show their femininity but defying you to try and perceive it as weakness, we can think of no better role model for young girls (and boys, come to think of it). I can imagine someone just having a ceremony on one of the beaches and defying anyone to stop us. Synonyms challenge, dare 1.3archaic Challenge to combat. 〈古〉向…挑战 go now, defy him to the combat 上啊，去向他挑战。 Example sentencesExamples So the superhero who fights monsters also defies his guardian and falls in love. On his way to Rome he slays the giant of St Michael's Mount; his ambassador Walwain defies the emperor and fights him bravely. Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘renounce an allegiance’ and ‘challenge to combat’): from Old French desfier, based on Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + fidus ‘faithful’.
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