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de.fy objdI5faIv [T]to refuse to obey, or to act or be against (a person, decision, law, situation, etc.)违抗，反抗Dad will be really angry if you defy him again.如果你再违抗爸爸，他真要动怒了。A few workers have defied the majority decision and gone into work despite the strike.少数几个工人违抗了大多数人的决定，继续工作而不罢工了。The fact that aircraft don't fall out of the sky always seems to me to defy (= act against) the law of gravity.我总觉得飞机不会从天空中坠落这一事实违背了重力定律。The teams defied the snow to play the semi-final match (= they played despite the snow).球队不顾下雪的天气，进行了半决赛。A forest fire raging in the south of France is defying (= is not changed by) all attempts to control it.所有的努力都无法使蔓延在法国南部的一场森林大火得到控制。(fig.) The chaos at the airport defies description (= is impossible to describe).机场里混乱得无法形容。If you defy someone to do something, you tell them to do something that you think will be impossible.挑，激I defy you to prove your accusations. [+ obj + to infinitive]我倒要看看你怎么证实你的指控。I defy you to tell where I've painted over the scratch on my car. [+ obj + to infinitive]我倒要问问你能否说出我在车上的什么地方用漆盖过了划痕。
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