| 释义 |
defy/diˈfai/v. tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 resist openly; refuse to obey 公然反抗；拒绝服从 2 (of a thing) present insuperable obstacles to 使成为不可能 defies solution 难以解决 3 (foll. by 后跟 to + infin.) challenge (a person) to do or prove something 向(某人)挑战；向…叫阵 4 archaic challenge to combat [古义]激…进行格斗 [Middle English via Old French defier from Romanic (as DIS-, Latin fidus ‘faithful’)] |