de·fi·ance

noun

/dɪˈfaɪəns/

[uncountable]

Word Family

defy verb
defiance noun
defiant adjective

the act of openly refusing to obey somebody/something违抗；反抗；拒绝服从
- a look/an act/a gesture of defiance反抗的神色／行动／表示
- in defiance of something Nuclear testing was resumed in defiance of an international ban.尽管国际上明令禁止，核试验又在进行了。
Extra Examples
- She held up a clenched fist in a gesture of defiance.她举起攥紧的拳头以示反抗。
- They organized a street demonstration in complete defiance of the government ban.他们不顾政府的禁令组织了街头示威游行。
- I left the room untidy out of sheer defiance.我把屋子弄得一团糟完全是为了示威。
- She held up a clenched fist in defiance.她举起紧握的拳头以示抗争。
- blatant defiance of the rules对规则的公然藐视
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- blatant
- direct
- open
- …
preposition
- in defiance (of)
- out of defiance
phrases
- an act of defiance
- a gesture of defiance
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the renunciation of an allegiance or friendship): from Old French, from defier ‘defy’.

单词	defiance
释义	de·fi·ance noun /dɪˈfaɪəns/ /dɪˈfaɪəns/ [uncountable] Word Family defy verb defiance noun defiant adjective the act of openly refusing to obey somebody/something违抗；反抗；拒绝服从 a look/an act/a gesture of defiance反抗的神色／行动／表示 in defiance of something Nuclear testing was resumed in defiance of an international ban.尽管国际上明令禁止，核试验又在进行了。 Extra Examples She held up a clenched fist in a gesture of defiance.她举起攥紧的拳头以示反抗。 They organized a street demonstration in complete defiance of the government ban.他们不顾政府的禁令组织了街头示威游行。 I left the room untidy out of sheer defiance.我把屋子弄得一团糟完全是为了示威。 She held up a clenched fist in defiance.她举起紧握的拳头以示抗争。 blatant defiance of the rules对规则的公然藐视 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective blatant direct open … preposition in defiance (of) out of defiance phrases an act of defiance a gesture of defiance Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the renunciation of an allegiance or friendship): from Old French, from defier ‘defy’.
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