resist or confront with resistance同义词:withstand, hold, hold up
elude, especially in a baffling way同义词:resist, refuse
challenge同义词:dare
例句
I defy you to prove I have cheated.我谅你无法证实我欺骗了人。
The pine trees defy severe cold.松树不畏严寒。
Her beauty defies description.她的美貌难以形容。
详细解释
de.fy v.tr.(及物动词)de.fied,de.fy.ing,de.fies To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance:反抗,违抗:公然反对或违抗:例句:defied the blockade by sailing straight through it.笔直地向前航行,强行通过那些封锁物 To refuse to submit to or cooperate with:不服从,不合作:拒绝屈服…,或拒绝与…合作:例句:defied the court order by leaving the country; played his trumpet past midnight, defying the neighbors.以出国逃避法院程序;整夜吹他的喇叭,不理会邻居 To be unaffected by; resist or withstand:不影响,不为所动:不受…的影响;经受得住或顶得住:例句:.So the plague defied all medicines.(Daniel Defoe).所有药物都无法治愈的瘟疫.(丹尼尔·迪福) To challenge or dare (someone) to do something:刺激:挑起或激起(某人)做某事:例句:She defied her accusers to prove their charges.她激自己的指控者证实他们的指控 来源:Middle English defien 中古英语 defien from Old French desfier 源自 古法语 desfier from Vulgar Latin *disfod3re 源自 俗拉丁语 *disfod3re Latin dis- [dis-] 拉丁语 dis- [前缀,表示.否定.] Latin fodus [faithful] * see bheidh- 拉丁语 fodus [忠诚的] *参见 bheidh- <参考词汇><同义词>defy,beard,brave,challenge,dare,face,front同义词>The central meaning shared by these verbs is .to confront boldly and courageously.: 这些动词共有的主要的意思是.公然大胆地反对.: 例句:an innovator defying tradition;反传统的创新者; 例句:bearded the power of the king;向国王的权威挑战; 例句:braving all criticism;无畏地面对所有的批评; 例句:challenged the opposition to produce proof;要求反对派拿出证据; 例句:daring him to deny the statement;激他否认这项声明; 例句:faced her accusers;面对她的指控者; 例句:front death with dignity. 庄严地面对死亡