defy
pronunciation
UK [dɪˈfaɪ]
US [dɪˈfaɪ]
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- vt.
- 不服从
- 公然反抗
- 蔑视
- 向…挑战
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- n.
- 挑战
- 对抗
Word Origin
defy 违抗
de-, 不，非，使相反。-fy, 同-fid, 相信，词源同faith, confident. 即不再相信，引申义违抗。
Example
- 1. But sooner or later the centime will drop . You cannot defy economics for long .
- 但是生丁（法国货币）迟早会贬值，任何人都不能长时间无视经济规律。
- 2. Those who defy unions do so at their peril .
- 那些曾经挑战工会权威的人都已经吃到了苦头。
- 3. The firm will continue to lobby lawmakers to pass laws penalising countries that defy american court judgments .
- 该公司将继续游说立法者通过法令惩罚哪些藐视美国法庭判决的国家。
- 4. You cannot defy economics for long .
- 你不可能长久违抗经济学。
- 5. A growing but still small contingent of greeks wants to defy the eu 's treaties and quit the euro altogether .
- 一批数目正在增长但总数仍然不多的希腊人想对抗欧盟的协议并完全摆脱欧元。
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