释义
v.
openly resist or refuse to obey
公然反抗；藐视
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a woman who defies convention .反传统的女子。
(of a thing)make (an action or quality) almost impossible
（某物）使（行动，品质）几乎不可能
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his actions defy belief .他的行为让人难以置信。
[with obj. and infinitive]appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something
向（某人）挑衅（或挑战），激
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he glowered at her, defying her to mock him .他对她怒目而视，激她嘲弄他。
〈古〉 向…挑战
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go now, defy him to the combat .上啊，去向他挑战。
词源
"Middle English （in the senses ‘renounce an allegiance' and ‘challenge to combat’）： from Old French
