defy
/dɪˈfaɪ/
v.
一句话记住
违抗;公然反抗;难以(解释、相信等)
释义与例句
v.
违抗;公然反抗
to refuse to obey a person, rule, or authority
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The protesters defied an order to leave the square.
抗议者拒不服从离开广场的命令。
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No employee should be punished for defying an unlawful instruction.
任何员工都不应因拒绝服从非法指令而受到惩罚。
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The climbers defied the storm and continued towards the summit.
登山者不顾暴风雨,继续向顶峰前进。
v.
难以(解释、相信等)
to be almost impossible to describe, explain, or believe
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The beauty of the landscape defied description.
这片景色的美难以用语言形容。
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The sudden recovery of the patient defies explanation.
这位病人的突然康复令人难以解释。
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The acrobat performed a movement that seemed to defy gravity.
杂技演员完成了一个看似不受重力约束的动作。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
defy 后常直接接 orders/authority;defy description/explanation 是书面常用结构,表示“难以形容/解释”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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defiance 违抗;蔑视defiance 是名词,常用 in defiance of 表示“公然违抗……”。
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defiant 违抗的;挑衅的defiant 形容公开拒绝服从或毫不示弱的态度。
同义词
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disobey 不服从;违抗defy 强调公开、大胆或带有挑战意味的反抗,也可用于 defy description 等抽象结构;disobey 只表示不服从命令、规则或某人,语气更直接中性。He was disciplined for disobeying a direct order. 他因不服从直接命令而受到处分。
常见搭配
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defy orders 违抗命令The officer chose to defy orders rather than abandon the civilians. 这名军官宁愿违抗命令,也不抛弃平民。
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defy expectations 出乎预料The small company defied expectations and won the contract. 这家小公司出乎众人预料,赢得了合同。
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defy description 难以形容The chaos after the explosion almost defied description. 爆炸后的混乱场面几乎难以形容。