defying / verb dɪˈfaɪ; noun dɪˈfaɪ, ˈdi faɪ /

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defying2 个定义

v. 有主动词 verb

de·fied, de·fy·ing.

  1. to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority.
  2. to offer effective resistance to: a fort that defies attack.
  3. to challenge to do something deemed impossible: They defied him to dive off the bridge.
  4. Archaic. to challenge to a combat or contest.
n. 名词 noun

plural de·fies.

  1. a challenge; a defiance.

defying 近义词

v. 动词 verb

challenge, frustrate

更多defying例句

  1. Residents of Rome even called for his resignation for defying city ordinances.
  2. Walmart is actually defying the logic embraced so grimly by Sears, Kmart, and millions of citizen-shoppers.
  3. And it is difficult to object to same-sex marriage when so many binary-defying unions have already taken place.
  4. Defying instructions would have been unthinkable during the tenure of his father or grandfather.
  5. Get a Piece of Houdini Before He Disappears By Nina Strochlic A death-defying magical box.
  6. The patriarchal decree of the government was a good deal of a joke on the plains, anyway—except when you were caught defying it!
  7. His hair relieved this somewhat, for it was white and always stood gaily on end, defying brush and comb.
  8. When finally the father confronts the defying daughter, she calmly says, Well, what are you going to do about it?
  9. At length she was at bay, resolved to die defending herself and defying her enemies.
  10. But the chief offenders in defying Napoleon's chimerical policy were the Dutch and Hanseatic cities.