defy
- IPA[dəˈfī]
美式
- openly resist or refuse to obey;(of a thing) make (an action or quality) almost impossible
verb: defy, 3rd person present: defies, gerund or present participle: defying, past tense: defied, past participle: defied
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動詞
- 1. openly resist or refuse to obey a woman who defies convention 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a thing) make (an action or quality) almost impossible his actions defy belief 同義詞
- ▪ appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something he glowered at her, defying her to mock him 同義詞
- ▪ challenge to combat go now, defy him to the combat
- be so unusual or remarkable as to be impossible to describe
Oxford Dictionary
- be so unusual or remarkable as to be impossible to describe
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[dɪˈfʌɪ]
英式
- openly resist or refuse to obey: a woman who defies convention
Oxford Dictionary