defies

英 [dɪˈfaɪz]

美 [dɪˈfaɪz]

v.  违抗; 反抗; 蔑视; 不可能，无法(相信、解释、描绘等); 经受住; 顶住; 抗住
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 违抗;反抗;不服从
  If youdefysomeone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
  1. This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy my mother...
     这是我第一次(也是最后一次)胆敢反抗我的母亲。
  2. Nearly eleven-thousand people have been arrested for defying the ban on street trading.
     将近有1.1万人因为违抗禁止在街上摆摊交易的禁令而被捕。
• VERB 挑战;激;认为…不敢(或无法)（做）
  If youdefysomeonetodo something, you challenge them to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it.
  1. I defy you to come up with one major accomplishment of the current Prime Minister...
     我敢说你讲不出现任首相的哪怕一项重大成就。
  2. He looked at me as if he was defying me to argue.
     他看着我，仿佛在激我与他争论。
• VERB 无法，难以(描述或理解)
  If somethingdefiesdescription or understanding, it is so strange, extreme, or surprising that it is almost impossible to understand or explain.
  1. When the flowers open in spring they fill the night air with a fragrance that defies description...
     春天鲜花开放时，夜里的空气中会弥漫一种难以名状的香气。
  2. It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.
     这种行为野蛮凶残、令人震惊，简直是不可理喻。
• PHRASE 看上去比实际年轻
  If you say that someonedefiestheirage, ordefies the years, you mean that their appearance or behaviour suggests that they are younger than they really are.
  1. The singer continues to defy her age by wearing the scantiest of outfits.
     那名女歌手依旧穿着非常暴露的服装，完全不似她这把岁数。

双语例句

• When the flowers open in spring they fill the night air with a fragrance that defies description
  春天鲜花开放时，夜里的空气中会弥漫一种难以名状的香气。
• A positive answer to the first question defies intuition.
  对第一个问题的肯定回答违背了直观知识。
• Dim sum is a curious term that defies direct translation into English but means something like touch the heart.
  点心是个很奇怪的词汇，无法直译成英文，但其大致意思是触及心灵。
• She defies the difficulty, but the song is not bend;
  她不畏艰难，曲而不折；
• His strange behaviour defies understanding.
  他的怪异行为使人难以理解。
• Its allure defies time and borders.
  它的魅力不受时间和国界的限制。
• The beauty of the scenery along the Lijiang River defies description.
  漓江之美难以用语言来描画。
• The roads here are quite a maze, criss-crossing one another in a fashion that at times defies logic.
  这里的道路如迷宫般纵横交错，有时让人摸不着头脑。
• As ever, capitalism defies logic but somehow still seems to work.
  与以往任何时候一样，资本主义不合逻辑，但不知为何看起来仍然有效。
• His joy defies utterance.
  他有说不出的快乐。