defies
- v.违抗;反抗;不可能，无法(相信、解释、描绘等);蔑视;顶住;经受住;抗住
- defy的第三人称单数
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VERB 违抗;反抗;不服从
If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.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。
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VERB 挑战;激;认为…不敢(或无法)（做）
If you defy someone to do something, you challenge them to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it.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。
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VERB 无法，难以(描述或理解)
If something defies description or understanding, it is so strange, extreme, or surprising that it is almost impossible to understand or explain.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。
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PHRASE 看上去比实际年轻
If you say that someone defies their age, or defies the years, you mean that their appearance or behaviour suggests that they are younger than they really are.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。
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But the market defies most rational analysis .
但是市场蔑视最为理性的分析。
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The alternative banking group defies the traditional image of occupy Wall Street .
另类银行业小组蔑视“占领华尔街”运动的传统形象。
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I defy anyone not to cry at the end of the film .
我倒要看看有谁在电影结尾时不哭。
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We were in a disaster situation that defies description .
我们陷入了难以言表的糟糕处境。
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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。
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There can be a magic about love that defies all explanation
爱情的魔力也许根本无法解释。
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Her criteria defy analysis
她的标准让人搞不明白。
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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。
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Despite her wish to defy convention , she had become pregnant and married at 21 .
尽管她不想遵循传统习俗，但她还是在21岁的时候就怀孕并且结婚了。
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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。
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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。
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I promised myself I 'd defy all the prophets of doom and battle back to fitness .
我发誓要打破所有的死亡预言，力争恢复健康。
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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。
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He won 't allow anyone to defy his managerial authority .
他不允许任何人挑衅他的管理权威。
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Those who openly defy the law have been severely punished .
那些公然蔑视法律的人已经受到了严惩。
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The case defies diagnosis .
这种病症难以确诊。
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Criminals defy the law .
罪犯无视法律。
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Fierce-browed , I coolly defy a thousand pointing fingers ; headbowed , like a willing ox I serve the children .
横眉冷对千夫指，俯首甘为孺子牛。
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The beauty of the scenery along the Lijiang River defies description .
漓江之美难以用语言来描画。
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The occasion defies description .
当时的情景非言语所能形容。
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We may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution .
我们也许正面临一个无法轻易解决的难题。
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The towering pine and cypress trees defy frost and snow .
松柏参天傲霜雪。
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I defy you to give me one good reason for believing you .
你能说出我一定要相信你的理由吗？
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What kind of man would defy a king ?
这是个什么样的人会违抗国王？
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The Fed is trying to defy the course of history .
美联储正试图逆历史趋势而动。
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She defies expectations of what a woman should look like .
而她公然向这种对于女性外表的固有期望宣战。
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I feel he may defy us there .
我想我们是搞不过他的。
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Defy the government , the law , etc.
蔑视政府、法律等。
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He could always bring us a brand new reading experience where we begin to defy reality .
纳博科夫是一个伟大的叙事者，他总是能带给我们一种全新的阅读体验，在这种全新的阅读体验里我们开始颠覆现实。
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Governments cannot defy the forces of economic gravity but they can make a difference .
政府无法违背经济规律，但它们仍可发挥自己的作用。