
美:/'dɪˈfaɪɪŋ/
CET4,CET6,考研,GRE
反抗
The man knew there was no nourishment in the berries, but he chewed them patiently with a hope greater than knowledge and defying experience.
這個人知道這種漿果并沒有養份,但是他仍懷着一種不顧道理和蔑視經驗的希望,耐心地咀嚼着它們。
This is a gravity-defying hat.
這是一頂傲然挺立的帽子。
Human beings are defying nature. Or at least we're trying to.
人類一直就在與自然抗争,或則說至少是試圖與之抗争。
Yet financial institutions seem to be defying conventional theory.
然而,金融機構似乎正在挑戰這一傳統理論。
Don't be too thin! the age-defying supermodel told Self magazine.
“千萬别太瘦了!” 這位在時光流轉中依然光鮮年輕的超模這樣告訴SELF雜志。
“defying”是動詞“defy”的現在分詞形式,其核心含義是公開反抗、違抗或挑戰。具體解釋如下:
詞性: 動詞
中文解釋: 違抗,反抗,蔑視,對抗
例句:
The protesters are defying the government's orders to disperse.(抗議者違抗政府的命令散去。)
He defied his doctor's orders and continued to smoke.(他違抗醫生的囑咐繼續抽煙。)
用法: defying是動詞defy的現在分詞形式,表示“違抗,反抗,蔑視,對抗”的意思。它可以用來描述人或事物對另一方的不屈服或不合作态度。
近義詞: resist, oppose, challenge, confront
反義詞: obey, submit, yield
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