defy /dɪˈfaɪ/ CET4 TEM4 ( defying, defied, defies )

• 1. 

  V-T 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. 违抗

  例：

  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）胆敢违抗我母亲。

• 2. 

  V-T 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. 向…挑战; 惹

  例：

  I defy you to come up with one major accomplishment of the current president.

  我倒要看看你能否举出现任董事长的一件主要成绩。

• 3. 

  V-T If something defies description or understanding, it is so strange, extreme, or surprising that it is almost impossible to understand or explain. 使不可能 (理解或解释) [no passive, no cont]

  例：

  It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.

  这是毁灭性的野蛮行径，完全没有方法可理解。