defies is defy's Simple Present

defy

US [dɪˈfaɪ]
UK [dɪ'faɪ]
  • v.蔑视；挑；使不能
  • Web违抗
Past Tense：defied  Present Participle：defying  Simple Present：defies  

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v.
1.
蔑视,藐视,不顾,公然反抗
2.
挑,激
3.
使不能,使落空

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Definition:
AllAll,蔑视蔑视,挑挑,使不能使不能,违抗违抗
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
"No one defies economic laws, " he said. "Eventually you get it, whether you want it or not. "
他说道：“没人能违背经济规律。不管你愿不愿意，它终将发挥作用。”
tā shuō dào : " méi rén néng wéi bèi jīng jì guī lǜ 。 bù guǎn nǐ yuàn bù yuàn yì , tā zhōng jiāng fā huī zuò yòng 。 "
article.yeeyan.org
2.
To be the cause of an accident of this magnitude is so irresponsible that it defies the imagination.
造成这类灾害的人竟然如此不负责任，自然后果不堪设想。
zào chéng zhè lèi zāi hài de rén jìng rán rú cǐ bù fù zé rèn , zì rán hòu guǒ bù kān shè xiǎng 。
article.yeeyan.org
3.
But almost two years ago, Cocoa did something that defies comprehension. Was it a miracle or a coincidence? It is certainly a mystery.
但是大约两年前，科科做了件无法理解的事。这是奇迹，还是巧合？至今还是个谜。
dàn shì dà yuē liǎng nián qián , kē kē zuò le jiàn wú fǎ lǐ jiě de shì 。 zhè shì qí jì , hái shì qiǎo hé ? zhì jīn hái shì gè mí 。
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4.
Indeed if GM defies Berlin's wishes, the government has said it would reconsider the offer of state aid to any other bidder.
德国政府已经表示，如果通用无视其愿望，将重新考虑是否给予竞购者政府保证金。
dé guó zhèng fǔ yǐ jīng biǎo shì , rú guǒ tōng yòng wú shì qí yuàn wàng , jiāng chóng xīn kǎo lǜ shì fǒu jǐ yǔ jìng gòu zhě zhèng fǔ bǎo zhèng jīn 。
cn.reuters.com
5.
over the periods their saliva , a mild , digestive juice like our own , was converted into a poison that defies analysis even today.
蛇的唾液像我们人的唾液一样，原是一种温和的消化液，经过很长时间变化成了一种甚至今天也无法分析清楚的毒液。
shé de tuò yè xiàng wǒ men rén de tuò yè yí yàng , yuán shì yī zhǒng wēn hé de xiāo huà yè , jīng guò hěn cháng shí jiān biàn huà chéng le yī zhǒng shèn zhì jīn tiān yě wú fǎ fēn xī qīng chǔ de dú yè 。
www.ichacha.net
6.
It's the kind of film that defies a neat synopsis as it moves from present to past, from reality to fantasy, from story to story.
本片公然抗拒乾净俐落的叙述，选择从现在返回过去、从现实到幻想、从故事到故事。
běn piàn gōng rán kàng jù qián jìng lì luò de xù shù , xuǎn zé cóng xiàn zài fǎn huí guò qù 、 cóng xiàn shí dào huàn xiǎng 、 cóng gù shi dào gù shi 。
www.hkdavc.com
7.
defies UN resolutions and also appears to be a slap at the United States as Washington moves to enforce UN sanctions.
这些举动公然违背了联合国的决定，同时也像是给主张强制执行联合国制裁措施的美国一记耳光。
zhè xiē jǔ dòng gōng rán wéi bèi le lián hé guó de jué dìng , tóng shí yě xiàng shì gěi zhǔ zhāng qiáng zhì zhí xíng lián hé guó zhì cái cuò shī de měi guó yī jì ěr guāng 。
dict.kekenet.com
8.
It defies description for it has no quality.
它无法描述，因为它没有特性。
tā wú fǎ miáo shù , yīn wèi tā méi yǒu tè xìng 。
blog.sina.com.cn
9.
All across the developed world, corporate bond yields appear to be discounting defaults on a scale that defies common sense.
在整个发达世界，企业债券收益率针对违约风险贴水的程度，似乎到了有违常理的地步。
zài zhěng gè fā dá shì jiè , qǐ yè zhài quàn shōu yì lǜ zhēn duì wéi yuē fēng xiǎn tiē shuǐ de chéng dù , sì hū dào le yǒu wéi cháng lǐ de dì bù 。
www.ftchinese.com
10.
Siegmund defies her and threatens to kill himself and Sieglinde if his sword has no power against Hunding.
齐格孟德愤然反抗，他威胁称，如果宝剑不再拥有与洪丁对抗的法力，将会杀掉齐格琳德并自杀。
qí gé mèng dé fèn rán fǎn kàng , tā wēi xié chēng , rú guǒ bǎo jiàn bú zài yōng yǒu yǔ hóng dīng duì kàng de fǎ lì , jiāng huì shā diào qí gé lín dé bìng zì shā 。
www.themetinhongkong.info
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