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English to Chinese Dictionary (1-1 of 1)
- 1. (refuse to obey) 公然反抗
- 2. 蔑视
- 3. 使不能
- 4. to defy sb to do sth (dare) 看某人敢不敢做某事
Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 11)
- show contempt for
- ignore; disregard; defy
- go against the king or emperor (in former times); defy one's elders, superiors, etc.
- defy one's superiors and start a rebellion; rebel
- 横眉冷对千夫指，俯首甘为孺子牛
- [héngméilěngduìqiānfūzhǐ,fǔshǒugānwéirúzǐniú]
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Listen
- fierce-browed, I coolly defy a thousand pointing fingers; head bowed, like a willing ox I serve the children
English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)
- defy
- [dɪ'faɪ]
- 1. to resist (a powerful person, authority, etc) openly and boldly
- 2. to elude, esp in a baffling way
- 3. to challenge or provoke (someone to do something judged to be impossible); dare
- 4. to invite to do battle or combat
- 5. C14: from Old French desfier, from des- de- + fier to trust, from Latin f i dere
