/dɪˈfaɪ ||; dɪˈfaɪ/verb [T] (
past participle defying third person singular present defies;past tense past participle defied)
1 to refuse to obey sb/sth 反抗；蔑视；违抗: She defied her parents and continued seeing him. 她不听从父母的话，继续和他来往。 ☞adjective defiant, noun defiance 形容词为defiant，名词为defiance
2 defy sb to do sth to ask sb to do sth that you believe to be impossible 激（某人）做（你认为不可能的事）: I defy you to prove me wrong. 我敢说你不能证明我是错的。
3 to make sth impossible or very difficult 使没有可能；使很困难: It's such a beautiful place that it defies description. 那地方美丽极了，简直是笔墨也难以形容。