defy

Động từ

(defied)

bất chấp, coi thường

they defied their parents and got married

họ coi thường lời bố mẹ và cưới nhau

thách, thách thức, thách đố

I defy you to prove I have cheated

tôi đố anh chứng minh được là tôi đã gian lận

the problem defied solution

vấn đề dường như thách đố ai giải được (khó giải được)
verb

-fies; -fied; -fying

[+ obj] to refuse to obey (something or someone)

She defied her parents and dropped out of school.

to make (something) very difficult or impossible

The article defies a simple summary. [=the article cannot be explained by a simple summary]

views of nature that defy belief/description [=that are hard to believe/describe]

to resist or fight (something)

The group has continued to defy all efforts to stop them.

to go against (something)

The team defied the odds [=did something that was very unlikely] and won the championship.

an explanation that defies all logic [=an explanation that does not make any sense]

to tell (someone) to do something that you think cannot be done

I defy you to prove that I lied.

I defy anyone to name a better film. [=I do not think that anyone can name a better film; I do not think that there is a better film]
verb

The defendant defied the prosecutor to prove the allegations

challenge

dare

face

confront

brave

stand up to

flout

brazen out

thumb one's nose at

Colloq Brit cock a snook at

Her feats of legerdemain defy the imagination. Copeley has invented a device that defies the law of gravity

frustrate

thwart

baffle

resist

withstand

repel

disobey

repulse

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