defiantly [
di'faiəntli]
ad. 挑战地, 对抗地
defiantly[ adv ]
in a rebellious manner
<adv.all>
he rejected her words rebelliously
Defiant \De*fi"ant\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]fiant, p. pr. of d['e]fier.
See {Defy}.]
Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or
act.
In attitude stern and defiant. --Longfellow.
-- {De*fi"ant*ly}, adv. -- {De*fi"ant*ness}, n.
- But it also tastes defiantly of real grapes rather than the stinks lab. Too many Chardonnays today (to my probably rather precious palate) taste man-made rather than map-made.
- In a closing speech, Havel defiantly declared he was not guilty of inciting people to attend a commemoration Jan. 15 for Palach in Prague's Wenceslas Square or of ignoring appeals to leave the square the next day.
- A goup of workers from the Soviet Union's richest coal mines defiantly formed an independent union Thursday night, breaking with a larger miners' congress and the wishes of Soviet officials.
- "They did it to the wrong family this time," she said defiantly. "My husband spent his life serving his country.
- At the Cradock cemetery, the graves of Matthew Goniwe and three other young leaders, all killed by unknown assailants in 1985, are marked defiantly by decals of the ANC flag.
- Prosecutors called 67 witnesses, while the defense called only three witnesses, including the buckskin-clad Addam Swapp, who tearfully and defiantly defended the clan's actions.
- Unfortunately, the president continues to defiantly defend his overtures to Beijing as the right thing to do under the circumstances.
- A person dies only once," Mrs. Rudman said defiantly.
- Others reacted defiantly, saying the reports were in error and denying wrongdoing.
- "UHF," a parody of trash television, is almost defiantly silly, but when it's funny it is very funny.
- Several hours after the caucus at least two lawmakers defiantly munched cookies in a House committee room.
- In Tel Aviv on Sunday, Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir defiantly rejected a U.S. claim that Jewish settlements constructed in the occupied lands are an obstacle to Middle East peace.
- The students, both men and women, marched quietly but defiantly.
- He appeared arrogant and aloof as he defiantly refused pleas from McGee and other legislative leaders to raise taxes as the state teetered on the edge of bankruptcy.
- Unlike Mr. Wu, Mr. Wang, the humanist writer, defiantly refused the party's advice this month to quit.
- Several days later, protesters marched into the park and defiantly pitched a tent.
- For business and individuals alike, this has made California a 'bad buy'. Some pundits are defiantly optimistic.
- The House passed sweeping trade legislation, ignoring veto threats from President Reagan and defiantly upholding the measure's embattled plant closings provisions.