defying 反抗
- In the years since, more than 12,000 gay service members have been discharged for violating or defying the policy.
在此后的年代里,有超过12,000名同性恋服役人员因违反或藐视这项政策而被开除。 - That was a half century ago, when men first squeezed into their machines and, defying gravity, rode into a new dimension of human experience.
半个世纪前的当年,当人们第一次钻进他们制造的机器里公然反抗地心引力时,人类的探索之旅开始了新纪元。 - In Egypt and Bahrain in recent weeks, I've been humbled by the lionhearted men and women I've seen defying tear gas or bullets for freedom that we take for granted.
这几周在埃及和巴林,我为那些勇敢的人们所深深地折服:看似理所应当,却是在为自由而公然反抗着催泪瓦斯和子弹。
defy \de*fy"\ (d[-e]*f[imac]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defied}
(d[-e]*f[imac]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Defying}.] [F. d['e]fier,
OF. deffier, desfier, LL. disfidare to disown faith or
fidelity, to dissolve the bond of allegiance, as between the
vassal and his lord; hence, to challenge, defy; fr. L. dis- +
fides faith. See {Faith}, and cf. {Diffident}, {Affiance}.]
1. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or
obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce. [Obs.]
I defy the surety and the bond. --Chaucer.
For thee I have defied my constant mistress. --Beau.
& Fl.
2. To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to
challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat
with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of
a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to
defy public opinion.
I once again
Defy thee to the trial of mortal fight. --Milton.
I defy the enemies of our constitution to show the
contrary. --Burke.