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VERB
違抗;反抗;不服從
If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
例句
This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy my mother...
這是我第一次(也是最后一次)膽敢反抗我的母親。
Nearly eleven-thousand people have been arrested for defying the ban on street trading.
將近有1.1萬人因為違抗禁止在街上擺攤交易的禁令而被捕。
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VERB
挑戰;激;認為…不敢(或無法)（做）
If you defy someone to do something, you challenge them to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it.
例句
I defy you to come up with one major accomplishment of the current Prime Minister...
我敢說你講不出現任首相的哪怕一項重大成就。
He looked at me as if he was defying me to argue.
他看著我，仿佛在激我與他爭論。
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VERB
無法，難以(描述或理解)
If something defies description or understanding, it is so strange, extreme, or surprising that it is almost impossible to understand or explain.
例句
When the flowers open in spring they fill the night air with a fragrance that defies description...
春天鮮花開放時，夜里的空氣中會彌漫一種難以名狀的香氣。
It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.
這種行為野蠻兇殘、令人震驚，簡直是不可理喻。
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PHRASE
看上去比實際年輕
If you say that someone defies their age, or defies the years, you mean that their appearance or behaviour suggests that they are younger than they really are.
例句
The singer continues to defy her age by wearing the scantiest of outfits.
那名女歌手依舊穿著非常暴露的服裝，完全不似她這把歲數。