defy /dɪˈfaɪ/ to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc. 对抗;违抗;反抗 You can defy the no-costumes-in-class rule if you wear your fairy wings to school, but just don’t try to defy the laws of gravity unless you can actually fly. 如果你穿着仙女翅膀去学校，你就可以defy学校上课不能着戏服的规定，但不要试图defy地心引力定律，除非你真的能飞。 It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers. 很少看见孩子公然跟老师作对。 The fact that aircraft don't fall out of the sky always seems to me to defy (= act against) the law of gravity. 我总认为飞机没有从天上掉下来，是不符合万有引力定律的。