oppose, defy, withstand, resist

動詞 defy:

1. resist or confront with resistance
   同義詞：withstand, hold, hold up
2. elude, especially in a baffling way
   同義詞：resist, refuse
3. challenge
   同義詞：dare

1. I defy you to prove I have cheated.
   我諒你無法證實我欺騙了人。
2. The pine trees defy severe cold.
   松樹不畏嚴寒。
3. Her beauty defies description.
   她的美貌難以形容。

de.fy

v.tr.（及物動詞）
de.fied,de.fy.ing,de.fies

To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance:
反抗，違抗：公然反對或違抗：
例句：
defied the blockade by sailing straight through it.
筆直地向前航行，強行通過那些封鎖物

To refuse to submit to or cooperate with:
不服從，不合作：拒絕屈服…，或拒絕與…合作：
例句：
defied the court order by leaving the country; played his trumpet past midnight, defying the neighbors.
以出國逃避法院程序；整夜吹他的喇叭，不理會鄰居

To be unaffected by; resist or withstand:
不影響，不為所動：不受…的影響；經(jīng)受得住或頂?shù)米。?/br>例句：
.So the plague defied all medicines.(Daniel Defoe)
.所有藥物都無法治愈的瘟疫.(丹尼爾·迪福)

To challenge or dare (someone) to do something:
刺激：挑起或激起（某人）做某事：
例句：
She defied her accusers to prove their charges.
她激自己的指控者證實他們的指控

來源：
Middle English defien
中古英語 defien
from Old French desfier
源自 古法語 desfier
from Vulgar Latin *disfod3re
源自 俗拉丁語 *disfod3re
Latin dis- [dis-]
拉丁語 dis- [前綴，表示.否定.]
Latin fodus [faithful] * see bheidh-
拉丁語 fodus [忠誠的] *參見 bheidh-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>defy,beard,brave,challenge,dare,face,frontThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to confront boldly and courageously.:
這些動詞共有的主要的意思是.公然大膽地反對.：
例句：
an innovator defying tradition;
反傳統(tǒng)的創(chuàng)新者；

例句：
bearded the power of the king;
向國王的權威挑戰(zhàn)；

例句：
braving all criticism;
無畏地面對所有的批評；

例句：
challenged the opposition to produce proof;
要求反對派拿出證據(jù)；

例句：
daring him to deny the statement;
激他否認這項聲明；

例句：
faced her accusers;
面對她的指控者；

例句：
front death with dignity.
莊嚴地面對死亡