defy /di'fai/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) resist or confront with resistance
- (v.) elude, especially in a baffling way
- (v.) challenge
Chinese translation
- vt. 藐视, 挑衅, 使落空
- n. 挑战
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /di'fai/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.42 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
defied, defying, defies
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