中文翻译与英英解释

n.
1.挑衅，挑战。
2.反抗；蔑视。
短语和例子
be at open defiance with 公然反抗。 bid defiance to ... ＝ set ... at defiance 反抗；蔑视，藐视。 in defiance of 无视，不顾，不管。

a defiant act

intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
同义词：rebelliousness,

a hostile challenge

例句与用法

There was a look of defiance in his eyes .
他眼里流露出寻衅的凶光。

He faced the raging crowd with defiance .
他桀骜不驯地面对着愤怒的人群。

It had perhaps been his boyish defiance .
这也许是少年时代放荡不羁的表现。

How did you come by this defiance ?
你怎么拿到这份宣战书的？

The rebuff keyed roth to defiance .
罗思这一声痛斥，连挑战的架势都摆出来了。

His eyes flashed defiance .
他眼中显现出反抗的神色。

He will never set you at defiance or willfully injure you .
他决不会违抗你，或者存心伤害你。

He read through her eager defiance to the guilty truth .
他从她迫切的反抗里看出了她犯罪的事实。

The crowd mingled defiance and anguish in an animal roar .
群众立即响起了一片充满蔑视和愤恨的吼声。

Their condition ranged from pallid shock to profane defiance .
有的吓得脸无人色，有的天不怕地不怕。