defiance

n.

蔑视；挑战；反抗；

in defiance of不顾，无视

1. His defiance of the law cost him dearly.
   蔑视法律使他付出沈重的代价。
2. Those who bid defiance to the law will get into trouble.
   蔑视法律者终要倒霉。
3. They went in defiance of the order.
   他们违抗命令还是去了。
4. He had been deposed because of his defiance of Roman law.
   亚那因为违抗罗马的法律而被罢免。
5. North Korea's defiance makes these delicate missions both more difficult and more necessary.
   朝鲜公然挑衅使得这次棘手的外交使命更加困难也更有必要。
6. It was a breach of security, even a small act of defiance, to read this book publicly for pleasure.
   在公共场所为了消遣而看这种书是违犯安全规定的，甚至是一种小小的挑衅行为。

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