defy

/dɪˈfaɪ/· v.

财经/商业B2

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Chinese meaning

违wéi抗kàng,顶dǐng住zhù(压yā力lì/反fǎn对duì)

违wéi抗kàng,顶dǐng住zhù压yā力lì

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美měi联lián储chǔ顶dǐng住zhù特tè朗lǎng普pǔ施shī压yā坚jiān持chí加jiā息xī

Example

Fed defies Trump with first rate rise since 2023

美měi联lián储chǔ顶dǐng住zhù特tè朗lǎng普pǔ的de反fǎn对duì,启qǐ动dòng了le自zì2023年nián以yǐ来lái的de首shǒu次cì加jiā息xī。

Source: Financial Times · 16 Sep 2026

Background ✎

美měi联lián储chǔ顶dǐng住zhù特tè朗lǎng普pǔ的de反fǎn对duì,宣xuān布bù自zì2023年nián以yǐ来lái首shǒu次cì加jiā息xī,并bìng表biǎo示shì愿yuàn意yì采cǎi取qǔ进jìn一yí步bù行xíng动dòng为wèi通tōng胀zhàng降jiàng温wēn。特tè朗lǎng普pǔ随suí后hòu呼hū吁yù把bǎ借jiè贷dài成chéng本běn降jiàng到dào1%。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁dis-(离)+fidus(忠诚)

  • dis-(反,离)+fidus(忠诚的)→「背离忠诚」引申「违抗」

Collocations

  • defy expectations / defy orders / defy gravity

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