bid defiance to meaning in English
拒绝
违抗, 蔑视
Examples
- With such precautions the courtiers might bid defiance to contagion .
由于采取了这些预防措施，侍臣们根本不必担心传染。 - It was a masterpiece of its kind, and bid defiance to all the projectiles in the world .
这是一件杰作，它可以跟世界上所有的炮弹挑战。 - A nobody , two pair back and passages , at seven shillings a week , and he covered with all kinds of breastplates bidding defiance to the world
一个无名小卒，住的是两层楼梯带廊子的后屋，房租每周七先令。然而他全身披挂，向世人进行挑战。