学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3589 defiance

 今天我们要学的词是 defiance¹. Defiance is spelled D-E-F-I-A-N-C-E, defiance.

 

defiance 的意思是违抗，蔑视。 Pennsylvania Democratic Governor Tom Wolf threatened to withhold² federal stimulus³ money from counties that are planning on opening up without his approval and in defiance of his orders. 宾夕法尼亚州民主党州长汤姆·沃尔夫威胁说，他不会把联邦经济刺激计划的资金拨给那些未经他批准以及违抗他命令而计划开放的县。

 

Tesla founder⁴ and CEO Elon Musk⁵ announced he was officially reopening his California electric car plant in defiance of local government lockdown orders amid the coronavirus pandemic. 特斯拉创始人兼首席执行官马斯克无视地方政府在新冠病毒大流行之际实施的封锁令，宣布将正式重新开放在加利福尼亚州的电动汽车制造厂。

 

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1 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

2 withhold   

v.拒绝，不给；使停止，阻挡

参考例句：

• It was unscrupulous of their lawyer to withhold evidence.他们的律师隐瞒证据是不道德的。
• I couldn't withhold giving some loose to my indignation.我忍不住要发泄一点我的愤怒。

3 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

4 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

5 musk   

n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫

参考例句：

• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
• She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。