set at defiance

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To defy, flout; violate or disobey shamelessly.
    — In the town of Angla […] no person may appear on horseback in the streets […]. In former days even Europeans were forbidden to ride on horseback in Angla; and missionaries who attempted to set the local prejudice at defiance have been pelted with sticks and dirt by the outraged natives.

词形变化

sets at defiance present,singular,third-person setting at defiance participle,present set at defiance participle,past set at defiance past
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