Sharif then said he would defy a three-day house arrest imposed on him and his brother and journey out to meet his supporters.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

And these texts almost defy interpretation by a modern person, unless you have guidance from a historian and expert like moi.

这些文本几乎无法由现代人翻译，除非由历史学家或专家指导，比如我。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

Perhaps because they have become wise in that they have learned they have moral choice. They have free will, they can defy God and God's plans for them in a way that animals and natural phenomena cannot.

也许是因为，他们在拥有智慧以后,明白他们有道德选择，他们有自由的意愿,可以反抗上帝为他们决定的命运,而这些事动物和自然无法做到的。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

The army's report was published as an aid ship hired by a Libyan charity is sailing toward Gaza and plans to defy the blockade.

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

That would be tantamount to creating divine enemies, immortal enemies So God must maintain the upper hand in his struggle with these humans who have learned to defy him. And he maintains the upper hand in this, the fact that they eventually must die.

因为，这相当于创造了一个，旗鼓相当，永生的敌人,所以，上帝在与，这些学会反抗他的人类争斗时,占了上峰，利用他的优势,决定了人类必将死亡的命运。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Gadhafi likes to defy the international order in general, although he has made his peace with it, but he always likes to be the maverick."

VOA: standard.2009.03.26