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But all glass structures have at least a bit of daring about them, as if they are giving a defiant answer to the question: You can’t do that with glass, can you?
但是使用全玻璃构造总是需要一些勇气，“你可不可能用玻璃做那玩意儿吧，是吧？” ，他们给出了一个挑衅的答案。
Like the restructuring executives, bankruptcy lawyers seem defiant and want to make sure precedents aren’t set that would make it easier to curb fees in the future.
像重组的执行者一样，破产案受理律师们似乎目中无人，想证实司法先例不是更用来限制未来费用的有力理由。
We were in the same senior society, and while wewere never intimate I always had the impression that he approved of me andwanted me to like him with some harsh, defiant wistfulness of his own.
我们曾在同一个高年级社团，虽不是亲密无间，可我总感觉他对我还挺认同，还想让我成为他的骨灰，但不过是他目中无人的一厢情愿罢了。

They knew this because when they sang his songs, Woody's eyes would become brighter and his defiant spirit would shine through.
Remember, they were made in the image of God And they learn that they have moral autonomy by making the defiant choice, the choice for disobedience.
记住，他们是依照上帝的模样而创造,他们也意识到自己有自主的道德,通过做出忤逆的选择，选择违背。
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Speaking alongside the Secretary, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had a defiant message for the militants.

The downside of the ridiculous, defiant defense is much less severe than it used to be.
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If you say that someone is defiant, you mean they show aggression or independence by refusing to obey someone.
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