公然反抗

He defied his opponents.

他公然反抗他对手们。

Insolvent tenants openly defied the collector of the waterrate from their ten-roomed strongholds, and existed for weeks without any visible means of procuring that necessary fluid.

无偿付能力，公然反抗收缴他们八居室要塞水费办事员，尽管看不出他们有什办法获得这种生活所必需液体，可他们已经继续生存好几个礼拜了。