fly in the face of

短语

公然违抗

发音

AU

词形变化

flew in the face of flies in the face of 三单 flies in the face of flown in the face of flying in the face of flying in the face of 现在分词 flew in the face of 过去式 flown in the face of 过去式 flown in the face of 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.

    习语

    The new design is very edgy and certainly flies in the face of tradition.

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