The man knew there was no nourishment in the berries, but he chewed them patiently with a hope greater than knowledge and defying experience.

这个人知道这种浆果并没有养份，但是他仍怀着一种不顾道理和蔑视经验的希望，耐心地咀嚼着它们。

This is a gravity-defying hat.

这是一顶傲然挺立的帽子。

Human beings are defying nature. Or at least we're trying to.

人类一直就在与自然抗争，或则说至少是试图与之抗争。

Yet financial institutions seem to be defying conventional theory.

然而，金融机构似乎正在挑战这一传统理论。

"Don't be too thin!" the age-defying supermodel told Self magazine.

“千万别太瘦了！” 这位在时光流转中依然光鲜年轻的超模这样告诉SELF杂志。