Significado: acquired immune deficiency syndromeacquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)AIDS, SIDA, síndrome de imuno-deficiência adquirida, doença incurável caracterizada pela deterioração do sistema imunológico (causada pelo vírus HIV)
def Idioma
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
win when it appears that you will lose, mount a comeback The opinion polls showed we were losing, but we snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.
def
1. really good, excellent 2. the standard of excellence 3. short for death
Def Jam
1. a great record. 2. one of the first big labels for rap artists, founded by Rick Rubin, led by Russels Simmons
defer to
yield to;show reapect towards 顺从;尊敬 I shall defer to your advice,which has always been helpful.我将遵从你的建议,它总是很有帮助。 We all defer to him in these matters.这类事情上我们都听他的意见。
in defiance of
Idiom(s): in defiance (of sb or sth)
Theme: CHALLENGE
against someone's will or against instructions; in bold resistance to someone or someone's orders. • Jane spent the afternoon in the park in defiance of her mother's instructions. • She did it in defiance of her mother. • She has done a number of things in defiance lately.
Touch pitch and be defiled.
If you keep contact with bad people, you get spoiled.
in defiance of|defiance|in defiance
prep. Acting against; in disobedience to. The girl chewed gum in defiance of the teacher's rule.Bob stayed up late in defiance of the coach's orders.
zone defense|defense|zone
n. A defense in a sport (as basketball or football) in which each player has to defend a certain area. The coach taught his team a zone defense because he thought his players weren't fast enough to defend against individual opponents.
by definition
by definition According to prior determination, as a given. For example, This antibiotic is by definition the most effective now on the market. [1970s]
in default of Through the failure, absence, or lack of, as in In default of a better solution, we'll have to make do with this one. This term was originally put as for default of, but John Gower had the current wording in Confessio Amantis (1397): “The fish, if it be dry, might in default of water die.” [Late 1200s]
on the defensive
on the defensive Prepared for withstanding aggression or attack, as in The debate team's plan was to keep their opponents on the defensive, or This teacher put students on the defensive about their mistakes. [c. 1600]
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