公然反抗

He defied his opponents.

他公然反抗他的手。

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.

无偿付能力的房客，公然反抗收缴他的八居室要塞的水费的办事员，尽管看不出他有什办法获得这种生活所必需的液体，可他已经继续生存好几个礼拜了。