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单词 refute
例句
refute verb
deny (refute a suggestion) disprove (refute an argument)
deny

verb

deny ♦︎ contradict ♦︎ repudiate ♦︎ refute ♦︎ disclaimThese words all mean to say that a report or claim is not true. 这些词均表示否认报告或声明的真实性。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配to deny / contradict / repudiate / refute a report / suggestionto deny / repudiate / refute a claimto deny / repudiate an accusation / allegationto deny / disclaim knowledge / responsibilityto flatly deny / contradict sthto strongly / publicly deny / repudiate / refute sth deny / /dɪˈnaɪ/ / [transitive] to say that a report or claim is not true; to refuse to admit or accept knowledge of or responsibility for sth 否认;否定;拒绝承认(或接受)He denied accusations of corruption and mismanagement.他否认了贪污和失职的指控。There's no denying the fact that quicker action could have saved them.无可否认,如果行动再快一点,本来是救得了他们的。He denies attempting to murder his wife.他否认企图谋杀妻子。She denied that there had been any cover-up.她否认有任何隐瞒。It can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem.无可否认,我们需要投入更多的资源来解决这个问题。She denied all knowledge of the incident.她否认知晓此事的任何情况。OPP admit admit 2 , confirm confirm 2 contradict / /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt; NAmE ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkt/ [transitive] to say that what sb has said is not true, and that the opposite is true 反驳;批驳;驳斥All evening her husband contradicted everything she said.整个晚上她说的每件事都遭丈夫反驳。You've just contradicted yourself (= said the opposite of what you said before).你说的话跟以前说的根本自相矛盾。 repudiate /rɪˈpjuːdieɪt/ / [transitive] (formal) to say officially and/or publicly that a report or claim is not true (正式或公开地)否认,驳斥A spokeswoman repudiated the article, calling it unbalanced and inaccurate.一名女发言人对这篇文章进行了驳斥,说它偏颇失实。 refute / /rɪˈfjuːt/ / [transitive] (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to say that a report or claim is not true or fair 反驳;否认She strongly refutes any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally.谁若暗示她不在行,她都会强烈反驳。The original meaning of refute is 'to prove a statement or theory to be wrong'; however, in modern usage refute is often used as a synonym of deny, when no evidence or argument is given to prove that sth is untrue. Some people object to this usage but it is now widely accepted in standard English, and used especially in journalism. * refute本义为“证明某种说法或理论错误”,但在现代用法中常作deny的同义词,表示否认而不是反证。有人反对这种用法,但它在标准英语中已得到广泛接受,尤用于新闻报道。 see also refute disprove disclaim [transitive] (formal) to state publicly that you have no knowledge of sth, or that you are not responsible for sth 公开否认(知情);拒绝承认(负有责任)The rebels disclaimed all responsibility for the explosion.叛乱分子否认对这次爆炸事件负有任何责任。
disprove

verb

disprove ♦︎ refute ♦︎ discredit ♦︎ rebut ♦︎ confound ♦︎ debunk ♦︎ invalidate ♦︎ explode ♦︎ demolishThese words all mean to show that sth is wrong or false. 这些词均表示反驳或推翻错误观点。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配to disprove / refute / discredit / debunk / invalidate / explode / demolish a theoryto disprove / refute / debunk / invalidate / explode / demolish a mythto disprove / refute / discredit / rebut / confound / invalidate / demolish an argumentto disprove / refute / discredit / rebut / invalidate / explode / demolish claimsto disprove / refute / confound / invalidate a thesisto disprove / refute / rebut an allegationevidence disproves / refutes / discredits / rebuts sthto successfully refute / confound / debunk / demolish sthto be easily disproved / refuted / discredited / rebutted / demolished disprove / /ˌdɪsˈpruːv/ / [transitive] to show that a theory or claim is wrong or false by using evidence 否认;证明⋯是错误(或虚假)的It is difficult to confirm or disprove the existence of such a group.要证实或否认这样一个群体的存在都很困难。It cannot be disproved that a meeting took place.不能否认确实召开过一次会议。OPP prove show 1 , confirm confirm 1 refute / /rɪˈfjuːt/ / [transitive] (formal) to show that an argument, theory or claim is wrong by using arguments or evidence 反驳,驳斥(论点、理论或断言)She tried to think how to refute the argument on moral grounds.她考虑如何以道德理由来驳斥这一论点。This study cannot provide data to confirm or refute this hypothesis.这项研究无法提供数据资料来证实或驳斥这一假说。OPP confirm confirm 1 see also refute deny , refutation denial discredit / /dɪsˈkredɪt/ / [transitive] to make people stop believing that sth is true; to make sth appear unlikely to be true 使不相信;使⋯受到质疑These theories are now largely discredited among linguists.现在这些理论大多受到语言学家的质疑。This new evidence discredits earlier findings.这个新证据推翻了早期的研究结果。 rebut / /rɪˈbʌt/ / (-tt-) [transitive] (formal) to say or show that a claim or accusation is wrong or false 反驳;驳斥;证明(断言或指责)错误An attempt was made to publicly rebut rumours of a divorce.曾经试图公开反驳离婚的谣传。The defendants were unable to rebut the charges of negligence.这些被告无法辩驳失职罪的指控。 see also rebuttal denial NOTE 辨析 Disprove, refute or rebut?In some cases you can use any of these words. 在有些情况下这三个词可以通用to disprove / refute / rebut a claim / an allegation / an argument驳斥断言/说法/论点 Disprove is the most frequent and is less formal than the other two. It is used especially to talk about matters of scientific or historical fact. Refute is used more often to talk about arguments or accusations; rebut is used especially to talk about accusations. People can rebut a claim just by denying it, without producing evidence. To refute a claim originally meant to disprove it with evidence; however, in modern usage, refute is also often used to mean 'deny'. * disprove使用频率最高,没有另外两个词正式,尤用于科学或史实问题;refute多指驳斥论点或指控;rebut则尤指驳斥指控。表示驳斥某个说法,rebut可以只是否认,不一定提供证据。refute原本是指以证据证明某个说法错误,但在现代用法中也常表示“否认”。 see also refute deny confound / /kənˈfaʊnd/ / [transitive] (formal) to show that sb/sth is wrong, especially by doing sth that people did not expect or predict (尤指出人意料地)证明⋯有错,驳斥She confounded her critics and proved she could do the job.她驳倒了批评者的看法,证明自己能够胜任该工作。The rise in share prices confounded expectations.股价的上涨出人意料。 debunk / /ˌdiːˈbʌŋk/ / [transitive] (rather informal) to show that an idea or belief is false, especially one that has existed for a long time; to show that sth is not as good as people think it is 批判,驳斥(存在已久的观点或信念);揭穿⋯的真相Let's start by debunking a few myths.让我们首先揭开几个迷思的真相。She attempts to debunk unrealistic expectations about marriage.她试图批判对婚姻的种种不切实际的幻想。 invalidate / /ɪnˈvælɪdeɪt/ / [transitive] to prove that an idea, story or argument is wrong, especially by showing it has mistakes in it 证明⋯错误;使站不住脚This new piece of evidence invalidates his version of events.这条新证据推翻了他对事件经过的说法。Flawed research methods may invalidate the study's conclusions.错误的研究方法可能会使得研究结论站不住脚。An idea, story, etc. is invalidated by evidence or circumstances, not by a person trying to disprove it. * invalidate表示证明某个观点或说法有误时,其主语是证据或客观环境,而非试图驳斥它的人She tried to think how to invalidate the argument on moral grounds. explode [transitive] to show that an idea or belief, especially sth that many people think or believe, is false 推翻,驳倒,破除(众人相信的观点或信念)Here, at last, is a women's magazine to explode the myth that thin equals beautiful.终于有一家女性杂志起来推翻瘦就是美的迷思。 demolish /dɪˈmɒlɪʃ; NAmE dɪˈmɑːlɪʃ/ [transitive] (rather informal) to show that an idea or theory is completely wrong 彻底推翻,驳倒(观点或理论)A recent book has demolished this theory.最近出版的一本书推翻了这种理论。
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