debunk

英 [ˌdiːˈbʌŋk]

美 [ˌdiːˈbʌŋk]

v.  批判; 驳斥; 揭穿…的真相

现在分词：debunking　第三人称单数：debunks　过去分词：debunked　过去式：debunked　

GRE

BNC.34001 / COCA.17630

牛津词典

verb

• 批判；驳斥；揭穿…的真相
  to show that an idea, a belief, etc. is false; to show that sth is not as good as people think it is
  1. His theories have been debunked by recent research.
     最近的研究揭穿了他的理论的真相。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 指出…的错误;揭穿…的吹嘘（或虚假）
  If youdebunka widely held belief, you show that it is false. If youdebunksomething that is widely admired, you show that it is not as good as people think it is.
  1. Historian Michael Beschloss debunks a few myths.
     历史学家迈克尔·贝施洛斯破除了几个不实传言。
  2. ...the Frenchmen of the enlightenment who debunked the church and the crown.
     揭露教会和王室真相的启蒙运动时期的法国人

英英释义

verb

• expose while ridiculing
  1. The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
  Synonym:expose

双语例句

• Doctors have been trying for ages to debunk a myth that reading in dim lighting causes permanent damage to your eyes.
  多年来医生们一直努力揭穿一个真相，那就是昏暗的灯光下看书是否会对你的眼睛造成永久性的伤害。
• Historian Michael Beschloss debunks a few myths.
  历史学家迈克尔·贝施洛斯破除了几个不实传言。
• Not only can the experiment verify the soundness of the hypothesis, IT can also improve or debunk IT.
  而且，实验的过程不但可以检验其正误，往往还可能提升或推翻这个理论。
• As long as there are people who cheat in the name of science, it is necessary to have science police to debunk them.
  只要还存在着人们以科学的名义行骗，就有必要让科学警察来揭穿他们。
• Should debunk is new latitudinarian carry out the3 hypocritical sexes that liberalize greatly and fabulosity.
  应揭穿新自由主义推行三大自由化的虚伪性和非现实性。
• Now, to debunk some of the mystery surrounding this wonder food.
  现在，让我们来稍稍揭秘一下这种神奇食物上的神秘光环吧。
• People who debunk it and say it will never be mainstream, they're just wrong.
  人们揭穿它，而且说它将会无法是主流，他们仅仅是错误的。
• Earlier this week, Rowling was forced to debunk rumours that she has recently finished a romantic novel.
  近期有谣言称罗琳已完成了一部爱情小说，本周初，罗琳对此作出了澄清。
• It didn't take long for industry to challenge that report in attempts to debunk the conclusion that animal agriculture contributes more to climate change than transportation.
  这并没有花费制造业太多的时间去质疑这篇报告，得出畜牧业比运输业更大程度上地导致气候变化的结论。
• Professor Gina Rippon said it was time to debunk the myth that gender differences are hard-wired into our brains.
  吉娜·里彭（GinaRippon）教授说，是时候揭穿性别差异在我们大脑根深蒂固的神话了。