debunked

英 [ˌdiːˈbʌŋkt]

美 [ˌdiːˈbʌŋkt]

v.  批判; 驳斥; 揭穿…的真相
debunk的过去分词和过去式

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

双语例句

• Academics also have debunked the doomsday scenario, saying it is based on a misreading of Mayan astronomy.
  学者也已经揭穿了世界末日的设想，称这是基于对玛雅天文学的误读。
• The public panic began to subside after local authorities debunked the rumors.
  公众的恐慌在当地政府辟谣之后，开始消退。
• The notion that chills lead to bad colds was debunked years ago, but it may be due for rethinking.
  着凉导致重感冒这种观念数年之前遭到了否定，但这或许值得再次思考。
• In the largest and longest study of its kind, scientists in Spain have debunked any link between coffee and cardiovascular disease.
  西班牙科学家进行了最广泛和最长期的研究，排除了咖啡和心血管病的关联。
• With a collaborator from the University of Chicago, Mr Fryer debunked this idea.
  在芝加哥大学的合作下，他戳穿了这条谬论。
• Other Russian lies have also been debunked.
  俄罗斯的其它谎言也已被揭穿。
• Do not lie, because there was debunked the day.
  不说谎话，因为总有被拆穿的一天。
• Supernatural explanations were eventually debunked.
  种种超自然的解释最终被揭穿。
• The study also debunked the notion, long held by ad agencies, that older consumers are a hard sell because of their long-held preferences for products that are hard to change.
  这项调查还破除了广告公司长期以来的一项错误认识，即向老年消费者推销产品非常困难，因为他们对产品的偏好年深日久，很难改变。
• His claims were later debunked by fellow academics.
  业内学者后来指出他的主张是错误的。