belie

英 [bɪˈlaɪ]

美 [bɪˈlaɪ]

v.  掩饰; 遮掩; 使…给人以假象; 显示(某事)不正确; 证明(某事)错误

第三人称单数：belies　现在分词：belying　过去式：belied　过去分词：belied　

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牛津词典

verb

• 掩饰；遮掩；使…给人以假象
  to give a false impression of sb/sth
  1. Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years.
     她的活力与年轻美貌使人看不出她有65岁了。
• 显示（某事）不正确；证明（某事）错误
  to show that sth cannot be true or correct
  1. Government claims that there is no poverty are belied by the number of homeless people on the streets.
     大街上无家可归者的人数证明政府所声称的没有贫困的说法是谎言。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 掩饰；遮掩
  If one thingbeliesanother, it hides the true situation and so creates a false idea or image of someone or something.
  1. Her looks belie her 50 years.
     她看上去不像50岁。
• VERB 证明…是虚假的；显示…不真实
  If one thingbeliesanother, it proves that the other thing is not true or genuine.
  1. The facts of the situation belie his testimony.
     实际情况证明他作了伪证。

英英释义

verb

• represent falsely
  1. This statement misrepresents my intentions
  Synonym:misrepresent
• be in contradiction with
  Synonym:contradictnegate

双语例句

• They belie a strange reality of Brussels: while critics portray it as an ever-expanding bureaucratic monster, the EU is often thin on the resources and technical expertise needed to make policies.
  他们暴露了布鲁塞尔的怪诞现实：虽然批评家形容它是一个日益扩大的官僚怪物，但它往往匮乏制定政策所需的资源及技术专长。
• His attitudes belie his words.
  他的态度掩藏其言语。
• The gentle lower slopes belie the true nature of the mountain.
  低缓的山坡掩盖了这座山的真实特点。
• But government auditors claim those ratings belie the forces 'true abilities. One cites an ANA unit that was allotted 12 trucks, though only three of its 12 drivers had training.
  然而，政府审计员称，这些评级不足以证明部队的真实战斗力。一位审计员指出，在配备12辆坦克的阿富汗国民军（ANA）某部，12名驾驶员中只有3名接受了训练。
• But his conformist image and manner belie his break with strait-laced Japanese business conventions.
  不过，他墨守成规的形象与举止，其实掩饰了他对日本企业刻板传统的背弃。
• All the more so because it seems to belie the conviction of every pushy parent that if a child puts one foot wrong academically they have blown it for life.
  更重要的原因在于，这似乎有悖于每一位望子成龙的家长的看法，即如果孩子在学业上步入歧途，他们的一生就毁了。
• But these viewing figures belie the country's declining interest in the sport.
  但是这些个看身材掩饰国家运动的倾斜兴趣。
• Even when he did get a good fare, his legs would belie his appearance-he couldn't run fast!
  及至他拉上了个好座儿，他的腿不给他的车与衣服作劲，跑不动！
• It lends a pleasing rhythm to his frequently funny monologues, and tends to belie how fluent and articulate he can be.
  这让他那经常滑稽可笑的独白有了一种还算让人满意的节奏，还能掩饰他在表达的流畅性和清晰度方面的能力。
• Its extended range and large scale stereo presentation belie its size.
  其延伸的范围和规模立体声介绍掩饰它的大小。