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

• 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。
• 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。
• A lot of people used to believe that, but now it's been completely debunked.
  过去很多人相信那种想法，但现已真相大白。
• A poll of70,000 men with an average age of28 debunked many of the standard stereotypes to show that the modern man is driven by a sense of values, loyalty and family.
  该项调查有7万名平均年龄为28岁的男士参加。调查结果显示现代男性有自己的价值观、对爱情忠诚，并有家庭责任感，这打破了以往人们对现代男性的很多固有看法。
• 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。
• 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。
• She debunked a number of myths related to the so-called expert rules of dating.
  她揭穿了不少所谓专家提议的约会规则中的奥秘。
• Of course, the supposed infallibility of the market in allocating capital has been debunked.
  当然，市场在资本配置中所谓的绝对正确性，已被证明名不副实。
• A new study has debunked the notion that Li is China's most popular surname.
  一项新的研究表明，“李”并非中国第一大姓，“王”姓出人意料地蟾宫折桂。