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

• 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。
• I wanted to debunk the idea that countries with falling numbers of inhabitants were heading inexorably towards social and fiscal disaster or even extinction.
  我希望驳斥一种观点，即人口数量不断下降的国家正无情地迈向社会和财政灾难，甚至正走向灭亡。
• In view of the relationship between technological innovation and technology, to debunk the philosophical essence of technological innovation means to thoroughly disclose the philosophical essence of technology.
  从技术创新与技术的关系来看，要真正揭示出技术的哲学本质，必须从揭示技术创新的哲学本质入手。
• 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。
• 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。
• CULLY: Am I to understand that you want me to debunk the X-Files project, sir?
  我可以理解为是你们想要我去揭穿X档案项目吗，长官？
• It is time to debunk this myth.
  是时候打破这个神话了。
• A conspiracy theory to debunk a conspiracy theory?
  3.一个阴谋论揭穿另一个阴谋论？
• 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。
• This article will question and debunk some of the most widely held myths pertaining to iterative development in general and iterative testing in particular.
  这篇文章将会质疑和揭穿一些广泛流传的关于迭代开发和迭代测试通常的一些荒谬的言论。