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

• 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。
• His claims were later debunked by fellow academics.
  业内学者后来指出他的主张是错误的。
• 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。
• The researchers, from the University of Mannheim, said their findings debunked the idea that older workers should be made redundant to boost productivity.
  从曼海姆大学的研究人员表示，他们的发现证明了年长员工的工作效率其实更高。
• 2007 could well be dubbed "the year the normalized database myth was debunked".
  看来我们很可以称2007为“数据库正规化的神秘面纱被揭穿的一年”。
• 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。
• Common myths about Ethernet switch security are either confirmed or debunked, and specific security lockdown recommendations are provided.
  有关以太网安全的常见疑问已经得到确认或者为大家所了解，同时本课程还提供具体的保护建议。
• In recent years, reports linking vaccines to autism have been debunked, but fears of adverse events which experts say are rare have proven difficult to erase.
  近年来，一些将疫苗同自闭症相联系的报告已被证明是错误的，专家也表示注射疫苗后很少出现不良事件，但是，人们对此所产生的恐惧却很难消除。
• Wang Hongcheng's swindle about "water to oil" has been thoroughly debunked not long before.
  关于王洪成及其“水变油”的骗局直到不久前才得以彻底解决。
• 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。