[VERB 动词]驳倒;证明…站不住脚 To invalidate something such as an argument, conclusion, or result means to prove that it is wrong or cause it to be wrong.
[V n]
Any form of physical activity will invalidate the results...
任何形式的物理活动都会证明这些结果是错误的。
Some of the other criticisms were invalidated years ago.
其他的一些批评多年以前就被证明站不住脚。
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[VERB 动词]使无效;使作废 If something invalidates something such as a law, contract, or election, it causes it to be considered illegal.
[V n]
An official decree invalidated the vote in the capital...
一份官方法令宣布在首都举行的投票无效。
A contract signed now might be invalidated at some future date.
现在签订的合同可能在将来的某一天就会失效。
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in·vali·dateAWL/ɪnˈvælɪdeɪt; NAmEɪnˈvælɪdeɪt/verb1invalidatesth to prove that an idea, a story, an argument, etc. is wrong 证明…错误;使站不住脚◆This new piece of evidence invalidates his version of events.这条新证据推翻了他对事件经过的说法。2invalidatesth if you invalidatea document, contract, election, etc, you make it no longer legally or officially valid or acceptable 使无效;使作废OPP
1to make a document, ticket, claim etc no longer legally or officially acceptable: Failure to disclose all relevant changes may invalidate your policy.2to show that something such as a belief or explanation is wrong: Later findings invalidated the theory.