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myth myth ★★★☆☆/mɪ̱θ/1[N-VAR	可变名词]神话 A myth is a well-known story which was made up in the past to explain natural events or to justify religious beliefs or social customs. There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun.有一个著名的希腊神话，讲的是伊卡洛斯飞得离太阳过近的故事。...the world of magic and of myth.魔法和神话的世界2[N-VAR	可变名词]错误的看法（或认识）；编造的话；谎言 If you describe a belief or explanation as a myth, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue. Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts.和人们的普遍观念恰恰相反，女性并不是胡乱挥霍者。 mythmyth /mɪθ/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable, uncountable]  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1an idea or story that many people believe, but which is not true  SYN  fallacymyth of the myth of male superioritymyth that It was important to dispel the myth that AIDS was a gay disease.2an ancient story, especially one invented in order to explain natural or historical events → mythology:  a book of Greek mythsmyth of the myth of Orpheus the giants of myth and fairytale →urban myth► see thesaurus at storyCOLLOCATIONSverbscreate a myth· Stalin created a lot of myths about himself.believe a myth· People still believe the myth that money will bring them happiness.explode/dispel/debunk a myth (=show that it is not true)· Our  goal is to debunk the myth that science is boring.perpetuate a myth (=make it continue)· Let’s stop perpetuating this myth.a myth grows up (=starts)· A number of myths have grown up about their relationship.a myth persists (=it continues)· The myth still persists that we need to build more roads.myth has it that ... (=there is a myth that)· Myth had it that Mrs Thatcher only needed four hours sleep a night.adjectivesa common/popular myth (=that many people believe)· Contrary to popular myth, most road accidents are not the result of speeding.a modern myth· Is it a modern myth that we are living in a classless society?a powerful myth (=that has a lot of influence on people)· There is a powerful myth that crime has increased – in fact there was much more crime 100 years ago.an enduring myth (=that has continued for a long time)· The idea that Kennedy was shot by the CIA is one of the enduring myths of our time.phrasesbe a complete/total myth· It’s a complete myth that eating carrots helps you to see in the dark.be a bit of a myth (=be not really true)· The whole story is a bit of a myth.the myths surrounding something (=relating to something)· the myths surrounding rural life

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EeYqXfpujEFv37zytpph0gcChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3ib4/WAkTWkKsq4hahcmsbFK75sFqVLUKjAGt7+87A8KxvMzMid6pbss385nt7n3rqU56aEVgqVmct3kaMZda1iNZf4633Vmna5U6CVMbcs8v2cBS3asgSLJiHMoj3gdr5ND2LTBMh3pn5FeKvQVF7yQ==             myth              /        mɪθ                ;          NAmE                mɪθ                /                              noun                            [countable            ,       uncountable        ]                    1              a story from ancient times, especially one that was told to explain natural events or to describe the early history of a people; this type of story          神话；神话故事                            SYN                                            legend                                                  ◆        ancient Greek myths        古希腊神话                    ◆        a creation myth          (= that explains how the world began)                创世的神话                    ◆        the heroes of myth and legend        神话和传说中的英雄                    2              something that many people believe but that does not exist or is false          虚构的东西；荒诞的说法；不真实的事                            SYN                                            fallacy                                                  ◆        It is time to dispel the myth of a classless society          (= to show that it does not exist).                该消除那种无阶级社会的神话了。                    ◆        Contrary to          popular myth,women are not worse drivers than men.                都说女人开车比男人差，其实不然。                    ☞see also                                            urban myth                                                  myth      myths                  myth              /        mɪθ                ;          NAmE                mɪθ                /             myth[mɪθ]CET4TEM4考研TOEFLIELTSn3095107681098939267114924568NOUN4105252858Spoken:315410052myths[1930]神话(99%)，虚构的故事(1%)n.神话；虚构的人，虚构的事

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Collins	myth ★★★☆☆ /mɪ̱θ/ 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]神话 A myth is a well-known story which was made up in the past to explain natural events or to justify religious beliefs or social customs. There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun. 有一个著名的希腊神话，讲的是伊卡洛斯飞得离太阳过近的故事。 ...the world of magic and of myth. 魔法和神话的世界 2 [N-VAR 可变名词]错误的看法（或认识）；编造的话；谎言 If you describe a belief or explanation as a myth, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue. Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts. 和人们的普遍观念恰恰相反，女性并不是胡乱挥霍者。
Oxford	myth / mɪθ ; NAmE mɪθ / noun [countable , uncountable ] 1 a story from ancient times, especially one that was told to explain natural events or to describe the early history of a people; this type of story 神话；神话故事 SYN legend ◆ ancient Greek myths 古希腊神话 ◆ a creation myth (= that explains how the world began) 创世的神话 ◆ the heroes of myth and legend 神话和传说中的英雄 2 something that many people believe but that does not exist or is false 虚构的东西；荒诞的说法；不真实的事 SYN fallacy ◆ It is time to dispel the myth of a classless society (= to show that it does not exist). 该消除那种无阶级社会的神话了。 ◆ Contrary to popular myth,women are not worse drivers than men. 都说女人开车比男人差，其实不然。 ☞see also urban myth myth myths myth / mɪθ ; NAmE mɪθ /
LDC	mythmyth /mɪθ/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable, uncountable] Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1an idea or story that many people believe, but which is not true SYN fallacymyth of the myth of male superioritymyth that It was important to dispel the myth that AIDS was a gay disease.2an ancient story, especially one invented in order to explain natural or historical events → mythology: a book of Greek mythsmyth of the myth of Orpheus the giants of myth and fairytale → urban myth ► see thesaurus at story COLLOCATIONSverbscreate a myth· Stalin created a lot of myths about himself.believe a myth· People still believe the myth that money will bring them happiness.explode/dispel/debunk a myth (=show that it is not true)· Our goal is to debunk the myth that science is boring.perpetuate a myth (=make it continue)· Let’s stop perpetuating this myth.a myth grows up (=starts)· A number of myths have grown up about their relationship.a myth persists (=it continues)· The myth still persists that we need to build more roads.myth has it that ... (=there is a myth that)· Myth had it that Mrs Thatcher only needed four hours sleep a night.adjectivesa common/popular myth (=that many people believe)· Contrary to popular myth, most road accidents are not the result of speeding.a modern myth· Is it a modern myth that we are living in a classless society?a powerful myth (=that has a lot of influence on people)· There is a powerful myth that crime has increased – in fact there was much more crime 100 years ago.an enduring myth (=that has continued for a long time)· The idea that Kennedy was shot by the CIA is one of the enduring myths of our time.phrasesbe a complete/total myth· It’s a complete myth that eating carrots helps you to see in the dark.be a bit of a myth (=be not really true)· The whole story is a bit of a myth.the myths surrounding something (=relating to something)· the myths surrounding rural life
WDF	myth [mɪθ] CET4TEM4考研TOEFLIELTS n3095 10768 1098 939 2671 1492 4568 NOUN4105 252858 Spoken: 315410052 myths[1930] 神话(99%)，虚构的故事(1%) n.神话；虚构的人，虚构的事

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