[VERB 动词]驳倒,驳斥,批驳(观点、指责或理论) If you refute an argument, accusation, or theory, you prove that it is wrong or untrue.
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It was the kind of rumour that it is impossible to refute.
这是那种让人根本没法批驳的谣言。
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[VERB 动词]否认(论点或指责) If you refute an argument or accusation, you say that it is not true.
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Isabelle is quick to refute any suggestion of intellectual snobbery.
伊莎贝尔对于任何关于她恃才傲物的暗示都迅速予以否认。
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re·fute/rɪˈfjuːt; NAmErɪˈfjuːt/verb( formal) 1refutesth to prove that sth is wrong 驳斥;批驳SYN
rebut
◆to refute an argument/a theory, etc.驳斥一个论点、理论等2refutesth to say that sth is not true or fair 反驳;否认SYN
deny
◆She refutes any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally.谁要是表示她不在行,她都予以反驳。▶re·fut·able/rɪˈfjuːtəbl; NAmErɪˈfjuːtəbl/adjectiverefu·ta·tionrefutationrefutations/ˌrefjuˈteɪʃn; NAmEˌrefjuˈteɪʃn/noun[countable , uncountable ]◆a refutation of previously held views对过去所坚持的观点的驳斥refuterefutesrefutedrefutingre·fute/rɪˈfjuːt; NAmErɪˈfjuːt/re·fut·able/rɪˈfjuːtəbl; NAmErɪˈfjuːtəbl/refu·ta·tion/ˌrefjuˈteɪʃn; NAmEˌrefjuˈteɪʃn/
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refutere‧fute /rɪˈfjuːt/ verb [transitive] formal
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1to prove that a statement or idea is not correctSYN rebutrefute a hypothesis/a claim/an idea etc an attempt to refute Darwin’s theories2to say that a statement is wrong or unfairSYN denyrefute an allegation/a suggestion etc She refuted any allegations of malpractice.—refutable adjective—refutation /ˌrefjʊˈteɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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