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contradict vt.同...矛盾,同...抵触 Denying or distorting the truth is a big part of trying to contradict. It can be harmless verbal back-and-forth, like when a husband and wife disagree just to disagree, or contradict each other to make a humorous point, but at other times people contradict something to make another person look like a liar. Often, a person who has lied will later contradict himself by saying something different from what he said earlier — and sometimes the two sides contradict each other, and neither is actually right. ★☆☆☆☆ 2013.4

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[kɔntrə'dikt] Contra- usually means "against," and to contradict is to go against or say the opposite of what someone else is doing or saying. Sometimes to contradict is to frustrate with words, like when one person says "The sky is blue" and another says "No, it's azure." They contradicted both the federal and state policies. 1[VERB 动词]反驳；否认；驳斥 If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.   [V n]  [V pron-refl]She dared not contradict him...她不敢反驳他。His comments appeared to contradict remarks made earlier in the day by the chairman...他的意见似乎和当天早些时候主席所说的相矛盾。He often talks in circles, frequently contradicting himself and often ends up saying nothing.他说话经常兜圈子，老是自相矛盾，常常到最后什么也没说。2[VERB 动词]与…矛盾；同… 抵触 If one statement or piece of evidence contradicts another, the first one makes the second one appear to be wrong.   [V n]Her version contradicted the Govern-ment's claim that they were shot after being challenged...政府声称他们是在受到盘问后被开枪射杀的，而她的说法却与此相矛盾。The result seems to contradict a major U.S. study reported last November.这一结果似乎和去年11月美国研究人员发表的一项重要成果相矛盾。3[VERB 动词]违背；与…背道而驰 If one policy or situation contradicts another, there is a conflict between them, and they cannot both exist or be successful.   [V n]Mr Grant feels that the cutbacks contradict the Government's commitment to better educational standards.格兰特先生感觉这些缩减措施和政府提高教育水平的承诺背道而驰。

英语单词	contradict
英美音标	[kɔntrə'dikt]
中文释义	vt.同...矛盾,同...抵触
vocab简明	Contra- usually means "against," and to contradict is to go against or say the opposite of what someone else is doing or saying. Sometimes to contradict is to frustrate with words, like when one person says "The sky is blue" and another says "No, it's azure."
vocab扩展	Denying or distorting the truth is a big part of trying to contradict. It can be harmless verbal back-and-forth, like when a husband and wife disagree just to disagree, or contradict each other to make a humorous point, but at other times people contradict something to make another person look like a liar. Often, a person who has lied will later contradict himself by saying something different from what he said earlier — and sometimes the two sides contradict each other, and neither is actually right.
真题原句	They contradicted both the federal and state policies.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]反驳；否认；驳斥 If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different. [V n] [V pron-refl] She dared not contradict him... 她不敢反驳他。 His comments appeared to contradict remarks made earlier in the day by the chairman... 他的意见似乎和当天早些时候主席所说的相矛盾。 He often talks in circles, frequently contradicting himself and often ends up saying nothing. 他说话经常兜圈子，老是自相矛盾，常常到最后什么也没说。 2 [VERB 动词]与…矛盾；同… 抵触 If one statement or piece of evidence contradicts another, the first one makes the second one appear to be wrong. [V n] Her version contradicted the Govern-ment's claim that they were shot after being challenged... 政府声称他们是在受到盘问后被开枪射杀的，而她的说法却与此相矛盾。 The result seems to contradict a major U.S. study reported last November. 这一结果似乎和去年11月美国研究人员发表的一项重要成果相矛盾。 3 [VERB 动词]违背；与…背道而驰 If one policy or situation contradicts another, there is a conflict between them, and they cannot both exist or be successful. [V n] Mr Grant feels that the cutbacks contradict the Government's commitment to better educational standards. 格兰特先生感觉这些缩减措施和政府提高教育水平的承诺背道而驰。
来源	2013.4

Contradict [V Person Verb 动词 N Make Earlier