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Bunk Debunk V Di:'Bʌŋk V.揭穿真相,暴露 英 揭穿真相,暴露(To Expose

单词 debunk
音标 [di:'bʌŋk]
解释 v.揭穿真相,暴露
红宝书 【英】 v. 揭穿真相,暴露(to expose the false or exaggerated claims)
【记】 de+bunk(岸bank)→去 掉河岸→暴露
【例】 A lot of people used to believe that, but now it's been quite thoroughly debunked.
字源 debunk (v.)
1923, from de- + bunk (n.2); first used by U.S. novelist William Woodward (1874-1950), the notion being "to take the bunk out of things." Related: Debunked; debunking.
不择手段背单词 v. 揭穿真相; 暴露出(虚假、哄骗或吹嘘)
【记】de去掉, bunk = bank岸-去掉岸-暴露(洪水)de去掉, bunk = bank银行-暴露(出金库)
【反】perpetuate to sham(永远的伪装); unexposure(v 不揭露)
趣味全助记 【记】bunk 铺位,床;debunk 把床揭露出来;de + bank把银行揭露出来;音:绷开,穿绷

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