单词 | debunk |
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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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