debunked

英 [ˌdiːˈbʌŋkt]

美 [ˌdiːˈbʌŋkt]

v.  批判; 驳斥; 揭穿…的真相
debunk的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 指出…的错误;揭穿…的吹嘘（或虚假）
  If youdebunka widely held belief, you show that it is false. If youdebunksomething that is widely admired, you show that it is not as good as people think it is.
  1. Historian Michael Beschloss debunks a few myths.
     历史学家迈克尔·贝施洛斯破除了几个不实传言。
  2. ...the Frenchmen of the enlightenment who debunked the church and the crown.
     揭露教会和王室真相的启蒙运动时期的法国人

双语例句

• In the largest and longest study of its kind, scientists in Spain have debunked any link between coffee and cardiovascular disease.
  西班牙科学家进行了最广泛和最长期的研究，排除了咖啡和心血管病的关联。
• The study also debunked the notion, long held by ad agencies, that older consumers are a hard sell because of their long-held preferences for products that are hard to change.
  这项调查还破除了广告公司长期以来的一项错误认识，即向老年消费者推销产品非常困难，因为他们对产品的偏好年深日久，很难改变。
• Okay, let's address our book's title: It's Okay to Sleep with Him on the First Date: and Every Other Rule of Dating, Debunked.
  好吧，让我们重申我们书的标题：《第一次约会和他睡觉没事：揭秘约会的其他规则》。
• A new study has debunked the notion that Li is China's most popular surname.
  一项新的研究表明，“李”并非中国第一大姓，“王”姓出人意料地蟾宫折桂。
• With a collaborator from the University of Chicago, Mr Fryer debunked this idea.
  在芝加哥大学的合作下，他戳穿了这条谬论。
• 2007 could well be dubbed "the year the normalized database myth was debunked".
  看来我们很可以称2007为“数据库正规化的神秘面纱被揭穿的一年”。
• The researchers, from the University of Mannheim, said their findings debunked the idea that older workers should be made redundant to boost productivity.
  从曼海姆大学的研究人员表示，他们的发现证明了年长员工的工作效率其实更高。
• His claims were later debunked by fellow academics.
  业内学者后来指出他的主张是错误的。
• Common myths about Ethernet switch security are either confirmed or debunked, and specific security lockdown recommendations are provided.
  有关以太网安全的常见疑问已经得到确认或者为大家所了解，同时本课程还提供具体的保护建议。
• Other Russian lies have also been debunked.
  俄罗斯的其它谎言也已被揭穿。