debunk

英 [ˌdiːˈbʌŋk]

美 [ˌdiːˈbʌŋk]

v.  批判; 驳斥; 揭穿…的真相

现在分词：debunking　第三人称单数：debunks　过去分词：debunked　过去式：debunked　

GRE

BNC.34001 / COCA.17630

牛津词典

verb

• 批判；驳斥；揭穿…的真相
  to show that an idea, a belief, etc. is false; to show that sth is not as good as people think it is
  1. His theories have been debunked by recent research.
     最近的研究揭穿了他的理论的真相。

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

英英释义

verb

• expose while ridiculing
  1. The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
  Synonym:expose

双语例句

• Until then, researchers continue to bunk and debunk claims that there are links between the two.
  在这之前，研究人员将继续就这两者之间的联系不断提出假设和推翻假设。
• Let's debunk the happiness myth.
  让我们来揭穿幸福的秘密。
• Earlier this week, Rowling was forced to debunk rumours that she has recently finished a romantic novel.
  近期有谣言称罗琳已完成了一部爱情小说，本周初，罗琳对此作出了澄清。
• CULLY: Am I to understand that you want me to debunk the X-Files project, sir?
  我可以理解为是你们想要我去揭穿X档案项目吗，长官？
• Now, to debunk some of the mystery surrounding this wonder food.
  现在，让我们来稍稍揭秘一下这种神奇食物上的神秘光环吧。
• It is time to debunk this myth.
  是时候打破这个神话了。
• Both Robert Lucas, a Nobel Prize winner from the University of Chicago, and Robert Barro of Harvard debunk the power of the multiplier effect, and decry the burden borrowing imposes on future growth.
  诺贝尔奖获得者、芝加哥大学的罗伯特•卢卡斯和哈佛大学（Harvard）的罗伯特•巴若均对乘数效应的有效性进行了批判，并强烈谴责借贷对未来增长造成的负担。
• It didn't take long for industry to challenge that report in attempts to debunk the conclusion that animal agriculture contributes more to climate change than transportation.
  这并没有花费制造业太多的时间去质疑这篇报告，得出畜牧业比运输业更大程度上地导致气候变化的结论。
• In view of the relationship between technological innovation and technology, to debunk the philosophical essence of technological innovation means to thoroughly disclose the philosophical essence of technology.
  从技术创新与技术的关系来看，要真正揭示出技术的哲学本质，必须从揭示技术创新的哲学本质入手。
• You can debunk all these myths and change the way you live and think.
  你可以揭穿所有这些谬见，换一种生活和思考方式。