| 单词 | debunk |
| 释义 | debunk From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdebunkde‧bunk /ˌdiːˈbʌŋk/ verb [transitive]PROVEto show that an idea or belief is falseHis claims were later debunked by fellow academics. —debunker noun [countable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdebunk• In her book she debunks a lot of the claims made by astrologers.• And it debunked and later destroyed the reputation of a great sea captain, a good friend of my father.• The view that Anne was a sentimental Jacobite who secretly wished her brother-in-law to succeed her has now been debunked as myth.• But as Sulloway was plugging away, other scientists were busy debunking birth order.• Hence, the spate of was-the-risk-exaggerated, debunking stories.• Payton wants to debunk the myth that economics is a science.• The study debunks the myth that men are better at math than women.• Fortunately, the Internet itself provides a good way to debunk these hoaxes.• In both poems, Leapor attempts to debunk unreal expectations of marriage.Origin debunk (1900-2000) → BUNK12 |
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