Belie



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解释

GRE 红宝书

“He spoke roughly in order to belie his air of gentility” -James Joyce.

• v.掩饰; 证明为假
• ［英］ v.掩饰 ( disguise or misrepresent) ; 证明为假 ( prove false)
• ［类］ 反义词: aver ( 断言) ; affirm ( 肯定)
• ［记］ be－lie ( 谎言) -> 使...成谎言 -> 证明...为假
• ［例］ The poor sales of the product belied our high hopes for it.

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-lied; -lying)

• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. to give a false impression of
  • b. to present an appearance not in agreement with
• 2.
  • a. to show (something) to be false or wrong
  • b. to run counter to ; contradict
• 3. disguise 3
• ? belier noun

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