belie
vt. 歪曲真相,掩饰; 证明…为虚假; 辜负,使…失望; 与…不符
If one thing belies another, it hides the true situation and so creates a false idea or image of someone or something.
Her looks belie her 50 years.
她看上去不像50岁。
If one thing belies another, it proves that the other thing is not true or genuine.
The facts of the situation belie his testimony.
实际情况证明他作了伪证。
1. be in contradiction with
2. represent falsely;
Build chastity memorial arch to belie the truth of being a bitch.
建一个贞节牌坊以掩盖她是婊子的实情.
His clothes belie his station.
他的衣服掩饰了他的身分.
Such convoluted steps belie the underlying strength of what is being sold.
这些复杂的措施辱没了将被出售公司的内在实力.
The small concentrations, however, belie the potentially powerful effects of these compounds.
该浓度很低, 但是, 嘘了潜在的强大的影响,这些化合物.
But government auditors claim those ratings belie the forces'true abilities.
然而,政府审计员称,这些评级不足以证明部队的真实战斗力.
vt. 使失望
vt. 掩饰,给人假象
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