belie
vt. 歪曲真相,掩飾; 證明…為虛假; 辜負,使…失望; 與…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歲。
If one thing belies another, it proves that the other thing is not true or genuine.
The facts of the situation belie his testimony.
實際情況證明他作了偽證。
1. be in contradiction with
2. represent falsely;
Build chastity memorial arch to belie the truth of being a bitch.
建一個貞節牌坊以掩蓋她是婊子的實情.
His clothes belie his station.
他的衣服掩飾了他的身分.
Such convoluted steps belie the underlying strength of what is being sold.
這些複雜的措施辱沒了將被出售公司的內在實力.
The small concentrations, however, belie the potentially powerful effects of these compounds.
該濃度很低, 但是, 噓了潛在的強大的影響,這些化合物.
But government auditors claim those ratings belie the forces'true abilities.
然而,政府審計員稱,這些評級不足以證明部隊的真實戰鬥力.
vt. 使失望
vt. 掩飾,給人假象
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