belie
vt. 掩饰, 与...不符, 使失望
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释义与例句
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1.
To lie around; encompass.
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2.
To surround; beleaguer.
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1.
To tell lies about.
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2.
To give a false representation of.
及物Her smooth complexion and dark hair belie her actual age.
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3.
To contradict, to show (something) to be false.
及物Her obvious nervousness belied what she said.
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4.
To call a liar; to accuse of falsehood.
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5.
To fill with lies; to lie to.
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To conceal the contradictory or ironic presence of (something).
及物His calm demeanor belied his inner sense of guilt.
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To show, evince or demonstrate (something) to be present, particularly something deemed contradictory or ironic.
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To mimic; to counterfeit.
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词汇关系
词源
From Middle English belyen, beliggen, from Old English beliċġan, biliċġan (“to lie around, surround, hedge in, encompass”), from Proto-West Germanic *biliggjan, from Proto-Germanic *biligjaną (“to lie around”). Equivalent to be- (“around, by”) + lie (“to be positioned”).
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