debunk

大学

vt. 揭穿, 暴露, 拆穿假面具

发音

UK /diːˈbʌŋk/
UK /diːˈbʊŋk/
US /dɪˈbʌŋk/
US /ˌdiːˈbʌŋk/
AU /dɪˈbɐŋk/

词形变化

debunks 复数 debunks debunked debunking debunks 三单 debunking 现在分词 debunked 过去式 debunked 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

揭穿；拆穿…的假面具；暴露

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A debunking; the act by which something is debunked.

    非正式
v.
  1. 1.

    To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.

    揭穿

    及物

    The explosion story was thoroughly debunked on National Public Radio in November 1999.

    debunk a theory

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

expose

上位词 8

guy roast rib ridicule blackguard make fun of laugh at poke fun

下位词 2

unmask uncloak

词源

From de- (“away”) + bunk (“nonsense”) (from bunkum, from Buncombe County) 1923.

来源：wiktionary