refute

• vt. 反驳，驳斥；驳倒

re-,向后，往回，-fut,击，打，词源同 rebut,beat.引申词义反驳，驳斥。字母 b,f 音变。

1. overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof;

"The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"

2. prove to be false or incorrect

refute

refute: see beat

refute (v.)

1510s, "refuse, reject," from Middle French réfuter (16c.) and directly from Latin refutare "drive back; rebut, disprove; repress, repel, resist, oppose," from re- "back" (see re-) + -futare "to beat," probably from PIE root *bhau- "to strike down" (see bat (n.1)).

Meaning "prove wrong" dates from 1540s. Since c. 1964 linguists have frowned on the subtle shift in meaning towards "to deny," as it is used in connection with allegation. Related: Refuted; refuting.

contradict, deny, oppose, refute

这些动词都含"否定，否认，反驳，反对"之意。

contradict： 指肯定地否认、反对或反驳某事，坚持相反的意见。

deny： 普通用词，侧重否认意见或言论的真实性，尤指否定他人的指控或责难。

oppose： 普通的广泛用词。指不作争论或不提出论据而无理由地反对；也指任何温和、有理由的反对或否定。

refute： 语气较强，强调凭推理或证据驳斥一项主张或言论。

Not surprisingly, newly published discovery claims and credible discoveries that appear to be important and convincing will always be open to challenge and potential modification or refutation by future researchers.

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to refute an argument/a theory, etc.

驳斥一个论点、理论等

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She refutes any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally.

谁要是表示她不在行，她都予以反驳。

牛津词典

[可数名词, 不可数名词]a refutation of previously held views

对过去所坚持的观点的否定

牛津词典

It was the kind of rumour that it is impossible to refute.

这是那种让人根本没法批驳的谣言。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Isabelle is quick to refute any suggestion of intellectual snobbery.

伊莎贝尔对于任何关于她恃才傲物的暗示都迅速予以否认。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Taking up the challenge, he wrote an article to refute his erroneous views.

他接受挑战, 写了一篇文章驳斥他的错误观点.

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This does not completely refute the charge of subjectivism.

这样说并不能完全驳倒说我们是主观主义的责难.

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I was able to refute his argument.

我能驳倒他的论点.

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Yixianrong refute this, the government's regulatory role lag period.

对此易宪容反驳, 政府的调控作用有滞后期.

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The technique can also be used to confirm or refute current theories.

该技术还可以用来证实或驳斥当前理论.

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Meanwhile, it is necessary to resolutely refute the reactionary, destructive theory of agricultural socialism.

同时要对农业社会主义的反动性和破坏性作坚决的斗争.

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Nothing could refute her testimony that the driver was drunk.

她关于那个司机已经喝醉的证词无可辩驳.

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I have no energy to refute all of you for your injuries.

我没有力气去反驳你所有的伤害.

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It's easy to refute such nonsense.

很容易反驳这样的谣言.

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These results refute the hypothesis that microbial infection plays a role in the pathogenesis of sciatica.

很可能先前报导的有关细菌在椎间盘上生长的案例中,至少有一部分是被污染了.

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Scientists refute a longstanding theory of how HIV slowly depletes the body's capacity to fight infection.

科学家驳倒一个爱滋病毒如何慢慢地耗尽身体容量对抗感染的长时间理论.

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Historical facts refute such a fallacy.

历史事实驳斥了这种谎言.

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Your essay may support, refute, or qualify the views expressed in the excerpt.

你的文章可以支持或反驳选文中的观点, 也可以给文中观点进行修饰.

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They are speaking their own opionions one after another, so he has no words to refute.

他们纷纷起来发言, 把他驳得体无完肤.

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The meeting was very lively and informal with everyone chipping to supplement or refute what the speakers said.

会议开得很活跃,不拘束,每个人都能插话补充,或反驳发言者的讲话.

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Refute me if you can ; Array yourselves before me, take your stand.

伯33:5你若回答我 、 就站起来、在我面前陈明.

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In order to refute Wang, SOHO's Pan Shiyi and even played with his battle mouth.

为了反驳王石, SOHO的潘石屹甚至还与他打过“嘴仗”.

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Silence is one of the hardest things to refute.

沉默是最难驳斥的事物之一.

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I think the proposition is invalid, and today I will try to refute it.

我觉得这个提法有问题, 今日试驳议之.

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The lawyer made good use the favorable evidence to refute his counterpart's testimony.

律师充分利用大量的有利证据驳倒了对手的证词.

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Will the Nepali Maoists refute this argument in practice?

尼泊尔的毛主义者能否从实践上彻底驳倒这些指责 呢 ?

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If you don't study the negative stuff, you won't be able to refute it.

你不研究反面的东西, 就驳不倒它.

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He had hardly started his speech when someone rose to refute his points.

他刚开始发言,就有人站起来反驳他的论点.

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It goes without saying that we have the right to refute them publicly.

不用说我们有权公开驳斥他们.

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As for the Flat Earth theory, I believe I could refute it.

至于地平学说, 我相信我能驳斥它.

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