Belie
[ bi'lai ]
第5级
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vt. 歪曲真相，掩饰;证明…为虚假;辜负，使…失望;与…不符;
📝 例句
His looks belie his character.
他的外表掩饰 [使人误会] 他的品格。
Her cruelty belied her kind words.
她残忍的行为表明她亲切的言词是虚伪的。
His clothes belie his station.
他的衣服掩饰了他的身分。
He spoke roughly in order to belie his air of gentility(James Joyce)
为了给人有贵族气派的印象，他说话粗暴(詹姆斯 乔伊丝)
His acts belie his words.
他的言行不一致。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ be-是,lie-说谎:是在说谎→掩饰事实
※be-是,lie-谎言:这是一个谎言,为了掩饰真相,给人造成错觉
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
belie
v
(pres p belying, pp belied) [Tn]
1 give a wrong or an untrue idea of (sth) 使人对於（某事物）产生错误的或不符合实际的想法
His cheerful manner belied his real feelings. 他那快活的样子掩饰了他的真实感情.
2 fail to justify or fulfil (a hope, promise etc) 不足以证明; 未能实现（希望、诺言等）
Practical experience belies this theory. 实际经验证明这个理论是错误的.
🔁 扩展释义
*[bi'lai]vt. 掩饰, 与...不符, 使失望
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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That's it.
就这样。
It's hopeless!
这下没指望了！
The Maori have insisted on keeping their own customs and way of life.
毛利人一直坚持保留他们自己的风俗习惯与生活方式。