单词 | untrue |
释义 | untrue (ʌntruː ) adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If a statement or idea is untrue, it is false and not based on facts. The allegations were completely untrue. It was untrue to say that all political prisoners have been released. Such remarks are both offensive and untrue. Synonyms: false, lying, wrong, mistaken Collocations: entirely untrue It was a horrific idea, and thankfully entirely untrue. Times, Sunday Times She has always maintained that allegations against her were abhorrent and entirely untrue and has never been charged with any wrongdoing. Times, Sunday Times It sounds like a simplistic take on the way the movie industry works, but it's not entirely untrue, either. The Sun These impersonation emails made a series of bizarre and untrue claims about his personal life. Times,Sunday Times Within 48 hours, every tabloid newspaper had printed its own version of the evening's events, including an untrue claim that the star had thrown away his wedding ring. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also highlighted the 'danger' of creating a platform for untrue claims. Times, Sunday Times A journalist who strives for objectivity may fail to exclude popular and/or widespread untrue claims and beliefs from the set of true facts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This 'true yet untrue story' takes place in an unnamed country whose patriotic songs range from the internationale to deutschland über alles. Times, Sunday Times This 'true yet untrue story' takes place in an unnamed country, where, one day, people stop dying. Times, Sunday Times I had no sympathy with a footballer who told me he was fed up with reading untrue stories about himself. The Sun But telling half-true or untrue stories to our congregations can threaten our integrity. Christianity Today She hit out at untrue stories — and said she'd only met the married soccer ace twice, had never been alone with him or arranged to meet him. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 不真实的 Japanese: 真実でない |
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