| 单词 | repudiate |
| 释义 | repudiate From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrepudiatere‧pu‧di‧ate /rɪˈpjuːdieɪt/ verb [transitive] formal1 REJECT/NOT ACCEPTto refuse to accept or continue with something SYN rejectHe repudiated all offers of friendship.2 UNTRUEto state or show that something is not true or correctThe book repudiates the racist stereotypes about black women. —repudiation /rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusrepudiate• The book repudiates all the racist stereotypes about black women.• The expenditure was subsequently repudiated by the Colonial Office and the villa was turned into a fine hotel with a station alongside.• Despite being repudiated, condemned and persecuted, Nazarean teachings continued to survive, for much longer than is generally suspected.• The racial challenge could not be either repudiated or accommodated without sacrificing cherished beliefs.• Craxi repudiated the allegations and Chiesa himself subsequently claimed that his own testimony to magistrates had been distorted.• No answer was offered by Freud about why men and women seem to repudiate the feminine.• Government officials were urged to repudiate the treaty.From Longman Business Dictionaryrepudiatere‧pu‧di‧ate /rɪˈpjuːdieɪt/ verb [transitive] LAW to state that a contract, agreement, sale etc is no longer effectiveThis would be a breach of a condition which would enable the hirer to repudiate the contract.→ See Verb tableOrigin repudiate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of repudiare “to end a marriage”, from repudium “divorce” |
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