| 单词 | debunk |
| 释义 | debunk (once / 16742 pages) v When you debunk something you show it to be false. Many magicians, including Houdini and Penn and Teller, have worked to debunk the idea that magic is anything other than a very clever illusion. To debunk something is to prove it wrong. The idea that music education is frivolous and should be the first item cut from the budget is something that music teachers word hard to debunk — in fact, they've done it by proving that students perform better in schools with strong music programs. The verb debunk was first used by an American writer, William Woodward, in 1923, to mean "take the bunk out of something." Bunk means "nonsense." WORD FAMILYdebunk: debunked, debunking, debunks+/bunk: bunked, bunker, bunking, bunks, debunk/bunker: bunkered, bunkering, bunkers/debunking: debunkings USAGE EXAMPLESSome critics lampooned the ship as being gun-free, a bit of parody and fake news that was debunked on snopes.com. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) That claim was debunked in the early 1960s by a study that involved interviews with 50 patients. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) Consumer Reports debunks some common myths about the health problems that may affect you as you age: Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) v expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas The physicist debunked the psychic's claims Syn|Hypo|Hyper expose uncloak, unmask reveal the true nature of blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast subject to laughter or ridicule |
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