belie
英 [bɪˈlaɪ]
美 [bɪˈlaɪ]
v. 掩饰; 遮掩; 使…给人以假象; 显示(某事)不正确; 证明(某事)错误
第三人称单数：belies 现在分词：belying 过去式：belied 过去分词：belied
Collins.1 / BNC.19460 / COCA.14713
牛津词典
verb
- 掩饰；遮掩；使…给人以假象
to give a false impression of sb/sth- Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years.
她的活力与年轻美貌使人看不出她有65岁了。
- Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years.
- 显示（某事）不正确；证明（某事）错误
to show that sth cannot be true or correct- Government claims that there is no poverty are belied by the number of homeless people on the streets.
大街上无家可归者的人数证明政府所声称的没有贫困的说法是谎言。
- Government claims that there is no poverty are belied by the number of homeless people on the streets.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 掩饰；遮掩
If one thingbeliesanother, it hides the true situation and so creates a false idea or image of someone or something.- Her looks belie her 50 years.
她看上去不像50岁。
- Her looks belie her 50 years.
- VERB 证明…是虚假的；显示…不真实
If one thingbeliesanother, it proves that the other thing is not true or genuine.- The facts of the situation belie his testimony.
实际情况证明他作了伪证。
- The facts of the situation belie his testimony.
英英释义
verb
- represent falsely
- This statement misrepresents my intentions
- be in contradiction with
双语例句
- Our own calculations belie the figures shown in the estimates.
我们自己的计算证明估算单显示的数字是错误的。 - His attitudes belie his words.
他的态度掩藏其言语。 - The gentle lower slopes belie the true nature of the mountain.
低缓的山坡掩盖了这座山的真实特点。 - 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） - But they belie a fierce ambition and an obsession to root out injustice on Wall Street and beyond.
但诙谐的表象下面潜藏着的是巴拉拉根除华尔街内外所有不公的强烈抱负和执着信念。 - Their lives belie the popular image of the swashbuckling rock musician.
他们的生活与那虚张声势的红摇滚乐手的形象大不相称。 - Spanish women are the most flirtatious in the world online, according to a survey by a dating website which said the results belie lingering perceptions of a socially conservative country.
根据一家约会网站的调查，西班牙女性是全世界最会网上调情的女性。该网站称，这一结果颠覆了西班牙一直以来在人们心目中的保守印象。 - But government auditors claim those ratings belie the forces 'true abilities. One cites an ANA unit that was allotted 12 trucks, though only three of its 12 drivers had training.
然而，政府审计员称，这些评级不足以证明部队的真实战斗力。一位审计员指出，在配备12辆坦克的阿富汗国民军（ANA）某部，12名驾驶员中只有3名接受了训练。 - The facts of the situation belie his testimony.
实际情况证明他作了伪证。 - Inspire your imagination to see yourself already in possession of it. His cheerful appearance belie his feelings.
想想看，当你达到目标后的欢愉感觉。他欢愉的外表掩饰了他不安的情绪。