趴趴兵营之同型词归类56

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b.每个单词下面的例句有兴趣有时间翻译的同学也可翻译一下方便他人，市场统一零售价10考元一个句子翻译
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d.很多人反应说看不懂内容，其实这东西可能更多的就是每天复习几个单词，翻译几个句子，就这么简单……

本期词汇：
deny • contradict • repudiate • refute • disclaim
These words all mean to say that a report or claim is not true.

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

► to deny/​contradict/​repudiate/​refute a report/​suggestion
► to deny/​repudiate/​refute a claim
► to deny/​repudiate an accusation/​allegation
► to deny/​disclaim knowledge/​responsibility
► to flatly deny/​contradict sth
► to strongly/​publicly deny/​repudiate/​refute sth


deny [ T ]
to say that a report or claim is not true; to refuse to admit or accept knowledge of or responsibility for sth
It can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem.
OPP admit , confirm

contradict [ T ]
to say that what sb has said is not true, and that the opposite is true
All evening her husband contradicted everything she said.

repudiate [ T ] ( formal )
to say officially and/or publicly that a report or claim is not true
A spokeswoman repudiated the article, calling it unbalanced and inaccurate.

refute [ T ] ( [strike][/strike]especially journalism ) to say that a report or claim is not true or fair
She strongly refutes any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally. The original meaning of refute is ‘to prove a statement or theory to be wrong’; however, in modern usage refute is often used as a synonym of deny , when no evidence or argument is given to prove that sth is untrue. Some people object to this usage but it is now widely accepted in standard English, and used especially in journalism.


disclaim [ T ] ( formal ) to state publicly that you have no knowledge of sth, or that you are not responsible for sth
She disclaimed any knowledge of her husband's whereabouts.

deny  
[diˈnai]
vt. 1 否认知情 2 拒绝

contradict  
[ˌkɔntrəˈdikt]
vt. & vi. 反驳, 否认…的真实性
vt. 与…发生矛盾, 与…抵触

repudiate  
[riˈpju:dieit]
vt. 1 拒绝接受, 否认, 否定 2 拒绝偿付
  
refute  
[riˈfju:t]
vt. 驳斥, 驳倒
  
disclaim  
[disˈkleim]
vt. 否认

It can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem.
不能否认，我们需要投入更多的资源来解决此问题。

All evening her husband contradicted everything she said.
一晚上，她丈夫反对她说的所有事。

A spokeswoman repudiated the article, calling it unbalanced and inaccurate.
女发言人拒绝接受此条款，称这是不平衡，不准确的。

She strongly refutes any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally.
她强烈驳斥任何建议，她的表现违反职业道德标准。

She disclaimed any knowledge of her husband's whereabouts.
她否认任何关于她丈夫的下落的事。

deny [ T ] 否认，拒绝
to say that a report or claim is not true; to refuse to admit or accept knowledge of or responsibility for sth
说报道或断言不是真的；拒绝承认或接受关于某事的知识或对某事负责
It can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem.
这不可否认，我们需要投入更多的资源来解决这个问题。
OPP admit , confirm
反义词：承认，确认

contradict [ T ] 与……矛盾，反驳
to say that what sb has said is not true, and that the opposite is true
说某个人所说的不是真的，而且相反的一面是真的
All evening her husband contradicted everything she said.
整个一晚上，她丈夫都在反驳她所说的每一件事。