debunk

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debunk — 動詞

  • debunkpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • debunkshe / she / it
  • debunkedpast simple
  • debunking-ing form

1. to show with facts that a popular belief, story, or claim is false or exaggerate

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釋義

揭穿；戳破

證明流行說法其實不真

to show with facts that a popular belief, story, or claim is false or exaggerated.

例句

Bao used school records to debunk the rumor about missing lunch money.

Bao 用學校紀錄揭穿了午餐錢失蹤的傳言。

debunk + rumor about ...

After the test flight, Zayd debunked claims that the new bridge shook dangerously.

試飛後，Zayd 揭穿了那座新橋會危險搖晃的說法。

debunk + claims that-clause

常見搭配
  • debunk a myth
  • debunk a rumor
  • debunk a claim
  • debunk a theory
  • debunk a hoax
  • debunk a story
同義詞
  • expose

    broader word that can reveal lies, secrets, or wrongdoing, not only false beliefs

  • disprove

    more technical and focused on evidence against a statement or theory

  • refute

    more formal and common in argument, essays, or debate

  • dismiss

    can reject an idea without fully proving it false

文法句型

debunk + myth/rumor/claim

debunk + the idea that-clause

debunk + story/theory/hoax

用法筆記

Object is usually a myth, rumor, claim, or public story rather than a person or physical thing. This verb is common when someone explains to a wider audience why a shared idea does not match the facts.

常見錯誤

The report debunked that the medicine worked.
The report debunked the claim that the medicine worked.
'debunk' takes the false idea as its object, not a bare that-clause.
She debunked about the video online.
She debunked the video online.
Put the rumor or story directly after 'debunk'; do not add 'about'.

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常用片語

  • debunk a myth
  • debunk a rumor
  • debunk a claim
  • debunk a story