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
1. 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。
显示（某事）不正确；证明（某事）错误
to show that sth cannot be true or correct
1. 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。

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.
1. Her looks belie her 50 years.
  她看上去不像50岁。
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.
1. The facts of the situation belie his testimony.
  实际情况证明他作了伪证。

verb

represent falsely
1. This statement misrepresents my intentions
Synonym:misrepresent
be in contradiction with
Synonym:contradictnegate

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。
I think you belie her,'said Heathcliff, twisting his chair to face them.
“我想你是冤枉她了，”希刺克厉夫说，把椅子转过来朝着她们。
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。
But these viewing figures belie the country's declining interest in the sport.
但是这些个看身材掩饰国家运动的倾斜兴趣。
So you don't belie that I'm thirstyh?
你不相信我真的很渴？
But his conformist image and manner belie his break with strait-laced Japanese business conventions.
不过，他墨守成规的形象与举止，其实掩饰了他对日本企业刻板传统的背弃。
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。
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）
The facts of the situation belie his testimony.
实际情况证明他作了伪证。
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。