refute

英 [rɪˈfjuːt]

美 [rɪˈfjuːt]

v. 驳斥; 批驳; 反驳; 否认

过去分词：refuted　过去式：refuted　第三人称单数：refutes　现在分词：refuting　复数：refutes　

Collins.1 / BNC.11177 / COCA.11103

牛津词典

verb

驳斥；批驳
to prove that sth is wrong
1. to refute an argument/a theory, etc.
  驳斥一个论点、理论等
反驳；否认
to say that sth is not true or fair
1. She refutes any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally.
  谁要是表示她不在行，她都予以反驳。

VERB 驳倒，驳斥，批驳（观点、指责或理论）
If yourefutean argument, accusation, or theory, you prove that it is wrong or untrue.
1. It was the kind of rumour that it is impossible to refute.
  这是那种让人根本没法批驳的谣言。
VERB 否认（论点或指责）
If yourefutean argument or accusation, you say that it is not true.
1. Isabelle is quick to refute any suggestion of intellectual snobbery.
  伊莎贝尔对于任何关于她恃才傲物的暗示都迅速予以否认。

verb

prove to be false or incorrect
Synonym:rebutcontrovert
overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
1. The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments
Synonym:rebut

I do not believe everything originated in India, and I certainly do not refute the Aryan Invasion Theory.
我不相信万物起源于印度，当然我也反驳不了雅利安人入侵理论。
How would you refute the theory that the earth is flat?
你如何来反驳他的地球扁平论呢？
And I'd like the opportunity to refute all of them.
但是我希望有机会驳倒所有的理由。
What reasons might someone use to refute or undermine my position?
别人可能用哪些原因来反驳我的观点？
Taking up the challenge, he wrote an article to refute his erroneous views.
他接受挑战，写了一篇文章驳斥他的错误观点。
Isabelle is quick to refute any suggestion of intellectual snobbery.
伊莎贝尔对于任何关于她恃才傲物的暗示都迅速予以否认。
His reasons may be food, and no one may have been able to refute them.
他的理由可能是食品，显然没有人能够拒绝它们。
This does not completely refute the charge of subjectivism.
这样说并不能完全驳倒说我们是主观主义的责难。
They engage with inflammatory subjects and use subversive strategies to produce works that defiantly refute straightforward interpretation.
他们利用煽动性的主题和颠覆性的策略来制作挑战直白阐释的作品。
Bertha flushed, for she had asked herself the same question, much scorn was needed to refute it.
伯莎脸红了，因为她扪心自问过这同一个问题。要反驳它需要极大的藐视。