debunked
past simple and past participle ofdebunk
| 单词 | debunked |
| 释义 | debunked past simple and past participle ofdebunk debunk verb[T] informaluk/ˌdiːˈbʌŋk/us/ˌdiːˈbʌŋk/to show that something is lessimportant, less good, or lesstruethan it has been made toappear: The writer'saimwas to debunk themyththat hadgrownup around theactress. Synonym expose Denying & contradicting
Examplesofdebunkeddebunked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. However, this view of identity has been extensivelydebunkedin both early and recent sociolinguistic research, and especially in scholarship on language, gender, and sexuality. From theCambridge English Corpus It is the first and third of these factors that can be most easilydebunked. From theCambridge English Corpus So many things have been criticized, so many beliefsdebunked, that some critical thinkers believe they have entered the postmodern realm of virtuality. From theCambridge English Corpus The argument is persuasively made, and it is to be hoped that this pair of authors reap something like the financial rewards of those whom they have so patientlydebunked. From theCambridge English Corpus The upshot of this section is that we have once againdebunkedseveral arguments that might be construed as proving that genetic enhancement is inherently wrong. From theCambridge English Corpus It is high time that this idea was completelydebunked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That will not be easy, and it will require a number of myths to bedebunked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result, the myth that we live in a safe society and a safe country ought to bedebunked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He denigrated the defence of the country, he said how futile it was, and hedebunkedthe whole approach of some of us to defence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All the talk about decentralisation of the nationalised industries has been so much bunk and has beendebunked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a new theory and the sooner it isdebunkedthe better. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is time that wedebunkedthis idea of the impartiality of the law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is sad that heroes are constantlydebunked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a piece of nonsense that needs debunking, and the sooner it isdebunkedin our society the better. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the claims that have been made about cancer in the area of nuclear power stations, of children suffering from leukaemia in those areas, have beendebunkedby figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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