Belie
[ bi'lai ]
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vt. 歪曲真相，掩飾;證明…為虛假;辜負，使…失望;與…不符;
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His looks belie his character.
他的外表掩飾 [使人誤會] 他的品格。
Her cruelty belied her kind words.
她殘忍的行為表明她親切的言詞是虛偽的。
His clothes belie his station.
他的衣服掩飾了他的身分。
He spoke roughly in order to belie his air of gentility(James Joyce)
為了給人有貴族氣派的印象，他說話粗暴(詹姆斯 喬伊絲)
His acts belie his words.
他的言行不一致。
?? 聯(lián)想助記
【記】※ be-是,lie-說謊:是在說謊→掩飾事實
※be-是,lie-謊言:這是一個謊言,為了掩飾真相,給人造成錯覺
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belie
v
(pres p belying, pp belied) [Tn]
1 give a wrong or an untrue idea of (sth) 使人對於（某事物）產生錯誤的或不符合實際的想法
His cheerful manner belied his real feelings. 他那快活的樣子掩飾了他的真實感情.
2 fail to justify or fulfil (a hope, promise etc) 不足以證明; 未能實現(xiàn)（希望、諾言等）
Practical experience belies this theory. 實際經驗證明這個理論是錯誤的.
?? 擴展釋義
*[bi'lai]vt. 掩飾, 與...不符, 使失望
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You were wonderful, Harry!
你真是了不起， Harry
I am very content with my life at present.
我很滿足目前的生活。
The early climbers were looking for the easiest way to the top, because the summit was the prize they sought, especially if it and never been attained before.
早期登山者所尋找的是通往山頂?shù)淖罘奖愕耐緩剑驗轫敺逄貏e是前人未曾到過的頂峰 -- 才是他們尋求的目標。