re·fute
verb/rɪˈfjuːt/
/rɪˈfjuːt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they refute | /rɪˈfjuːt/ /rɪˈfjuːt/ |
| he / she / it refutes | /rɪˈfjuːts/ /rɪˈfjuːts/ |
| past simple refuted | /rɪˈfjuːtɪd/ /rɪˈfjuːtɪd/ |
| past participle refuted | /rɪˈfjuːtɪd/ /rɪˈfjuːtɪd/ |
| -ing form refuting | /rɪˈfjuːtɪŋ/ /rɪˈfjuːtɪŋ/ |
- refute something to prove that something is wrong
驳斥；批驳 - to refute an argument/a theory, etc.
驳斥一个论点、理论等
Extra Examples- She tried to think how to refute the argument on moral grounds.
她考虑如何以道德理由来驳斥这一论点。 - This study cannot provide data to confirm or refute this hypothesis.
这项研究无法提供数据资料来证实或驳斥这一假说。 - We may find that further research refutes the findings of the first survey.
我们可能会发现进一步的研究反驳了第一次调查的结果。
- to refute an argument/a theory, etc.
- refute something to say that something is not true or fair
反驳；否认 - She refutes any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally.
谁要是表示她不在行，她都予以反驳。
- She refutes any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally.
Word Originmid 16th cent. : from Latin refutare ‘repel, rebut’.