re·but
verb/rɪˈbʌt/
/rɪˈbʌt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rebut | /rɪˈbʌt/ /rɪˈbʌt/ |
| he / she / it rebuts | /rɪˈbʌts/ /rɪˈbʌts/ |
| past simple rebutted | /rɪˈbʌtɪd/ /rɪˈbʌtɪd/ |
| past participle rebutted | /rɪˈbʌtɪd/ /rɪˈbʌtɪd/ |
| -ing form rebutting | /rɪˈbʌtɪŋ/ /rɪˈbʌtɪŋ/ |
- rebut something to say or prove that a statement or criticism is false
反驳；驳斥；证明（言论等）错误 - an attempt to publicly rebut rumours of a divorce
试图公开驳斥离婚传闻
Extra Examples- The defendants were unable to rebut the charges of negligence.
这些被告无法辩驳失职罪的指控。 - This presumption can be rebutted by evidence showing the contrary.
这一推定可以通过相反的证据来反驳。 - to rebut a claim/an allegation/an argument
反驳主张/指控/论点
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRebut is used with these nouns as the object:- argument
- charge
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘rebuke’ and ‘repulse’): from Anglo-Norman French rebuter, from Old French re- (expressing opposition) + boter ‘to butt’. The current sense (originally a legal use) dates from the early 19th cent. - an attempt to publicly rebut rumours of a divorce