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| 1 | C an ancient traditional story about gods, heroes, and magic 神话 |
| Greek myths and legends 希腊神话和传说 |
| | 1a | U ancient traditional stories 古老的传说 | | the distinction between myth and history 传说和历史的区别 | |
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| 2 | C/U something that people wrongly believe to be true 错误的观点；不真实的事 |
| Many teenagers still believe myths about sex and pregnancy. 许多青少年仍然相信关于性和怀孕的误传。 |
| contrary to popular myth (=despite what most people think) Contrary to popular myth, not everyone in this area is rich. 与多数人的看法相反 |
| dispel/scotch a myth (=prove it to be untrue) He has helped to dispel the myth that men do not care about their appearance. 破除谣言；戳穿谎言 |
| perpetuate a myth (=make a myth continue) Our programmes must not perpetuate myths or reinforce stereotypes. 使谎话继续 |
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