debunk
US
UK debunk [sth] vtr: (show to be false)
SC 揭穿 jiē chuān
TC 揭穿
TC 揭穿
SC 揭开…的真相 jiē chuān，jiē kāi … de zhēn xiàng
The newspaper debunked the mayor's lies.
Scientists have debunked the myth that pulling out a grey hair causes more to grow back in its place.
debunk [sth] vtr: (hold up to ridicule) (让他人知道其荒谬性)
SC 揭穿 jiē chuān
TC 揭穿
TC 揭穿
SC 辟谣
The new theory was debunked at the conference.