belied

英 [bɪˈlaɪd]

美 [bɪˈlaɪd]

v.  掩饰; 遮掩; 使…给人以假象; 显示(某事)不正确; 证明(某事)错误
belie的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 掩饰；遮掩
  If one thingbeliesanother, it hides the true situation and so creates a false idea or image of someone or something.
  1. Her looks belie her 50 years.
     她看上去不像50岁。
• VERB 证明…是虚假的；显示…不真实
  If one thingbeliesanother, it proves that the other thing is not true or genuine.
  1. The facts of the situation belie his testimony.
     实际情况证明他作了伪证。

双语例句

• Yet the actual experience of patients frequently belied this assumption, for chronic pain often outlives its original causes, worsens over time and appears to take on a puzzling life of its own.
  然而，患者的实际经历往往与这种假设不符，因为慢性疼痛往往比它的起因持续的时间长，并随时间加重，其本身似乎呈现出令人费解的过程。
• Her cruelty belied her kind words.
  她的残忍与她的好话不一致。
• Unfortunately, this pretty symmetrical picture is belied by the facts.
  令人遗憾的是，这种相当对称的图景与事实不符。
• His smile belied his disappointment.
  他的微笑掩藏他的失望。
• He said the Damascus government has a history of making positive statements, but its stated good intentions are belied by its actions including interference in the internal affairs of Lebanon.
  他说，叙利亚政府一向发表正面的声明，但是它的行为却违背了它所声称的良好意图，包括叙利亚干涉黎巴嫩的内部事务。
• His polite smile belied his real intentions.
  他的彬彬有礼的微笑掩饰了他真正的目的。
• His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
  他颤抖的双手戮穿了他平静的语调。
• The warmth of her smile belied the reproof.
  她亲切的笑容表明她的斥责并非真的。
• Just as often their subsequent actions, or lack of them, have belied these fine words.
  可每一次，他们随后拿出的行动（或缺乏行动）都证明其动听的言辞华而不实。
• But while he belied Arthur's description, and appeared a gentle lamb rather than a wild man, he was racking his brains for a course of action.
  但是，在他使亚瑟的话落空，以温驯的羔羊而不是野蛮人的形象出现时，他却在绞尽脑汁思考着行动的办法。