Wordiyo

belie

🇬🇧 UK/bi'lai/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To give a false impression of something; to contradict or misrepresent.

掩饰，与……不符，歪曲

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
belieother
=belie

Common Collocations

  • 1.belie the truth隐瞒真相
  • 2.belie expectations与期望不符
  • 3.belie appearance与外表不符

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Her calm demeanor belied the anxiety she felt inside.

  • 2.

    His youthful appearance belies his actual age of seventy.

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