repudiate
英 /rɪˈpjuːdieɪt/ 美 /rɪˈpjuːdieɪt/
- v. 坚决否认；拒绝接受To firmly reject a claim, belief, or association.
- v. 拒绝履行；拒付To refuse to honour an agreement or pay a debt.
She firmly repudiated the rumour that she had cheated.
她坚决否认了关于她作弊的传言。
Professional associations should repudiate misleading claims that undermine public confidence in established medical treatments.
专业协会应明确驳斥那些削弱公众对成熟医疗方法信心的误导性说法。
搭配
repudiate an allegation 坚决否认指控repudiate a claim 驳斥某种说法repudiate a contract 拒绝履行合同repudiate a debt 拒付债务
辨析提示
是正式动词，不是名词；名词为repudiation。
词族
repudiation (n.)
近义 reject、disavow
反义 accept、endorse
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