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belie

/bih-lahy/US // bɪˈlaɪ //UK // (bɪˈlaɪ) //

相信,信仰,坚信

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v.有主动词 verb
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    be·lied, be·ly·ing.

    • : to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
    • : to misrepresent: The newspaper belied the facts.
    • : to act unworthily according to the standards of.
    • : Archaic. to lie about; slander.

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Examples

  • In becoming only the third American woman to medal in an Olympic marathon, she belied her underdog status by taking the race to the fastest women on the planet.

  • Raboutou’s finishing score in the bouldering event belies her performance—she climbed incredibly well.

  • Most of the professional reviews I read praised the show in ways which belied how underqualified the critics were to address autistic stories.

  • Even the data and his words belie his implication that these group differences are innate or a function of culture and not a product of discriminatory public policy.

  • His relentless chipperness and nerdish fascination with intervals between train arrivals belie his success as a shrewd political negotiator.

  • But the events around her entry into politics belie her image as the friendly woman next door in small town Iowa.

  • But the causes belie a looming emergency that may leave hospitals scrambling, Red Cross officials said.

  • This obviously contributes to under-reporting and may belie the campus' safety records.

  • Those questions are what belie the real problem with effort.

  • And if Obama has recently sounded like a paragon of judicious oversight, the actions of his administration belie his words.

  • Bonnebault was squint-eyed and his physical appearance did not belie his depravity.

  • The Transport Company thought much of him, only they said he was reckless, and he surely acted youthful to belie his looks.

  • Archer's horse did not belie the character he had given of him.

  • She laughed to belie her words, but the note of agitation was not to be concealed.

  • Why, when I say I am not ashamed to be poor, does the blood rise in my cheeks to belie my words?