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impugn

/im-pyoon/US // ɪmˈpyun //UK // (ɪmˈpjuːn) //

指责,质问,谴责,指摘

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to challenge as false; cast doubt upon.
    • : Archaic. to assail by words or arguments; vilify.
    • : Obsolete. to attack physically.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbcriticize, challenge
Forms: impugned
Synonyms
assail袭击,攻击,殴打,打击contravene违反,抵触,违反了,违背tar焦油,柏油,柏油路面,卷烟attack攻击,袭击,抨击,抨击的blast爆炸,爆炸声,爆炸事件,爆破break突破,休息,断裂,断contradict驳斥,抵触,违背,违背了cross十字架,十字,十字路口,十字形deny否定,否认,拒绝,拒绝承认dispute纠纷,争端,争议,争执gainsay争取,争取胜利,争取利益,争取获得knock敲,敲门,敲门声,敲击negate否定,否认,否定了,否决negative负面的,负面,负的,否定oppose反对,反对派,反对的,反对者question问题,疑问,疑问句resist抵制,抗拒,抗争,抵抗slam猛击,抨击,猛烈抨击,猛烈撞击smear涂抹,涂片,敷衍了事,抹黑traduce诱导,诱骗,诱拐,诱导性trash垃圾,垃圾桶,垃圾箱,垃圾处理traverse穿过,穿越,横穿,横越zap斩钉截铁,斩断,斩首,斩获call into question质疑,怀疑,质询,疑问cast aspersions upon诽谤,讽刺,诋毁,毁谤cast doubt upon怀疑,置疑,质疑,对其进行怀疑come down on下来吧,下来,下来的,下来的时候cut to shreds切成碎片,切成碎块,切碎,割裂disaffirm否认,拒绝确认,驳斥,拒绝承认pin something on钉子,钉钉子,钉住什么,钉住东西put down撂倒,放下,撂下,撂倒了run down奔溃,坠落,奔溃的,流失skin alive活着的皮肤,活肤,活着的肌肤,活着的皮囊stick it to贴在,贴着,粘着,粘住swipe at掠夺,掠过,掠取,大举进攻throw doubt on怀疑,置疑,质疑,疑惑throw the book at把书扔到,把书扔在地上,丢书thumb nose at拇指指尖对准,拇指指尖指向,拇指指头,拇指指尖对着zing叮,叮咛

Examples

  • It’s more work for you, of course, but the goal is to ensure your behavior is above reproach while giving Wanda space to prove —or impugn — herself.

  • “I think the jury will see it as a desperate attempt to try and impugn his character,” Slotnick says.

  • The Secret Service is personal to the president, and its infractions impugn that trust.

  • Defense lawyers will look for inconsistencies in the same records as they try to impugn her credibility further.

  • Neeld admitted that he had no reason to impugn the Major's character.

  • To suppose them to have been otherwise would be to impugn the common sense of our ancestors.

  • I do not perceive that my associates impugn a single statement of fact contained in my note.

  • This practice is of such venerable antiquity, and so universal, that it would be vain to impugn it.

  • But without meaning to impugn his veracity, or to dispute the register, we may say that he has scarcely got anybody to believe it.