contradict

[.kɔntrə'dikt]

vt.反驳, 与 ... 矛盾

vt.

1. 否定(陈述等); 反驳; 提出论据反对

The eyewitness contradicted earlier testimony.

目击者驳斥了早些时提出的证词。

2. 与……矛盾; 与……抵触

The facts contradict his theory.

那些事实与他的理论相悖。

vi.

否认; 反驳; 发生矛盾

词形变化

形容词: contradictable | 名词: contradicter | 动词过去式: contradicted | 动词过去分词: contradicted | 动词现在分词: contradicting | 动词第三人称单数: contradicts |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.反驳; 反对

deny  oppose  dispute  

同义参见:

differ  controvert  negative  counteract  clash  refute  

反义:

vt.vi.反对; 否认

admit  recognize  acknowledge  

反义参见:

confirm  avow  agree  

英英释义

动词 contradict:

be in contradiction with

同义词：belie, negate

deny the truth of

同义词：negate, contravene

be resistant to

同义词：oppose, controvert

prove negative; show to be false

同义词：negate

补充

contradictcontradict英:[ˌkɔntrəˈdikt] 美:[ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkt]vt. & vi.1.反驳, 否认…的真实性Don't contradict!别顶嘴！He contradicted his own statement.他否认他自己说过的话。vt.1.与…发生矛盾, 与…抵触They contradict each other all the time.他们总是相互抵触。

例句

1. She dared not contradict him.她不敢反驳他。 2. He often talks in circles, frequently contradicting himself, and often ends up saying nothing.他讲话经常兜圈子, 常自相矛盾, 很多时候言之无物。 3. She contradicted me at every turn.她总是跟我唱反调。 4. There is a mass of research evidence which contradicts this idea.大量研究证据与这个观点相左。 5. Her version contradicted the Government's claim that they were shot after being challenged.她的叙述与政府关于他们是在被盘问后遭枪击这一说法相悖。 6. The result seems to contradict a major US study reported last November.这个结论与去年11月份美国公布的一项重要成果相抵触。 7. Mr Grant feels that the cutbacks contradict the Government's commitment to better educational standards.格兰特先生认为此次削减与政府提高教育水平的承诺相悖。 8. His comments appeared to contradict remarks made earlier in the day by the chairman.他的评论否认了主席在当天早些时候的讲话。 9. She does not like to contradict her husband in public.她不喜欢当众与丈夫顶嘴。 10. His account contradicted itself.他的解释自相矛盾。 11. Her words contradicted her deeds.她的言行不一致。 12. The shy girl was afraid to contradict.这个害羞的女孩不敢提出反驳意见。 13. the survey appears to contradict the industry's claims.该调查似乎否定了该行业的权利。 14. [with clause]he did not contradict what he said last week.他没有否认他上星期说的话。 15. he did not contradict her but just said nothing.他没有反驳她，但是什么也没说。 16. within five minutes he had contradicted himself twice.五分钟内他就自相矛盾了两次。 17. the existing layout of the city contradicted the logic of the new centre.现有的城市布局与新中心的逻辑相悖。 18. These instructions seem to contradict previous ones.这些指示似乎与先前的互相抵触。 19. contradict a rumor辟谣 20. He contradicted the charges of his critics.他反驳了批评者对他的指责。 21. My sister doesn't like being contradicted.我姐姐不喜欢被人否定。 22. She has made statements that contradict each other. [=statements that do not agree and that cannot both be true]她发表了几个互相矛盾的声明。 23. The evidence contradicts his testimony. [=the evidence does not support or agree with his testimony]这个证据与他的证词相互矛盾。 24. The mayor's actions in office contradicted the promises he made during the campaign.市长在任的所作所为违背了他竞选时做出的承诺。 25. The witness contradicted herself when she insisted she could identify the thief even though she had said that the night was too foggy to see clearly.证人的证词自相矛盾：她一口咬定能够认出那个小偷，又说那晚大雾朦胧看不清楚。