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give the lie to something idiom to prove that something is not true: 证明…不实 The fact that the number of deaths from cancer in the area has doubled surely gives the lie to official assurances of the safety of nuclear power.该地区的癌症死亡人数已经翻了一番,这个事实说明官方对核电安全性所作的种种保证纯属一派胡言。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Proving and disproving acid test actions speak louder than wordsidiom anti-sexist attest authenticate demonstrable demonstrably demonstration of something dispel disprove non-evidence probatory proof positive provability provable verify vindicate vindication vindicative vindicatory
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