contradict

verb

1. prove negative
show to be false

Synonym: negate

2. be resistant to

e.g. The board opposed his motion

Synonym: opposecontrovert

3. deny the truth of

Synonym: negatecontravene

4. be in contradiction with

Synonym: belienegate

1. 反驳;否认;驳斥
If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.

e.g. She dared not contradict him...
她不敢反驳他。
e.g. His comments appeared to contradict remarks made earlier in the day by the chairman...
他的意见似乎和当天早些时候主席所说的相矛盾。

2. 与…矛盾;同… 抵触
If one statement or piece of evidence contradicts another, the first one makes the second one appear to be wrong.

contradict

e.g. Her version contradicted the Govern-ment's claim that they were shot after being challenged...
政府声称他们是在受到盘问后被开枪射杀的，而她的说法却与此相矛盾。
e.g. The result seems to contradict a major U.S. study reported last November.
这一结果似乎和去年11月美国研究人员发表的一项重要成果相矛盾。

3. 违背;与…背道而驰
If one policy or situation contradicts another, there is a conflict between them, and they cannot both exist or be successful.

e.g. Mr Grant feels that the cutbacks contradict the Government's commitment to better educational standards.
格兰特先生感觉这些缩减措施和政府提高教育水平的承诺背道而驰。

1. 否认,矛盾：corrupt 使腐坏,败坏 | contradict 否认,矛盾 | contrary 相反的

2. 反驳;否定：continue 接着说 | contradict 反驳;否定 | declare 声明声称

3. 相反,反对,否定：benediction 祝福,恩赐 | contradict 相反,反对,否定 | contradictious 矛盾,好反驳的