belie[英][b??la?] [美][b??la?]
簡明釋義
vt.歪曲真相，掩飾;證明……為虛假;辜負，使……失望;與……不符 外語學習網(wǎng)
第三人稱單數(shù)：belies過去式：belied過去分詞：belied現(xiàn)在分詞：belying
例句
These simple words belie the ambitious nature of johnson’s task.
這些簡單的言詞掩飾了約翰遜任務雄心勃勃的性質。
His cheerful appearance belie his feelings.
他歡愉的外表掩飾了他不安的情緒。
His clothes belie his station.
他的衣服掩飾了他的身分。
Mother gaia sings a plaintive tune as her wails belie her birthing pains.
母親蓋亞吟唱著哀傷的曲調(diào)，她的哀號掩飾著她的分娩之痛。
But his conformist image and manner belie his break with strait-laced japanese business conventions.
不過，他墨守成規(guī)的形象與舉止，其實掩飾了他對日本企業(yè)刻板傳統(tǒng)的背棄。