negate

英 [nɪ'ɡeɪt] 美 [nɪ'ɡeɪt]

• vt. 否定；否认；使无效

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 否定
2. 否认
3. 取消
4. 使无效
5. 打消
6. 抹杀
7. 使作废
8. 使...无法
9. 剥夺
10. 抵消
11. 拒绝

英英释义

Verb:

1. be in contradiction with

2. deny the truth of

3. prove negative; show to be false

4. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of;

   "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"
   "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. How can you negate God?
   你怎么能否定上帝的存在?
2. These facts negate your theory.
   这些事实否定了你的理论。
3. This power is always conceived in relation to men; it is not the power to do but the power to attract. It is a power that negates itself. (cf. Beauty, Susan Sontag)
   这种力量也常常被认为和男性有关；这不是一种行动力而是一种吸引力。这是一种否定自身的力量。
4. The story negated the trade supported by the government.
   该项报道否认了此项贸易受到政府的支持。
5. Efforts to expand the tourist industry could be negated by reports that the sea is highly polluted.
   这片海被严重污染的报道使扩大旅游业的努力化为乌有。

经典引文

• Ben negated Eric's existence by never referring to him.

  出自： B. Neil

• Eliot set himself to negate the senses..in order to become a vacuum for grace.

  出自： L. Gordon

近反义词

【近义词】

• contradict 反驳
• contravene 违反
• refute 驳斥
• disprove 证明 ... 是不对的...
• disavow 否认
• deny 否认
• repudiate 拒绝
• disaffirm 废除
• invalidate 使无效
• cancel 取消
• reverse 逆转
• annul 废除
• remove 消除
• wipe out 消灭
• cancel out 消除
• abolish 废除
• abrogate 废除
• negative 否定的
• neutralise 中和(使 ... 中立...
• belie 掩饰
• nullify 使无效
• neutralize 使中立

【反义词】

• affirm 证实