belie[英][bɪˈlaɪ] [美][bɪˈlaɪ]

簡明釋義

vt.歪曲真相，掩飾；證明……為虛假；辜負，使……失望；與……不符

第三人稱單數：belies過去式：belied過去分詞：belied現在分詞：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，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，他墨守成規的形象與舉止，其實掩飾了他對日本企業刻板傳統的背棄。