/ rI5fju:t; rI`fjut/ v [Tn] prove (a statement, an opinion, etc or a person) to be wrong 证明(某说法﹑ 意见等或某人)不对; 反驳; 驳斥: refute a claim, a theory, an argument 驳斥某要求﹑ 理论﹑ 论点 * refute an opponent 反驳对方.
> refutable / -Ebl, also 5refjUtEbl; -Ebl/ adj that can be refuted 可反驳的; 可驳斥的.
refutation / 9refju:5teIFn; 9rZfju`teFEn/ n
[U] refuting or being refuted 反驳; 驳斥; 辩驳.
[C] argument that refutes sth; counter-argument 作辩驳用的论据; 反驳性论据.