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VERB
反駁;否認;駁斥
If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
例句
She dared not contradict him...
她不敢反駁他。
His comments appeared to contradict remarks made earlier in the day by the chairman...
他的意見似乎和當天早些時候主席所說的相矛盾。
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VERB
與…矛盾;同… 抵觸
If one statement or piece of evidence contradicts another, the first one makes the second one appear to be wrong.
例句
Her version contradicted the Govern-ment's claim that they were shot after being challenged...
政府聲稱他們是在受到盤問后被開槍射殺的，而她的說法卻與此相矛盾。
The result seems to contradict a major U.S. study reported last November.
這一結果似乎和去年11月美國研究人員發表的一項重要成果相矛盾。
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VERB
違背;與…背道而馳
If one policy or situation contradicts another, there is a conflict between them, and they cannot both exist or be successful.
例句
Mr Grant feels that the cutbacks contradict the Government's commitment to better educational standards.
格蘭特先生感覺這些縮減措施和政府提高教育水平的承諾背道而馳。