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myth noun 2idea/belief which is untrue/impossible 不真实的观点;不可能的想法ADJECTIVE | VERB + MYTH | MYTH + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgreat 荒诞无稽的说法◆There is a great myth that people who wear glasses are more intelligent.有种荒诞无稽的看法,认为戴眼镜的人更聪明。common 常见的误解powerful 有影响力的假话enduring, persistent, prevailing 长久存在的鬼话;一再出现的谎言;盛行的谎言complete (especially BrE) , total 十足的谎言;一派胡言◆It's a total myth that this causes blindness.说这会导致失明纯属无稽之谈。modern 现代神话folk, popular, urban, widespread 民间谣言;广为人知的谣言;城市神话;普遍的误解national 民族神话◆The battle has become part of national myth.这场战役已成为民族神话的一部分。historical, political 历史传说;政治神话◆The propaganda of both sides relies heavily on historical myth.双方的宣传都主要依据历史传说。heroic, romantic 英雄/浪漫传奇◆an outlaw who has now assumed the staus of heroic myth现在已俨然成为英雄传奇人物的逃犯dangerous, pernicious 危险的/恶毒的谎言convenient 张口即来的谎言VERB + MYTHcreate, cultivate, establish, invent 制造谣言;编造神话◆How did the myth get so firmly established in the popular consciousness?这种谣传是怎样牢牢扎根于民众心中的?challenge, question 质疑神话counter 反驳谎言bust (NAmE, informal) , debunk, deconstruct, demolish, destroy, dispel, disprove, explode, expose, puncture, scotch (BrE) , shatter 打破神话;揭穿谎言;粉碎神话;消除谣言;反驳谎言bury, lay to rest, put to rest 抛开骗人的鬼话feed, foster, keep alive, maintain, perpetuate, promote, propagate, reinforce 使谣言得以流传下去;使谣言长存;散播谣言;助长谣言spread 传播神话peddle (BrE) 散布神话◆Women have peddled the myth that all decent men are either married or gay.女人们中间流传有这样的荒诞说法:体面的男人要么已经结婚,要么是同性恋。be based on 基于⋯的说法◆People's faith in the Emperor was based on the myth that he was infallible.人们效忠君主是基于对皇帝永不犯错的迷信。explore 探秘神话believe 相信神话MYTH + VERBsurround sth 围绕⋯的荒诞说法◆We are trying to lay to rest the myths surrounding mental illness.我们试图使围绕精神疾病产生的种种神话寿终正寝。grow up 谬误形成◆A myth has grown up that Fleming didn't realize the potential of penicillin.形成了一种错误的说法,认为弗莱明没意识到青霉素潜在的价值。persist, remain 荒诞说法持续存在/依然存在◆The myth persists that men are more intelligent than women.男人比女人聪明的荒诞说法仍然存在。PREPOSITIONmyth about 有关⋯的无稽之谈◆a popular myth about twins流传广泛的关于双胞胎的无稽之谈myth of ⋯的鬼话◆an attempt to perpetuate the myth of racial superiority使种族优越论的鬼话流传下去的企图 |