词组 | myth |
释义 | myth /mɪθ/ noun 1. an idea or story that many people believe, but which is not trueverbs + mythbelieve a myth People still believe the myth that money will bring them happiness.create a myth Stalin created a lot of myths about himself.explode/dispel/debunk a myth (=show that it is not true) Our goal is to debunk the myth that science is boring.perpetuate a myth (=make it continue) Let’s stop perpetuating this myth.myth + verbsa myth grows up (=starts) A number of myths have grown up about their relationship.a myth persists (=it continues) The myth still persists that we need to build more roads.myths surrounding sth (=myths about something) There are a lot of myths surrounding mental illness which still persist.adjectivesa common/popular myth (=that many people believe) Contrary to popular myth, most road accidents are not the result of speeding.a modern myth Is it a modern myth that we are living in a classless society?a powerful myth (=that has a lot of influence on people) There is a powerful myth that crime has increased – in fact there was much more crime 100 years ago.a dangerous myth (= that may cause problems) The idea that a little alcohol is good for you is a dangerous myth.an old myth It’s amazing that some people still believe that old myth.sth is a complete/total myth (=it is completely untrue) The idea that smoking calms your nerves is a complete myth.an enduring myth (=that has continued for a long time) The idea that Kennedy was shot by the CIA is one of the enduring myths of our time.an urban myth (=an unusual or shocking story that a lot of people believe but it probably is not true) The story of a man meeting a beautiful woman who drugged him and stole his kidneys was just an urban myth.phrasesit is a myth that... It’s a complete myth that eating carrots helps you to see in the dark.sth is a bit of a myth informal (=it is not really true) The whole story is a bit of a myth.myth has it that... (=used when mentioning something that some people say is true ) Myth has it that Mrs Thatcher only needed four hours sleep a night.prepositionsa myth about sth Constantly repeated myths about the difficulties of having a female boss do not help women in the workplace.the myth of sth The myth of happy animals down on the farm is often far from the truth.2. a story about people in ancient timesadjectivesan ancient myth According to ancient myth, Chiron taught Achilles to run swiftly by making him chase wild deer.a classical myth In classical myth, Dionysus marries Ariadne, who was princess of Crete.a Greek/Roman/Chinese etc myth In the Roman myth, Romulus and Remus were brought up by wolves.prepositionsmyth of/about sth The painting is based on the myth of Narcissus. |
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