contradict /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt/ CET6 TEM4 ( contradicting, contradicted, contradicts )

• 1. 

  V-T If you contradict someone, you tell them that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different. 反驳

  例：

  She dared not contradict him.

  她不敢反驳他。

  例：

  His comments appeared to contradict remarks made earlier in the day by the chairman.

  他的评论好像在反驳主席当天早些时候的言论。

• 2. 

  V-T If one statement or piece of evidence contradicts another, the first one makes the second one appear to be wrong. 与…矛盾

  例：

  Her version contradicted her daughter's.

  她的说法与她女儿的说法相矛盾。