controvert

verb

1. 驳斥；反驳
   to say or prove that sth is not true

1. The contrary statement of six persons in Naples cannot controvert the fact that the prunes have contained maggot eggs.
   由那不勒斯的六个人所作的相反陈述推翻不了这个事实&李子干中有蛆卵。
2. To seek to controvert these maxims of immediate knowledge is the last thing philosophers would think of.
   要反对这直接知识的原则恐怕是哲学家们很少想到的事。
3. Nor do we controvert that ID should continue to be studied, debated, and discussed.
   我们并不反对智慧设计应该继续被研究、辩论与讨论。
4. Prose entries need to portray the image, create the moods, controvert and express one's emotion, which should rely on figurative language to convey.
   散文作品需要描摹形象，创设意境，需要议论抒情，而这些应靠形象化的语言来传达。
5. The controvert about the nature as a branch of law of 《 consumers 'protection law 》 is always the hot topic in law circle.
   《消费者权益保护法》（以下简称《消法》）的部门法属性之争一直是法学界的热点问题。

verb

1. prove to be false or incorrect

   Synonym:    refuterebut

2. be resistant to
   1. The board opposed his motion

   Synonym:    opposecontradict