dispels是什么意思？

dispels

• v. 驱散，赶跑( dispel的第三人称单数 )；

例句

• This landmark case dispels the absolute finality of this dreaded disease. 这个划时代的病例终于改观了这可怕疾病的绝对结局.
• As a bonfire dispels chilliness, so our solidarity drives away the enemy. 篝火能把寒冷驱散, 团结能把敌人赶跑.
• Ann Bradley dispels the old wives' tales and gives the medical facts. 安·布拉德利破除迷信，给出了医学事实。
• The report dispels the myth that Northerners have a fattier diet than people in the south. 该报告消除了北方人比南方人膳食脂肪含量高的谬论。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  驱散;消除
  To dispel an idea or feeling that people have means to stop them having it.
  例句
  The President is attempting to dispel the notion that he has neglected the economy. 有人认为总统忽视了经济，总统正试图消除这种看法。