戳穿puncture;lay bare;expose;explode;belie;give the lie to
他颤抖的双手～了他平静的语调。His trembling hands belied his calm voice./～阴谋lay bare a plot /～鬼花招expose a dirty trick /～了他们一个又一个的政治阴谋puncture their political plots one after another/～帝国主义的纸老虎本质lay bare the paper tiger nature of imperialism/～谎言belie one’s statement;give the lie to one’s statement/～谣言和诡辩lay bare sb’s lies and sophistry /～纸老虎punch holes in the paper tiger;expose(or show up)sb(or sth)as a paper tiger |