con·tra·dict/ˏkɑntrə`dɪkt; ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt/ v 1 [T] if one statement, story, fact etc contradicts another, they are different or opposite, and so they cannot both be true 与…相矛盾: The witnesses' reports contradict each other. 目击者的说法相互矛盾。 2 [I,T] to say that what someone else has just said is wrong or not true 反驳; 抗辩; 否认: Susan thought I was a teacher and I didn't contradict her. 苏珊以为我是个老师，我没有纠正她。