debunk
v[Tn]
show that the reputation of (a person, an idea, an institution, etc) is undeserved or exaggerated 揭穿(某人、 某思想、 某机构等)名不副实
debunk fashionable opinions 指出流行一时的说法的不是.
Men accustomed to struggling for survival against the elements and Indians were bewildered by politicians, bankers and businessmen, and unhorsed by fences, laws and alien taboos.