deny
verb
dɪˈnaɪ
verb
1
SAY STH IS NOT TRUE
说某事不是事实
to
say
that
something
is
not
true,
or
that
you
do
not
believe
something
否认,否定;
deny
(that)
I’ve
never
denied
that
there
is
a
housing
problem.
我从未否认过存在住房问题。
I
can’t
deny
her
remarks
hurt
me.
我不能否认她的话伤害了我。
deny
doing
sth
Two
men
have
denied
murdering
a
woman
at
a
remote
picnic
spot.
两名男子否认在偏僻的野餐地点谋害了一名女子。
strongly/vehemently/strenuously
etc
deny
sth
Jackson
vehemently
denied
the
allegations.
杰克逊断然否认这些指控。
The
government
denied
the
existence
of
poverty
among
16-
and
17-year-olds.
政府否认在 16 和 17 岁的人中间存在贫困问题。
deny
a
charge/allegation/claim
The
men
have
denied
charges
of
theft.
这些人否认偷窃的罪名。
2
NOT ALLOW
不允许
to
refuse
to
allow
someone
to
have
or
do
something
拒绝,不允许〔某人拥有某物或做某事〕
landowners
who
deny
access
to
the
countryside
不许别人进入乡村地区的地主
deny
sb
sth
She
could
deny
her
son
nothing.
她对她儿子有求必应。
deny
sth
to
sb
This
is
the
only
country
in
Europe
to
deny
cancer
screening
to
its
citizens.
这是欧洲唯一不为其国民提供癌症筛查的国家。
3
there’s no denying (that/sth)
used
to
say
that
it
is
very
clear
that
something
is
true
[口] 无可否认,不容否认
spoken
There’s
no
denying
that
this
is
an
important
event.
无可否认这是个重要事件。
4
FEELINGS
感情
to
refuse
to
admit
that
you
are
feeling
something
拒绝承认
Emotions
can
become
destructive
if
they
are
suppressed
and
denied.
情绪如受到压抑及不被认可就可能变得具有破坏性。
5
deny yourself (sth)
to
decide
not
to
have
something
that
you
would
like,
especially
for
moral
or
religious
reasons
〔尤指出于道德或宗教原因〕克制自己,自制
He
denied
himself
all
pleasures
and
luxuries.
他摒弃一切享受和奢华。