denies

英 [dɪˈnaɪz]

美 [dɪˈnaɪz]

v.  否认; 否定; 拒绝承认; 拒绝接受; 拒绝; 拒绝给予
deny的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 否认
  When youdenysomething, you state that it is not true.
  1. She denied both accusations...
     她对两项指控均予以否认。
  2. The government has denied that there was a plot to assassinate the president...
     政府否认曾有人密谋暗杀总统。
  3. They all denied ever having seen her.
     他们全都否认曾见过她。
• VERB 否认与…有关系;否认…是自己的;不承认;抛弃
  If youdenysomeone or something, you say that they have no connection with you or do not belong to you.
  1. I denied my father because I wanted to become someone else.
     我和父亲断绝了关系，因为我想成为一个不一样的自己。
• VERB 拒绝给予;拒绝…的要求
  If youdenysomeone something that they need or want, you refuse to let them have it.
  1. If he is unlucky, he may find that his ex-partner denies him access to his children...
     如果不走运的话，他可能会发现前妻拒绝让他接近自己的孩子。
  2. Don't deny yourself pleasure...
     不要有乐不享。
  3. My mother denied herself for us.
     妈妈为了我们在生活上一贯节制。

Do not confusedenyandrefuse. If youdenysomething, you say that it is not true.The allegation was denied by government spokesmen.If someonedeniesyou something, they do not allow you to have it.I never denied her anything.If yourefuseto do something, you deliberately do not do it, or you say firmly that you will not do it....people who refuse to change their opinions... He refused to condemn them.You canrefusesomething that someone offers you.The patient has the right to refuse treatment.If someone does not allow you to have something you ask for, or to do something you have asked to do, you can say that theyrefuseyou.He can run to Dad for money if I refuse him.
不要混淆 deny 和 refuse。deny 表示否认某事属实：The allegation was denied by government spokesmen (政府发言人否认了这一指控)。deny 亦表示拒绝给予某人某物：I never denied her anything (我对她百依百顺)。refuse 表示有意不做或坚决表示不做某事：people who refuse to change their opinions (拒绝改变看法的人)，He refused to condemn them (他拒绝谴责他们)。refuse 亦表示拒绝接受别人主动给予的东西：The patient has the right to refuse treatment (病人有权拒绝接受治疗)。refuse还可表示拒绝给予某人其所要之物或不允许某人做其想做之事：He can run to Dad for money if I refuse him (如果我不给他钱，他可以跑到爸爸那儿去要)。

双语例句

• The government denies that the women were press-ganged.
  政府否认强征妇女入伍。
• If he is unlucky, he may find that his ex-partner denies him access to his children
  如果不走运的话，他可能会发现前妻拒绝让他接近自己的孩子。
• The man, who's in his80s, denies the allegations.
  这名男子已经80多岁，他否认了这些指控。
• He denies this and has accused me of stealing his work.
  他对此予以否认，并指责我窃取了他的成果。
• He denies that racism is just skin-deep.
  他否认种族主义仅仅是表面现象。
• He denies making off-color remarks about women.
  他否认曾口出对女性不敬的污言秽语。
• It was claimed she cavorted with a police sergeant in a Jacuzzi but she denies this.
  据称，她和一个巡佐在极可意浴缸里玩鸳鸯浴，但是她并不承认。
• She denies obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.
  她否认通过欺骗手段获得经济利益。
• He denies 18 charges. The trial continues today
  他否认了18项指控。审判今天继续。
• He strenuously denies all the allegations against him.
  他据理力争地否定了所有对他的控告。