deny

英 [dɪˈnaɪ]

美 [dɪˈnaɪ]

v.  否认; 否定; 拒绝承认; 拒绝接受; 拒绝; 拒绝给予

过去分词：denied　过去式：denied　现在分词：denying　第三人称单数：denies　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1258 / COCA.1406

同义词辨析

denydeclinerebuffrefusereject【导航词义：拒绝】

牛津词典

verb

• 否认；否定
  to say that sth is not true
  1. to deny a claim/a charge/an accusation
     否认某种说法 / 指控 / 指责
  2. The spokesman refused either to confirm or deny the reports.
     发言人对那些报道不置可否。
  3. There's no denying (the fact) that quicker action could have saved them.
     无可否认，如果行动快一点，本来是救得了他们的。
  4. He denies attempting to murder his wife.
     他否认企图谋杀妻子。
  5. She denied (that) there had been any cover-up.
     她否认有任何隐瞒。
  6. It can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem.
     无可否认，我们必须投入更多的资源来解决这个问题。
• 拒绝承认；拒绝接受
  to refuse to admit or accept sth
  1. She denied all knowledge of the incident.
     她矢口否认知晓此事的任何情况。
  2. The department denies responsibility for what occurred.
     这个部门拒绝为所发生的事承担责任。
• 拒绝；拒绝给予
  to refuse to allow sb to have sth that they want or ask for
  1. They were denied access to the information.
     他们试图取得这个情报被拒。
  2. Access to the information was denied to them.
     他们无法得到这个情报。
• （尤因道德或宗教原因）节制，克制，戒绝
  to refuse to let yourself have sth that you would like to have, especially for moral or religious reasons

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)。

英英释义

verb

• declare untrue
  1. He denied the allegations
  2. She denied that she had taken money
• refuse to accept or believe
  1. He denied his fatal illness
• refuse to recognize or acknowledge
  1. Peter denied Jesus
• deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
  Synonym:traverse
• refuse to let have
  1. She denies me every pleasure
  2. he denies her her weekly allowance
  Synonym:refuse
• deny oneself (something)
  1. She denied herself wine and spirits
  Synonym:abnegate
• refuse to grant, as of a petition or request
  1. The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses
  2. the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day

双语例句

• He tried to deny it. Shame on him!
  他还想抵赖，真不害臊！
• The speaker hammered his point home with examples that the listeners could not deny.
  那个演讲者以无可否认的例证使听众接受了他的论点。
• You cannot deny the truth of his statement.
  你不能否定他的话是合乎事实的。
• The university rules deny entry to large numbers of clever students.
  大学的种种规定把很多聪明的学生拒于校门之外。
• They appeared at court yesterday to deny charges of murder.
  他们昨天出庭，否认谋杀的指控。
• I don't like this feeling, but I can not deny its existence in my mind.
  我不喜欢这种感觉，但是我却不能否认它在我心里的存在。
• But I cannot deny that it's possible.
  但是我无法否认这种可能性。
• I would not want to deny them a harmless pleasure.
  我不想剥夺他们这点无伤大雅的乐趣。
• 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。
• 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。