denial
nounWord Family
- deny verb
- denial noun
- undeniable adjective
- undeniably adverb
- [countable]
a statement that something is not true or does not exist; the action of denying something 否认；否定 - denial (of something)
the prisoner’s repeated denials of the charges against him 囚犯再三否认对他的指控 The terrorists issued a denial of responsibility for the attack. 恐怖分子发表声明，否认对这次袭击负责。 - denial that…
There was an official denial that there would be an election before the end of the year. 官方声明否认了年底前将进行选举的说法。 - in denial
She shook her head in denial. 她摇头表示否认。
Extra ExamplesHis question was greeted with a chorus of denials. 他的问题遭到了异口同声的否定回答。 Jefferson made no denial of his actions on that night. 杰斐逊没有否认他那天晚上的行动。 The chairman of the company issued a denial of the allegations. 公司董事长否认了这些指控。 The document contains an explicit denial that the company ever sold arms. 文件中明确否认这家公司曾出售军火。 When I asked if she had cheated in the exam, she answered with a vehement denial. 我问她是否考试作弊时，她强烈地否认了。 a denial from senior officials 高级官员的否认
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- firm
- strong
- vehement
- …
- issue
- make
- denial from
- in denial
- denial (of something)
- [countable, uncountable] (a) denial of something
an act of refusing to allow somebody to have something they have a right to expect 拒绝给予，剥夺（应有的权利） Pressure groups have drawn attention to the denial of human rights in some areas. 压力集团已让某些地区剥夺人权的状况受到关注。 The advertising ban is a denial of freedom of speech. 广告禁令是对言论自由的否定。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- firm
- strong
- vehement
- …
- issue
- make
- denial from
- in denial
- [uncountable]
the act of refusing to accept that something unpleasant or painful is true 拒绝接受，拒不承认（令人不快、痛苦的事） - in denial
The patient is still in denial. 病人仍然拒不接受事实。 Some people are in denial about the situation. 一些人拒不接受这种状况。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- firm
- strong
- vehement
- …
- issue
- make
- denial from
- in denial
- in denial