deny
verbWord Family
- deny verb
- denial noun
- undeniable adjective
- undeniably adverb
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to say that something is not true 否认;否定 - deny something
to deny an allegation/a charge/an accusation 否认指控/控告/指控 He has denied any involvement in the incident. 他否认与该事件有任何牵连。 The company strongly denies wrongdoing. 该公司强烈否认有不当行为。 to vehemently/strenuously/categorically deny something 强烈/强烈/断然否认某事 A spokesperson refused to either confirm or deny the reports. 一位发言人拒绝证实或否认这些报道。 - deny (that)…
She denied that there had been a cover-up. 她否认有隐瞒。 It can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem. 无可否认,我们需要投入更多的资源来解决这个问题。 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。 - deny doing something
He denies attempting to murder his wife. 他否认企图谋杀妻子。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by -ing formsVerbs usually followed by -ing formsExtra ExamplesHe has categorically denied being involved in the fraud. 他断然否认自己与诈骗有关。 He has consistently denied murdering his estranged wife. 他自始至终否认谋杀了分居的妻子。 There is no denying the fact that she is an excellent scholar. 她是一名优秀的学者,这一点无可否认。 I know it was you I saw, so there's no use trying to deny it. 我知道我看到的人就是你,你别再试图否认了。 If anyone accuses me I shall simply deny it. 如果有人指控我,我就会直言否认。 No one would deny that there is a very great need for change. 没有人会否认亟须变革。 You can't deny that it seems a very attractive idea. 无可否认,那个想法看来很有吸引力。 He denied accusations of corruption and mismanagement. 他否认了贪污和失职的指控。 The company in March denied claims made in the lawsuit. 该公司在3月份否认了诉讼中提出的索赔。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- adamantly
- emphatically
- fiercely
- …
- cannot
- try to
- no one could deny (that)…
- no one would deny (that)…
- there is no denying something
- …
- deny something
- deny something
to refuse to admit or accept something 拒绝承认;拒绝接受 She denied all knowledge of the incident. 她矢口否认知晓此事的任何情况。 The department denies responsibility for what occurred. 这个部门拒绝为所发生的事承担责任。 an anti-environmentalist campaign group that denies climate change 否认气候变化的反环保运动组织
Extra ExamplesNo physicist would deny the existence of gravity. 没有物理学家会否认重力的存在。 Denying the Holocaust is a crime in Germany. 否认大屠杀在德国是犯罪。 Reality cannot be denied. 现实不容否认。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- adamantly
- emphatically
- fiercely
- …
- cannot
- try to
- no one could deny (that)…
- no one would deny (that)…
- there is no denying something
- …
- (formal)
to refuse to allow somebody to have something that they want or ask for 拒绝;拒绝给予 - deny somebody something
They were denied access to the information. 他们试图取得这个情报被拒。 - deny something to somebody
Access to the information was denied to them. 他们无法得到这个情报。
Extra ExamplesYou cannot deny this opportunity to me. 你不能拒绝给我这个机会。 They were cruelly denied victory by an injury-time strike from Hegerberg. 他们在伤停补时阶段被黑格尔贝格队残酷地剥夺了胜利。 Children could be compelled to work on the farm, effectively denying them schooling. 孩子们可能被迫在农场劳作,这事实上剥夺了他们受教育的权利。 The country's government systematically denies its citizens basic rights to free expression. 这个国家的政府完全剥夺了其公民言论自由的基本权利。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cruelly
- effectively
- routinely
- …
- to
- deny somebody something
- deny yourself (something) (formal)
to refuse to let yourself have something that you would like to have, especially for moral or religious reasons (尤因道德或宗教原因)节制,克制,戒绝
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French deni-, stressed stem of deneier, from Latin denegare, from de- ‘formally’ + negare ‘say no’.