1say sth is not true否認ADVERB | VERB + DENY | PHRASESADVERB➤adamantly, emphatically, fiercely, firmly, hotly, steadfastly, strenuously, strongly, vehemently, vigorously堅決否認;斷然否認;強烈否認;激動地否認◇Both women vehemently deny the charges against them.兩名女子都言辭激烈地否認了對她們的指控。➤angrily, indignantly氣憤地/憤怒地否認▸➤categorically, flatly斷然否認◇He has categorically denied being involved in the fraud.他斷然否認自己與詐騙有關。➤explicitly, expressly明確/清楚地否認▸➤completely, totally完全/徹底否認▸➤implicitly含蓄地否認▸➤formally, officially正式否認▸➤publicly公開否認▸➤immediately, promptly, quickly立即/迅速/快速否認▸➤initially最初否認▸➤simply堅決否認◇If anyone accuses me I'll simply deny it.如果有人指控我,我會一口否認。➤consistently, repeatedly一直/再三否認◇He has consistently denied murdering his estranged wife.他自始至終否認謀殺了分居的妻子。VERB + DENY➤cannot無可否認◇You can't deny that it seems a very attractive idea.無可否認,那個想法看來很有吸引力。➤try to試圖否認◇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,你別再試圖否認了。PHRASES➤no one could deny (that)..., no one would deny (that)...沒有人能/會否認⋯◇No one would deny that there is a very great need for change.沒有人會否認亟須變革。➤there is no denying sth⋯無可否認◇There is no denying the fact that she is an excellent scholar.她是一名優秀的學者,這一點無可否認。deny
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2refuse sb sth拒絕ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤cruelly (especially BrE) 殘酷地拒絕◇They were cruelly denied victory by a header from Reece.里斯的頭球殘酷地葬送了他們的勝利。➤effectively事實上拒絕◇Children could be compelled to work on the farm, effectively denying them schooling.孩子們可能被迫在農場勞作,這事實上剝奪了他們受教育的權利。➤routinely, systematically按慣例/有計劃地拒絕◇The country's government systematically denies its citizens basic rights to free expression.這個國家的政府完全剝奪了其公民言論自由的基本權利。PREPOSITION➤to拒絕向⋯給予◇You cannot deny this opportunity to me.你不能拒絕給我這個機會。