| 释义 |
deny/diˈnai/v. tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 declare untrue or non-existent 否定，否认 denied the charge 否认指控; denied that it is so 否定事实如此; denied having lied 否认说谎 2 repudiate or disclaim 驳斥；不承认；放弃 denied his faith 放弃他的信仰; denied his signature 他不承认自己的签字 3 (often foll. by 常后跟 to) refuse (a person or thing, or something to a person) 拒绝(某人、某物)；不给予(某物给某人) this was denied to me 我未曾得到这个; denied him the satisfaction 他未曾满足 4 refuse access to (a person sought) 拒绝接受(所寻找的人), 推卸 denied him his son 不认他为儿子 □ deny oneself be abstinent 有节制 □ denier n.[Middle English via Old French denier from Latin denegare (as DE-, negare ‘say no’)] |