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| /dɪˈnaɪəl/ |
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| 1 | C/U a statement that something is not true or did not happen 否认 |
| a strong/vehement/strenuous denial of sth The company has issued a strong denial of responsibility for the mistake. 公司坚决否认对这一错误负有责任。 |
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| 2 | U the refusal to let someone have or do something 拒绝给予；拒绝做 |
| the denial of human rights to the mass of the population 拒绝让广大老百姓享有人权 |
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| 3 | U technical refusal to accept the unpleasant truth about a situation or admit what you are feeling 拒绝接受；拒绝承认 |
| in denial I think she’ s still in denial about his death. 我认为她仍然拒绝接受他已经去世的事实。 |
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