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| /dɪˈnaɪ/ |
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| 1 | to say that you did not do something that someone has accused you of doing 否认（指控） |
| +(that) A spokesman denied that the company had acted irresponsibly. 一位发言人否认该公司当时的行为属于不负责任。 |
| deny (doing) sth He still denies murdering his wife. 他仍否认杀害了自己的妻子。 |
| deny an allegation/accusation/claim/charge Both men have denied the allegations. 两个人都否认这些指控。 |
| vehemently/strenuously/categorically/hotly deny sth All three athletes vehemently deny taking the drug. 所有3位运动员都极力否认服用过兴奋剂。 |
| | 1a | to say that something is not true or does not exist 不承认；否定 | | deny the existence of sth Officials have repeatedly denied the existence of a secret report. 官员们一再否认存在秘密报告。 | | deny a rumour He has denied rumours that he is having an affair with a government minister. 他已否认他与一位政府部长有暧昧关系的传闻。 | | +(that) Officials continue to deny that drug use is widespread in the sport. 官员们仍否认体育界在广泛使用兴奋剂。 | |
| | 1b | to say that you do not know a particular person or do not have a particular belief or opinion 否认与…有关系；拒绝相信；背弃 | | Denying his friend was the only way to survive. 不认他的朋友是活命的唯一办法。 | | Neither man was prepared to deny his religion. 两个人都不准备背弃自己的宗教。 | |
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| 2 | to refuse to admit to yourself or other people that you have a particular feeling , illness , or problem 拒绝承认 |
| I had been denying this anger for years. 我多年来一直拒绝承认会为此而愤怒。 |
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| 3 | to not allow someone to have something 拒绝给予 |
| deny sth to sb Doctors were accused of denying treatment to older patients. 医生们被指控拒绝给老年病人提供治疗。 |
| be denied sth He had been denied the right to speak to his lawyer. 他已经无权和律师说话。 |
| deny sb sth There are parents who refuse to deny their children anything. 有些家长对自己的孩子百依百顺。 |
| | 3a | to stop an opponent from winning or scoring 打败；使不能得分 | | The home team was denied victory in the dying minutes of the game. 主队在比赛的最后几分钟里输掉了比赛。 | |
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| - | deny yourself formal
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| to not allow yourself to have something you would like to have |
| 克制自己；节制 |
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| - | there’ s no denying spoken
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| used for saying that something is clearly true |
| 不容否认；无庸置疑 |
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| There’ s no denying her popularity. 无庸置疑，她很受人欢迎。 |
| +(that) There’ s no denying that he was a great man. 不容否认，他是个伟大的人。 |
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