denies; denied; denying
denies; denied; denying
Learner's definition of DENY
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a : to say that something is not true否认；否定 -
He denied the report that he would be quitting his job.他否认了他将辞去工作的报道。
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She denies all the charges that have been made against her.她否认了所有对她的指控。
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I don't deny that I have made some mistakes. [=I admit that I have made some mistakes]我承认犯了一些错误。
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They are still denying (that) the problem exists.他们仍然否认问题的存在。
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The police deny that racism is a problem in the department.警方否认警察局存在种族偏见。
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Yes, I was there. I don't deny it.对，我是在那里，我并不否认这点。
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There's no denying [=it is clearly true] that he knows how to run a successful company.无可否认他知道如何经营一家成功的公司。
b : to refuse to accept or admit (something)拒绝接受；拒绝承认 2
: to refuse to give (something) to someone : to prevent someone from having or receiving (something)拒绝给予；不让（某人）得到 -
The banks denied [=refused] them credit.银行拒绝给他们提供贷款。
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The judge denied their request.法官拒绝了他们的请求。
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I don't want to deny them this pleasure. = I don't want to deny this pleasure to them.我并不想令他们扫兴。
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a government that denies its citizens basic freedoms不让公民享有基本自由的政府
— see also denied bail at 1bail
deny yourself
: to not allow yourself to enjoy things or to have the things that you want节制；克制；戒绝 -
On this diet, I don't feel like I'm denying myself.按照这种饮食方案，我不觉得自己是在节食。
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I'm not denying myself the foods that I love, I'm just eating smaller amounts.我并没有放弃我所喜爱的食物，只不过吃的量少了一些。
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He's always denied himself the simple pleasures in life.他总是不让自己享受生活中的简单快乐。