deny

vt.拒绝；拒绝承认；拒绝…占有；否认知情

verb

1. 否认；否定
   to say that sth is not true
   1. to deny a claim/a charge/an accusation
      否认某种说法 / 指控 / 指责
   2. The spokesman refused either to confirm or deny the reports.
      发言人对那些报道不置可否。
   3. There's no denying (the fact) that quicker action could have saved them.
      无可否认，如果行动快一点，本来是救得了他们的。
   4. He denies attempting to murder his wife.
      他否认企图谋杀妻子。
   5. She denied (that) there had been any cover-up.
      她否认有任何隐瞒。
   6. It can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this problem.
      无可否认，我们必须投入更多的资源来解决这个问题。
2. 拒绝承认；拒绝接受
   to refuse to admit or accept sth
   1. She denied all knowledge of the incident.
      她矢口否认知晓此事的任何情况。
   2. The department denies responsibility for what occurred.
      这个部门拒绝为所发生的事承担责任。
3. 拒绝；拒绝给予
   to refuse to allow sb to have sth that they want or ask for
   1. They were denied access to the information.
      他们试图取得这个情报被拒。
   2. Access to the information was denied to them.
      他们无法得到这个情报。
4. （尤因道德或宗教原因）节制，克制，戒绝
   to refuse to let yourself have sth that you would like to have, especially for moral or religious reasons

vt. 否定，否认；拒绝给予；拒绝…的要求 vi. 否认；拒绝

过去分词:denied 过去式:denied 现在分词:denying 第三人称单数:denies

deny 否认

de-, 向下，离开。-ny, 同-neg, 否认，词源同no, negate. 即否认。拼写比较defy.

1. They appeared at court yesterday to deny charges of murder.
   他们昨天出庭，否认谋杀的指控。
2. She denied both accusations
   她对两项指控均予以否认。
3. The government has denied that there was a plot to assassinate the president
   政府否认曾有人密谋暗杀总统。
4. They all denied ever having seen her.
   他们全都否认曾见过她。
5. I denied my father because I wanted to become someone else.
   我和父亲断绝了关系，因为我想成为一个不一样的自己。
6. If he is unlucky, he may find that his ex-partner denies him access to his children
   如果不走运的话，他可能会发现前妻拒绝让他接近自己的孩子。
7. Don't deny yourself pleasure
   不要有乐不享。
8. My mother denied herself for us.
   妈妈为了我们在生活上一贯节制。
9. I would not want to deny them a harmless pleasure.
   我不想剥夺他们这点无伤大雅的乐趣。
10. She may think your reaction is crazy or illogical, but she cannot deny what you are feeling.
    她可能觉得你的反应疯狂或者不合逻辑，但她不会否认你的感受。
11. He tried to deny it. Shame on him!
    他还想抵赖，真不害臊！
12. Who can deny his stature as the world's greatest cellist?
    谁能否认他是世界上最伟大的大提琴演奏家呢？
13. You don't have to deny yourself everything that's nice when you're pregnant. Moderation is the watchword.
    怀孕时没有必要抗拒一切平时喜欢的东西。关键是要适度。
14. Don't imagine you can deny that.
    你休想低赖。
15. He didn't deny the facts.
    他没有否认这些事实。
16. It's no good trying to deny it.
    赖是赖不掉的。
17. Facts are facts, and no one can deny them.
    事实总是事实，谁也否认不了的。
18. The university rules deny entry to large numbers of clever students.
    大学的种种规定把很多聪明的学生拒于校门之外。
19. The speaker hammered his point home with examples that the listeners could not deny.
    那个演讲者以无可否认的例证使听众接受了他的论点。
20. You cannot deny the truth of his statement.
    你不能否定他的话是合乎事实的。
21. But I cannot deny that it's possible.
    但是我无法否认这种可能性。
22. I don't deny I'm not a good student.
    我不否认我不是一个好的学生。
23. I am part of the problem – I don't deny that.
    我是问题的一部分，我并不否认这一点。
24. It is a fact you can't deny.
    这是一个你不能否认的事实。
25. I can't remember doing it so I can't deny it.
    我不记得我有没有做过这样的事，所以我不能否认。
26. I don't like this feeling, but I can not deny its existence in my mind.
    我不喜欢这种感觉，但是我却不能否认它在我心里的存在。
27. This is recognized by all, I do not deny.
    这是大家公认的，我不否定。
28. I can not deny my enthusiasm for the project.
    我不能否认我对该工程抱有巨大热情。
29. I can not deny the presence of God because God changed my family.
    是神改变了我一家人的生活，因而我无法否认神的存在。
30. I could not deny the truth of this statement.
    我不能否认这一说法的真实性。